Dr Laura Clarke

Director of Allied Health

Dr Laura Clarke is the esteemed Director of Allied Health at Joint Vision Orthopaedic Group. With 20 years of experience as a Sport and Exercise Physiotherapist, she has worked extensively both domestically and internationally in high-performance sports, including swimming, rugby 7s, water polo, soccer, AFL, and paralympic sports.

Dr Clarke held the coveted position of post-graduate scholar at the Australian Institute of Sport in 2008. She completed her PhD in 2020, focusing on the risk factors for shoulder injury in Australian Rules football.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Clarke serves as a clinical educator in anatomy at the University of Wollongong and the University of Western Sydney.

Recent Publications

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Humeral torsion and passive shoulder range in elite volleyball players.

Schwab LM, Blanch P. Humeral torsion and passive shoulder range in elite volleyball players. Physical Therapy in Sport, 2009; 10:51-56.

The reliability of shoulder range of motion measures in Australian competitive swimmers.

Walker H, Pizzari T, Wajswelner H, Blanch P, Schwab L, Bennell K, Gabbe B. The reliability of shoulder range of motion measures in Australian competitive swimmers. Phys Ther Sport. 2016; 21:26-30.

Practical considerations in the management of older Australian Rules football players.

Clarke AC, Schwab LM. Practical considerations in the management of older Australian Rules football players. JASC. 2017; 25:20-23.

 Autologous tenocyte implantation into shoulder tendon pathology in an elite swimmer.

Schwab L.M., Young, M. & Blanch, P. (2018). Autologous tenocyte implantation into shoulder tendon pathology in an elite swimmer. Phys Ther Sport. 2018; 29:19-25.

Mechanisms of traumatic injury to the shoulder girdle in the Australian football league.

Schwab LM, Franettovich Smith M, Mendis M, McGhee D, Hides J. Mechanisms of traumatic injury to the shoulder girdle in the Australian football league. J Sc Med Sport. 2019; 22:987-991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.05.019

Conference Presentations

Australian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Perth 2024

Medium to long-term outcomes on the comparison between injection therapy (botulinum toxin) and percutaneous endoscopic plantar fascia release
Beyond the X-ray: Patient perspectives on fourth-generation minimally invasive hallux valgus surgery

Australian Orthopaedic Association, Brisbane 2024

Are patients satisfied with an integrative multidisciplinary care approach?

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Congress, Ōtautahi Christchurch 2024

Patient-reported and radiographic outcomes post novel fourth-generation percutaneous bunionectomy
Patient satisfaction with an integrative multidisciplinary model of care

World Congress of Science in Football, Melbourne 2019