KYLIE TAKARANGI

TITLED APA SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Master of Physiotherapy, Post Grad Cert. BPhty, BSC

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

– Australian Physiotherapy Association
– Sports Medicine Australia
– Research Assistant at La Trobe Sport & Exercise Medicine Research Centre

CLINICAL INTERESTS

– Sports injury management
– Movement assessment and retraining
– Crossfit athlete screening assessment and injury management
– Running analysis and biomechanical assessment
– Elite athlete management
– Load monitoring
– Evidence based diagnosis and education
– Exercise based rehabilitation
– Overuse and Tendon based injuries.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

– Cross-fit
– Running
– Piano
– Travelling

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

– Marathons including: Gold Coast, Dunedin, NZ and Auckland NZ
– Cross-fit open competitor 2016,2017,2018

Kylie is a New Zealand trained physiotherapist with 13 years of experience. She is a Titled APA Sports Physiotherapist. Her commitment to on-going learning and development is demonstrated by her Master’s degree in Sports Physiotherapy from La Trobe University. She also has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and a Bachelor of Science (Majoring in Anatomy and Structural Biology) from the University of Otago.

Kylie has gained extensive experience in sport injury management, biomechanical retraining and exercise based rehabilitation through her many years work in New Zealand, Doha, South Australia and Melbourne.

Kylie’s personal sporting history in running and cross-fit combined with years of experience as a sports physiotherapist, underpins her understanding to not only her own health and wellbeing, but those of ambitious athletes with specific sporting aspirations.

Understanding the sport of cross-fit individualises Kylie’s skills as a sports physiotherapist. This unique experience has led her to work with regional level athletes.

Running is another passion and special interest of Kylie’s. Her achievements in this field has included completing Marathons in both New Zealand and Australia as well as several half marathons and 10km distances. Working with runners to achieve optional strength and performance has led her to helping several runners overcome injury and go onto perform at an elite level.

Motivation and a passionate commitment to physiotherapy, Kylie believes in a holistic approach to health and wellness. She prides herself on working within an integrative health approach to help athletes achieve their goals, whatever they may be.