Clinical Director, APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, Olympic & Elite Athlete Physiotherapist, Shoulder, Hip & Spinal Rehabilitation.

Donna White is an APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist and Clinical Director of Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. With more than 25 years’ experience Donna has worked with Olympic athletes, elite sporting teams, and active individuals seeking expert physiotherapy and rehabilitation to return to sport and active living. Donna’s areas of expertise include:

• Sports injuries
• Shoulder pain
• Hip pain
• Lower back pain
• Spinal rehabilitation
• Complex musculoskeletal conditions.

She completed degrees in Sports Science and Physiotherapy at University of Salford, followed by a Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy at La Trobe University and achieved Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy Titling through the Australian Physiotherapy Association in 2007.

Donna works with athletes, runners, active adults, adolescents, and individuals recovering from orthopaedic surgery who want to return to sport, work, and active lifestyles. She assesses, diagnoses, and treats sports injuries, musculoskeletal pain, shoulder injuries, hip dysfunction, lower back pain, spinal conditions, while providing injury prevention strategies and management for performance-related movement disorders.

Donna’s evidence-based treatment approach combines detailed assessment, manual therapy, acupuncture, exercise rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning to reduce pain, improve movement, build resilience, and help patients achieve long-term recovery and performance goals. She commonly sees patients for:

• Shoulder pain, rotator cuff injuries, shoulder instability, dislocations, labral tears, and post-operative shoulder rehabilitation.

• Hip pain, hip impingement (FAI), labral injuries, hip arthritis, tendinopathy, and recovery following hip surgery.

• Lower back pain, sciatica, spinal dysfunction, gym-related back injuries, and rehabilitation for active individuals.

• Sports injuries, including ACL rehabilitation, tendon pain, muscle injuries, running injuries, and return-to-sport programs.

• Complex and post-surgical rehabilitation, helping patients recover from orthopaedic surgery and return to work, sport, and everyday activities.

Donna is an active member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Sports Medicine Australia, and Australian College of Physiotherapists.

Outside the clinic Donna is a former competitive gymnast who enjoys sailing, running, ocean swimming at Cabbage Tree Bay, and playing pickleball—giving her a genuine understanding of the demands of sport, movement, and active living.