The Melbourne Shoulder Group are the

leaders of Shoulder Musculoskeletal,

Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy in

Australia.


Why choose us?

The Group runs:

  • Two Physiotherapy Clinics solely dedicated to the Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Shoulders in the Melbourne suburbs of Prahran and Brighton

  • Shoulder Physiotherapy Education to 400+ Physiotherapists annually throughout Australia and around the world.

  • Shoulder Orthopaedic Research, in conjunction with Latrobe University(Melb), Western University (Canada) and Swinburne University (Melb).


Current Research Projects

Ultrasound Assessments for Shoulder Instability

Do you have Shoulder Instability?

See it under ultrasound!


This trial is comparing stable and unstable shoulders and the effect of taping and our shoulder rehabilitation program on humeral head translation using real-time ultrasound.

Click below to find out more


 

Rehabilitation for Shoulder Instability:

A Functional MRI Study

Do you feel pain or apprehension with certain shoulder movements?

Do you have a have a sensation that your shoulder is sliding, clicking or unstable?

You could be eligible for 6 months FREE physiotherapy!

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Practices

Melbourne Shoulder Group

305 High Street, Prahran 3181,

Ph: 03-9228-0911

Fax: 03-9228-0913

Physios: Dr Lyn Watson, Simon Balster, Ross Lenssen, Dr Sarah Warby, Jane Nailon, Katherine Davis, Daniel Verdon, Bonnie Kerr, Sam Lawrence & Sarah Forsyth

 

Fixture Health

33 Normanby St, Brighton 3186,

Ph 03 -9228-0911

*All bookings are made through the Prahran clinic

Physios: Dr Lyn Watson, Simon Balster, Jane Nailon, Daniel Verdon,Sam Lawrence & Sarah Forsyth

 

About Us

Our Physios

The Melbourne Shoulder Group: Lyn Watson (Founder & Director), Simon Balster (Founder & Director), Ross Lenssen, Sarah Warby, Kat Davis, Jane Nailon, Daniel Verdon, Bonnie Kerr, Sam Lawrence and Sarah Forsyth.

Collaborations: Dr Charlotte Ganderton at Swinburne University, Dr Tania Pizzari at Latrobe University, Mr Greg Hoy & Mr Shane Barwood at Melbourne, Orthopaedic Group, Dr Jackie Sadi at Western University in Ontario and Victoria House Medical Imaging

The Team in detail »

Educating Physiotherapists

Lyn Watson has (and now her personally trained team) been educating Physiotherapists internationally for over 25 years. Her courses are world renowned for their clinical application, relevant research and use of real-life patient examples. Learn about the shoulder from the Group that consults~1500 shoulder patients a month.

Our Physiotherapy Courses »

Industry Defining Research

The desire to better understand, assess, categorise and manage different patient presentations has lead the Melbourne Shoulder Group into research over the last 25 years.  With collaborations through Latrobe, Western and Swinburn Universities, Melbourne Orthopaedic Group and Victoria House Medical Imaging the teams aim is to continue to publish clinically relevant research of the highest order. 

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Collaborators

Dr Tania Pizzari

Research Consultant for Melb.Sh.Group. Latrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Victoria House Medical Imaging

Dr Frank Burke and Dr Andrew Rotstein, Radiologists

Mr Greg Hoy and Mr Shane Barwood

Fixture Health and Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Victoria, Australia

Dr Charlotte Ganderton

Research Consultant for Melb.Sh.Group. Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

Dr Jackie Sadi

Research Collaborator with Melb.Sh.Group. Western University, Ontario, Canada

 

Research Articles