Steve O'Donnell

Steve O’Donnell

Physiotherapist
B.Physiotherapy, B.Nursing
ASCA L1 Strength & Conditioning Coach
APA Member

Steve is passionate about health and fitness and in particular loves helping clients find answers to current injuries and helping to reduce the risk of future injuries. He keeps up to date with the latest advances in Physio assessment and rehab such as blood flow restriction training for rehab. Being an accredited strength and conditioning coach and highly experienced theatre/ peri-operative registered nurse, Steve has a strong interest in gym based rehab and also helping people successfully prepare for surgery and in their post surgical journey.

Steve enjoys being able to combine his hands on skills with awesome patient care and super effective exercise plans to help get clients back to their best and achieving their short and long term goals. Steve utilises the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) to help find answers to peoples discomforts and injuries away from the site of pain and symptoms.

Steve has an interest in sports injury rehab and prevention, and provides sports physio services to TPS’ affiliated football and soccer teams. Steve also has a strong interest in strength, mobility and conditioning training in the lead up to surgery (Prehab) to help achieve better after surgery rehab outcomes and this follows on with an interest in post-surgical rehab as well.

Passionate Liverpool FC and Port Power man and when he’s not in the clinic can be found challenging himself in the gym/crossfit or heading down the slopes on his snowboard.

Steve’s best physio advice for clients?

“Get stronger and keep moving throughout the day – a lot of injuries and conditions will respond to this and as physios it’s our job to help facilitate the right type of movement and strengthening to help achieve your goals”

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy
  • Bachelor of Nursing
  • Australian Strength and Conditioning Accredited Level 1 Coach
  • Elma Casely Prize 2017 for Best overall clinical skills – University of South Australia
  • Represented the University of South Australia internationally as part of a physiotherapy research team
  • Member Australian Physiotherapy Association
  • Australian Physiotherapy Association Sports Level 1 Course
  • GeMT Dry Needling Level 1 practitioner
  • Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Course Level 1