Adelaide Jaw Physiotherapy

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Andrew Clarkson is an experienced and highly qualified physiotherapist. He has a Masters Degree in Orthopaedic Physiotherapy and is a Titled APA Sports, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist along with being a member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

His special interests include the management of:

• TMD (temporomandibular dysfunction) which means jaw joint and muscle pain, clicking jaws, clenching, including headaches and related conditions.
• Dry needling
• Neck and back pain and rehabilitation.
• Sporting and activity related knee injury, knee arthritic pain and disability, post orthopaedic knee surgery conditions including knee reconstruction, knee replacement and the treatment of kneecap and related front-of-knee pain. This covers all age groups from teenagers to seniors with knee pain.
• Shoulder conditions including dislocations, pinching/catching pains and rotator cuff muscle/tendon injuries, post operative rehabilitation and the sporting shoulder.

Andrew believes strongly in educating people as to the causes leading to their problems and the ways in which people can assist in helping themselves.

Andrew worked at the SA Sports Medicine Centre from 1987-2020 and now as well as working at Physio@439 he also practices at Wakefield Sports + Exercise Medicine Clinic in the Adelaide CBD. He has previously worked with the Sturt Football Club, State Hockey programs, Oakdale Netball Club and the Australian Beach Volleyball program including the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Andrew enjoys exercising, playing the keyboard in his band and drinking fine wine!