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How Front Runner Physio can help soccer athletes

Soccer (football) is a high-intensity sport combining sprinting, sudden changes of direction, tackling, and repetitive kicking. These movements place significant stress on the hips, groin, hamstrings, and knees, leading to frequent injuries.

Specialised physiotherapy supports safe return-to-play, targeted rehabilitation, and ongoing performance optimisation to help players thrive at every level.  

Treatment and rehab programs are tailored to position, workload, and performance goals. 

Meet your soccer experts

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    Tom Papathanassiou

    PHYSIOTHERAPIST

    Tom is the current Head Physiotherapist for the Football West Academy Program. A former high-level soccer (football) player himself, Tom brings a blend of clinical expertise with practical knowledge of the game to help manage his athletes from injury to return to performance. 

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    Ben D’Arcy-Evans

    PHYSIOTHERAPIST

    Ben is the former team physiotherapist for the Football West junior development pathway program, positioning him at the cutting edge of current trends in soccer (football) injury management and prevention.

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  • Jack Andringa-Bate

    PHYSIOTHERAPIST

    An industry expert in the management of soft tissue injuries in soccer (football), Jack is close to completing his PhD from La Trobe University, investigating changes within the nervous system post-hamstring injury.

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Our approach

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    Injury assessment, treatment & rehabilitation

    Thorough clinical assessments, hands-on treatment, and structured rehab guide players from initial injury to safe return-to-play, minimising recurrence and maximising performance.

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    Injury prevention and baseline testing

    Functional screening and VALD Forcedecks technology establish performance benchmarks, identify risk factors, and inform safe, data-driven return-to-play decisions.

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    Strength & conditioning integration

    Football-specific programs to build strength, resilience, mobility and speed, ensuring players are physically prepared for the repeated sprinting, collisions, and endurance demands of soccer (football).

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    Running & conditioning support

    Tailored off-season and pre-season running programs enhance capacity, while soccer (football)-specific conditioning prepares athletes for the high-intensity demands of competition.

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