Our Staff
Our staff is our greatest asset. We have the best staff in Perth and we make sure they continue to stay that way and even improve on their skills and expertise. All our staff attends weekly seminars, case conferences and yearly conferences to continually update their knowledge on physiotherapy techniques and best practice.
Each staff member is mentored by a senior member of staff who has over 10 & 20 years experience in treating musculo-skeletal injuries with emphasis on discussion of cases and different conditions. Our staff also attend weekly continuing education. Staff mentoring allows for expertise to be disseminated through the clinic so all patients have access to the skills or knowledge of the senior experienced staff who have worked at a state national and international sporting level.
Michael Wood
B.App.Sc (Physio), Grad. Dip. Sports Physio
Michael is the senior Sports Physiotherapist and director of MTM Physiotherapy.
Michael's career as a Sports Physiotherapist has taken him around the world to some great sporting competitions. (Including the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne and National Soccer League Grand Finals). Michael’s roles have included Injury Management coordinator and Senior Sports Physiotherapist for Perth Glory for nine years.
Michael currently provides his service to the Australian Men’s Hockey team and the A.I.S. Men’s Hockey program. He is also on the W.A.I.S. panel of Physiotherapy providers. He has a wealth of acute muscle and joint injury experience that he shares with the other staff at MTM Physiotherapy.
Ellen Hawes
B.Sc (Physio)
Ellen is an APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist who graduated from the University of Sydney in 1999 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) degree. She worked for 3 years in a busy sports clinic in Sydney alongside eight well-respected orthopaedic surgeons. Ellen then spent 3 years in Bathurst as part of a large private practice, during which time she completed her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy through Griffith University.
In 2006, Ellen moved to Newcastle where she worked in private practice and also as a contracted physiotherapist at RAAF Base Williamstown. Here she was exposed to a diverse range of injuries and developed a keen interest in aviation medicine.
In 2007 Ellen was commissioned as a Flight Lieutenant in the RAAF Specialist Reserve, which she has found to be an exciting adjunct to her career, full of challenges and rare opportunities.
Ellen comes to MTM Physiotherapy with extensive sports physiotherapy experience, having worked with a vast array of teams at both the junior and elite level.
These have included:-
- Sydney AFL
- Premier Grade and Schoolboy Rugby Union
- Premier Grade Rugby League
- NSW Arrows (Australian Hockey League)
Ellen is currently working with the AIS program for Hockey & for the Kookaburras, travelling to the Champions Trophy, World Cup & Commonwealth games in Delhi. She also with Michael Wood performs the treatments, injury management and attends training for the athletes.
Ellen is extremely passionate about her career and considers professional development and patient education an essential component of her dynamic profession.
