Rehabilitation to high performance. Efficient movement is the key.
Physiotherapy & RehabJess uses a holistic approach to treat a wide array of musculoskeletal issues and sporting injuries.
She has a special clinical interest in: - Complex spinal, hip & pelvic pain - Knee & shoulder injuries/rehabilitation - Dry needling and Western acupuncture - Women's Pelvic Health and Performance issues |
Women's Pelvic HealthJess' knowledge of both musculoskeletal and women's pelvic health issues allow her to effectively and holistically manage:
- Persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis - Pelvic floor dysfunctions - Pregnancy and post-natal care - Menopause related pains and issues |
Fluid Movement SessionsJess has extensive experience in Clinical Pilates.
With a focus on spinal, hip, and shoulder mobility, and a healthy dose of core, gluteal, and postural strength, these group exercise sessions aim to reverse the negative effects of modern life on the body, allowing you to continue to play in life the way you'd like. |
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Jess CunninghamB. PHYSIO, M. SPORTS & EXERCISE PHYSIO, MACP, APAMJess is an experienced APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist, APA Titled Women's, Men's & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, and Clinical Pilates Instructor with a love of playing in the ocean and mountains.
Jess' clinical practice is founded in a holistic approach, combining best evidence based practice with manual therapies, targeted exercise prescription, western acupuncture / dry needling, and movement efficiency through clinical pilates, yoga, gymnastics, and breath training techniques. She has a special interest in treating complex spinal, pelvic, hip and groin problems, as well as vast experience in rehabilitating knee and shoulder injuries. |
Jess has worked extensively in elite and professional sports settings throughout her career. She supported the World's best snowboarders and skiers over three Winter Olympic cycles (2010 - Vancouver, 2014 - Sochi, 2018 - Pyeong Chang) touring with Australian, New Zealand, and US national teams and individual athletes, and was Australia’s Park & Pipe Team Physio at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Jess has also worked and travelled with the Australian Sailing Team, held the role of Movement Specialist for the GWS Giants AFL Team, and has experience working with the ASP (now WSL) and WQS surfing tours in Hawaii.
Shifting gears from travelling with the professional sporting world to motherhood lead Jess to retrain in the area of Women's Health and co-found Optima Female Performance - through which she continues to consult to elite sporting teams, athletes, and their support networks on all areas of female athlete health and performance. Her clinical interests include the holistic management of persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis, managing pelvic floor and menstrual dysfunctions in female athletes alongside their often concurrent complex hip/spinal/pelvic/groin pain/injuries, and providing care and exercise guidance during pregnancy, the postnatal period, and throughout menopause. Jess is passionate about educating and empowering women and girls of all ages (and their support team) to better understand their own unique physiology for improved wellbeing throughout all stages of life.
Time out of the front lines of sports physiotherapy during the early years of motherhood also allowed Jess to write her first book 'POP - When sport brings us to our knees' sharing the journeys and insights of 13 elite/professional Australian athletes and their ACL injuries. POP became an instant bestseller and is available worldwide from all major booksellers, or from www.jesscunningham.com.au.
Herself a keen surfer, sailor, snowboarder, and skier, in her spare time Jess enjoys getting her own fix of salty and snowy adventures, as well as chasing after her energetic daughter, and twin boys.
Shifting gears from travelling with the professional sporting world to motherhood lead Jess to retrain in the area of Women's Health and co-found Optima Female Performance - through which she continues to consult to elite sporting teams, athletes, and their support networks on all areas of female athlete health and performance. Her clinical interests include the holistic management of persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis, managing pelvic floor and menstrual dysfunctions in female athletes alongside their often concurrent complex hip/spinal/pelvic/groin pain/injuries, and providing care and exercise guidance during pregnancy, the postnatal period, and throughout menopause. Jess is passionate about educating and empowering women and girls of all ages (and their support team) to better understand their own unique physiology for improved wellbeing throughout all stages of life.
Time out of the front lines of sports physiotherapy during the early years of motherhood also allowed Jess to write her first book 'POP - When sport brings us to our knees' sharing the journeys and insights of 13 elite/professional Australian athletes and their ACL injuries. POP became an instant bestseller and is available worldwide from all major booksellers, or from www.jesscunningham.com.au.
Herself a keen surfer, sailor, snowboarder, and skier, in her spare time Jess enjoys getting her own fix of salty and snowy adventures, as well as chasing after her energetic daughter, and twin boys.
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Jess' own background as an athlete combined with her extensive Physio experience in high performance sport and private practice provides her with the knowledge necessary to assist in speedy recoveries from injury, as well as the ability to help clients reach their full potential...
...whether that be with elite or aspiring athletes, those more interested in maintaining and enjoying an active lifestyle, corporate teams and workplaces pushing to optimise their performance, or international and interstate clients via online video consultations.
