APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist · APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist · PhD · ESSA Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2 · Researcher, Griffith University Concussion Research Group

Dr Ben Currie holds two APA physiotherapy titles awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists — Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist — and is one of a small group of Australian physiotherapists to hold both. He completed his PhD at the University of Canberra researching performance health of elite diving athletes, and is an active researcher within the Griffith University Concussion Research Group.

Clinical Expertise

• Sports and exercise physiotherapy at elite and national-team level
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy across upper and lower limb, spine and complex case
• Concussion review and persistent post-concussion management
• Cervical and cervicogenic conditions including headache and TMJ
• Elite athlete performance health management
• Return-to-performance pathways
• Research-grounded clinical decision-making

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Canberra (performance health of elite divers)
• Master of Sports Physiotherapy, La Trobe University
• Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, La Trobe University
• Master of Physiotherapy Studies, The University of Queensland (Dean’s Award)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement Studies), University of South Australia
• ESSA Accredited Sports Scientist Level 2
• AHPRA registered

Who Ben works with

• Patients with concussion symptoms — acute, sub-acute or persistent
• Complex cervical and cervicogenic presentations, including headache and TMJ
• Elite and professional athletes requiring research-informed clinical care
• Patients with persistent or complex musculoskeletal injuries
• Sports teams and athletes seeking integrated medical and physiotherapy management