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Phoebe Freeman

Senior Sports Physiotherapist

Phoebe is an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist working across clinical practice and high-performance sport. She is the Lead Physiotherapist for Track & Field and Combat Sports at the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), and continues to support the West Coast Fever and the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). Phoebe has travelled internationally with the Australian Aerials and Para Alpine Teams to World Championships and World Cup Series events.

She has extensive experience across community to elite levels, with previous roles including Lead Physiotherapist for the Subiaco Lions (WAFL), Western Roar (WANL), Eastern Suns (NBL1), Wesley College Rugby, and the Newcastle Knights Junior Program.

Phoebe integrates Clinical Pilates and Yoga into her practice and enjoys all aspects of physiotherapy — from acute injury care to advanced conditioning and return to sport. Following her own concussions, she developed a special interest in concussion assessment and management across sport and community settings. She is currently Chair of the Western Australian Concussion Network, after serving as its Clinical Lead.

A University of Newcastle graduate, Phoebe presented her research on hamstring and quadriceps injury risk factors at major national and international conferences.

Outside of work, Phoebe competes in triathlon, enjoys running with friends, and spending time at the beach with her husband and cocker spaniels. A former SBL basketballer and national title–winning sailor, she has also represented Australia at World Cup level.

Qualifications & Experience

  • APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons), University of Newcastle

  • Master of Sports Physiotherapy, La Trobe University

  • Chair – Western Australian Concussion Network

  • Presenter – World Congress of Physical Therapy, Australian Physiotherapy Conference, and Sports Medicine Australia Conference

Sports Physiotherapy Roles

  • Lead Physiotherapist – Track & Field & Combat Sports, Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS)

  • Previous Lead Physiotherapist – West Coast Fever Netball Team (now part-time support role)

  • Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA) team Physiotherapist

  • Subiaco Lions (WAFL)

  • Western Roar (WANL),

  • Eastern Suns (NBL1),

  • Wesley College Rugby,

  • Newcastle Knights Junior Program