Musculoskeletal, Sports Injury & Post-operative Physiotherapist

Samantha Parsons is a Physiotherapist at Total Physiotherapy Manly Vale in Sydney’s Northern Beaches with expertise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, sports injury rehabilitation, post-operative rehabilitation and lower limb rehabilitation. Her areas of expertise include:

• Sports injuries
• ACL rehabilitation
• Shoulder injuries
• Lower limb pain
• Tendinopathies

Samantha completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy with First Class Honours at the University of Hertfordshire. She also holds qualifications in Sports Massage and Level 3 Exercise Referral. Samantha began her career within the NHS in the UK, where she developed broad clinical experience across a range of specialties before moving into private practice to focus on musculoskeletal physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation.

Her evidence-based treatment approach combines comprehensive assessment, hands-on manual therapy, exercise rehabilitation and movement analysis to identify the underlying cause of injury and guide recovery.

Samantha provides personalised treatment plans tailored to each patient’s goals, supporting both short-term recovery and long-term health outcomes. She works with active adults, adolescent athletes, runners and post-surgical patients to reduce pain, restore movement and safely return to sport, work and everyday activities while helping to minimise the risk of future injury. Samantha commonly sees patients for:

• Sports injuries, including acute muscle and ligament injuries, running-related injuries and return-to-sport rehabilitation.

• ACL rehabilitation, knee injuries, post-operative rehabilitation and lower limb strengthening following surgery.

• Shoulder pain, shoulder instability, upper limb injuries and rehabilitation following sporting injuries.

• Arthritis and joint pain.

• Lower limb pain, including hip, knee, ankle and foot conditions affecting mobility and everyday function.

• Tendinopathies, including Achilles tendinopathy, patellar tendinopathy and other overuse injuries.

• Movement-related musculoskeletal conditions affecting work, sport and everyday activities.

• Exercise rehabilitation, injury prevention and personalised rehabilitation programs to optimise recovery and long-term performance.

Outside the clinic, Samantha enjoys running, reformer Pilates, horse riding, jiu-jitsu and learning to surf, giving her a genuine understanding of the physical demands of sport and movement.