Keeping you moving
Jennifer Laver Scott
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)(Honours); Level 1, 2 and 3 APA Sports Physiotherapy courses; Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 APPI Pilates Equipment courses; Level 1 DMA Clinical Pilates Course; Level 1 and 2 Hydrotherapy courses; GLA:D Hip/knee accredited provider; GLA:D hip/knee clinical tutor; GLA:D Back accredited provider; GLA:D Back teaching team
WS+EMC since: 2017 (previously 2004-05)
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 intetest in exercise rehabilitation to help people achieve their goals, and is involved in prescribing and delivering exercise rehab classes (individually prescribed exercise programs including Pilates equipment based), aquatic physiotherapy, and the education and exercise based GLA:D hip/knee program for osteoarthritis and GLA:D Back program for recurrent or persistent lower back pain.
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
