Jennifer Laver Scott

Jennifer has worked in private practice with a sports, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic focus in Adelaide, Darwin, Brisbane and the UK since graduating in 1999.

She has a keen interest in:

• Exercise rehabilitation (individually prescribed exercise programs including pilates equipment based)
• Hip and knee osteoarthritis through the GLA:D program
• Aquatic physiotherapy
• Dance injuries and screenings (including pre pointe assessments)
• Lower limb, especially ankle injuries
• Post-operative rehabilitation, in particular foot and ankle surgery, knee replacement and arthroscopy, hip surgery
• Tennis injuries
• Adolescents
• Antenatal/postnatal

Involvement with teams and associations

Current:

• South Australian Sports Medicine Australia – member
• Australian Physiotherapy Association – member
• Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy group – member

Previous:

• Tennis Australia – Tournament Physiotherapist, including during the Junior Australian Open, Junior ITF, Pro Tour, National Junior and UTR tournaments (2005-2006, 2009-2013, 2017-2018, 2020)
• South Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) – Team Physiotherapist (2005-2008)
• National Hockey League – Event Physiotherapist (1999, 2001)
• National Basketball League – Event Physiotherapist (2006)
• Arafura Games – Volunteer Physiotherapist (2001)
• Sturt Football Club – Student Physiotherapist (1998)
• Sports Physiotherapy Australia – SA Committee Member (2008-2012)
• Sports Physiotherapy Australia – SA chapter Chairperson (2009-2010)
• National Sports Physiotherapy Australia – SA representative (2011-2012)

Greatest sporting moment:

• Being a part of the physiotherapy team at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, including watching that epic five-set Australian Open final between Nadal and Djokovic after finishing working at the 2012 AO
• Being part of the physiotherapy team with SANFL finals football at the Sturt and South Adelaide Football Club