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Nick Kane - Sports MAP, Working in Elite Sport, and Developing your Career in Sports Physiotherapy

Nick Kane - Sports MAP, Working in Elite Sport, and Developing your Career in Sports Physiotherapy

Update: 2025-03-31
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Nick Kane is the founder of the Sports MAP network, an educational platform for physiotherapists and sports medicine professionals and the former head physiotherapist for the Essendon Australian Rules Football club. Nick founded and consults at the Complete Balance Physiotherapy clinic in Melbourne, Australia.


In this episode, Nick discussed his experiences working in elite sport and how you can develop your own career in sports physiotherapy.


Thanks Nick for a great conversation. Use the timestamps below to jump to relevant sections.


In this episode:


0:00 About this episode and welcome Nick


7:25 Experiences working as the head physiotherapist for the Essendon football club


9:45 Nick’s clinical special interests


11:45 The most important foundational knowledge and skills – clinical reasoning and rehab principles


13:50 Applying anatomy and pathology knowledge as a practitioner


16:58 Sports MAP


20:25 Challenges for graduates – distractions, impatience


22:50 Mentoring and developing strong clinicians


33:40 Developing a special interest area


43:00 Final thoughts


We discussed the SportsMAP network: https://sportsmap.com.au/


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This discussion is intended for health professionals and health professional students. Always seek guidance from a qualified health professional regarding any questions about your health or medical condition.

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Nick Kane - Sports MAP, Working in Elite Sport, and Developing your Career in Sports Physiotherapy

Nick Kane - Sports MAP, Working in Elite Sport, and Developing your Career in Sports Physiotherapy

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