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APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist

ph: 07 36464319

email: sally.hess@health.qld.gov.au

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Consultant physiotherapist working extensively in the assessment and management of all complex shoulder conditions. Passionate about improving outcomes for patients with complex issues. Dedicated to continuing education, research and mentoring within the profession.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

2019 Admitted as Member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

2007 Awarded PhD (Physiotherapy), University of Queensland.

Thesis - “Motor control dysfunction in rotator cuff muscles of throwers with shoulder pain: a basis for conservative management of shoulder pathology”.

2001 Awarded title of Sports Physiotherapist by APA.

1994 Masters of Physiotherapy Qualifying; University of Queensland.

Thesis - “An Investigation of a Measurement of the Active Control of the Glenohumeral Joint by the Rotator Cuff in Competitive Baseballers”.

1986 Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland.

CAREER HISTORY

1998 - PRESENT

QH RBWH HP6

Assessing, consulting, managing the diagnosis of complex shoulder conditions.

Clinical Leader: Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Screening Clinic. Assessing and directing the management of patients with shoulder condition.

Educating undergraduate and graduate entry masters physiotherapy students from UQ, ACU, GU and Bond University

Queensland Health Mentor

2022 – PRESENT

Sportscare Kawana

2022 Griffith University

APA Mentor. Shoulder Consultant.

Post graduate Masters’ confirmation panel member.

2021 –2022 LaTrobe University Post graduate clinical supervisor- Musculoskeletal Masters.

2018 – 2022 Target Physiotherapy Shoulder Consultant.

2017 – 2021 SEPA Committee Member.

2017 – 2018 Research Consultant for PhD candidate – telehealth.

2010 – 2014 SEPA Co-Convenor.

1997 – 2015 UQ Physiotherapy Lecturer – Casual.

2007 – 2010 Griffith University

Physiotherapy Lecturer – Casual.

2008 Reviewer - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research and APA Grants.

1998 – 2006 UQ Member Spine and Joint Stability Research Team.

2002 Australian Cricket Board Physiotherapy Consultant.

2000 – Pre-Olympic Congress 2000 Member Scientific Committee.

1992 – 1997 UQ Associate Lecturer Department of Physiotherapy.

1996 UQ Research Assistant Department of Physiotherapy.

1994 – 1996 Physiotherapist Brisbane Bandits Baseball Club.

1993 Australian Universities Games Medical Co-ordinator.

1991 - 1992 QEII Physiotherapist OPD.

1989 - 1990 Physiotherapist various locum positions in Australia and England.

1986 – 1988 Royal Canberra Hospital Physiotherapist Rotating.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Royal Australian College of Physiotherapists Titled Member – Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist.

Australian Physiotherapy Association Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy Australia: Titled Member.

Shoulder and Elbow Physiotherapists Australasia

1996 - 1998: Sports Physiotherapy Special Interest Group Representative on the PDC (Queensland Branch).

1990 - 1991: University of Queensland Representative on the APA (Queensland Branch) Public Relations Committee.

1988 - 1989: Organizer of Continuing Education Supplements for the APA Newsletter (ACT Branch).

EDUCATIONAL LECTURES AND COURSES CONDUCTED

2024

QH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PLASTICS STATEWIDE NETWORK: BP Update.

QH RBWH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT: BP update

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Frozen shoulder update; Shoulder update – the RC; Thoracic outlet syndrome; BP management

2023

APA National Conference: Functional anatomy of the upper torso, breast, axilla and shoulder complex. Workshop assistant.

QH RBWH ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT: MDI and Physiotherapy.

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Frozen shoulder Update.

2022

QH RBWH ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT: Shoulder Instability and Physiotherapy.

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Frozen shoulder Update; Undergraduate OPD physiotherapy students shoulder update.

APA: Aquatic Physiotherapy and the Shoulder.

WEBINARS: Shoulder dislocation; Rehab post shoulder fracture.

2021

RBWH QLD Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Conference- Invited speaker. The Rotator Cuff.

QH RBWH ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT: Brachial Plexus Management; MDI of the shoulder.

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Frozen shoulder; Brachial Plexus Injuries; Undergraduate OPD physiotherapy students.

AUSTRALIAN HAND THERAPY ASSOCIATION - Frozen shoulder.

WEBINARS: Pain and the Brain; Shoulder proprioception; Lifting weights; Why Not?

2020

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT - Exercises for the BP Plexus; MDI.

WEBINARS: Shoulder pain and the rotator cuff.

2019

APA National Conference. Workshop: Aquatic physiotherapy and the shoulder

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT : Exercises for the shoulder; Aquatic Physiotherapy and the Shoulder; Brachial Plexus Management; Undergraduate OPD physiotherapy students.

QH ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT: Physiotherapy and the Shoulder; Physiotherapy and MDI.

TARGET PHYSIO: Update on the shoulder; Aquatic Physiotherapy and the Shoulder.

APA: A musculoskeletal approach to the management of the hemiparetic shoulder.

2018

APA: Hydrotherapy and the Shoulder. Comparison between water and land-based exercise.

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Is impingement real?; Understanding the Brachial Plexus; Undergraduate OPD students

QH TPCH - Post-Operative shoulder management.

2017

QH OPSC Northlakes- Shoulder Impingement – does it exist?

QH RBWH PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT: Shoulder taping – an update; Reanimation of the quadriplegic hand; Undergraduate OPD students.

QH GARU - Musculoskeletal approach to management of the shoulder in a stroke patient

2015

QH: The Shoulder – An Update.

2012

NSW University Centre for Rural Health – Lismore: The Shoulder – An Update, Lismore

2011

SESA Conference – Brisbane: Hydrotherapy for the Shoulder

Sinnamon Village: The Older Shoulder: An Overview

2007

The Shoulder – An Update, RBWH: Pre and post-surgical rehabilitation of the shoulder

2006

Gravity and Health. Effective integration of the local and global muscle systems in exercise.

2003

The Shoulder – An Update, Bundaberg (QLD Health)

2002

Advanced Clinical Workshops, Emerald QLD Health - Yangulla Centre: The Surgical Shoulder

QLD Health Gympie: The Shoulder – An Update

2000

The Shoulder: An Update, RBH: Pre and post surgical rehabilitation of the shoulder

1999

University of Queensland - Management of the Shoulder.

1998

APA SWQSG: The Unstable Shoulder - Assessment and Rehabilitation

The Sporting Shoulder - Controversies & Solutions; The Throwing Action: Mechanisms of Injury

1994

Brisbane Bandits Advanced Coaching Sessions: Injury Prevention and Treatment.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Hess SA 2023: Invited Speaker - Shoulder dislocation/relocations and beyond. The Fifth Biennial Conference of The Queensland Emergency Department Physiotherapy Network.

Hess SA 2021: Invited speaker: What’s new with the Rotator Cuff? Keeping it Simple. RBWH QLD Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Conference.

Hess SA 2020: UQ Students Association Conference: New graduate pathways; Shoulder update.

Hess SA 2019: Invited Speaker: Aquatic physiotherapy and the shoulder. Comparison on land vs water-based exercise APA National Conference, Adelaide

Hess SA 2014: Scapulothoracic Fusion: a case study SESA Closed Conference, Melbourne.

Hess SA 2010: Latissimus Doris transfer: a case study. SESA Closed Conference, Sydney.

Hess SA 2009: Orthopaedic conference: Shoulder surgery: an update

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Darnell R, Friis P, Lisle D, Myers P 2006: Altered activation patterns of the shoulder muscles in throwers with pain. SESA Closed Conference, Victor Harbour.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Darnell R, Friis P, Lisle D, Myers P 2005: Inefficient muscular stabilisation of the glenohumeral joint in subjects with shoulder pathology: A motor control study. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference, Brisbane.

Hess SA 2004: Physiotherapy and the Future. Motor Control: A Research Update. RBWH Research Symposium

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Lisle D and Myers P 2004: Inefficient muscular stabilisation of the glenohumeral joint in subjects with shoulder pathology: A motor control study. Australian Physiotherapy Association NSW & Qld Conference “Crossing Borders”, Gold Coast.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Lisle D and Myers P 2004: Inefficient muscular stabilisation of the glenohumeral joint in subjects with shoulder pathology: A motor control study. Australian Physiotherapy Association 8th International Physiotherapy Congress, Improving and Expanding Practice, Adelaide.

Hess SA (2003): Rehabilitation of the overhead athlete. 2003 SMA Conference, Gold Coast.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Lisle D and Myers P 2002: The effect of pain on the temporal patterning of the rotator cuff. 2002 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Melbourne.

Hess SA 2002: The shoulder. A research update. Sports Science and Sports Medicine Forum, Australian Cricket Board, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Myers P and Lisle D 2001: Pattern of contraction of the rotator cuff in throwers: pilot study. 2001 APA-SMA Conference, Brisbane

Hess SA 2001: Rehabilitation of the functionally unstable glenohumeral joint. 2001 SMA Conference, Sunshine Coast

Hess SA, Friis P, Myers P and Richardson CA 2000: Pattern of contraction of the rotator cuff in throwers: A pilot study. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Falla D and Richardson CA 2000: Evaluation of shoulder internal rotator muscle strength: Comparison between baseball players with and without physical signs of glenohumeral joint instability. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Falla D and Richardson CA 2000: Further clarification of functional differentiation within the latissimus dorsi muscle. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA 1999: Postero-superior glenoid impingement versus subacromial impingement. 1999 Australian Physiotherapy Association and Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Thurnwald P and Galley P 1994: Injury Surveillance at the 1993 Australian Universities Games. 1994 International Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Brisbane.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Hess SA 2019: Aquatic physiotherapy and the shoulder. Comparison on land vs water-based exercise APA National Conference 2019, Adelaide

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Darnell R, Friis P, Lisle D, Myers P 2005: Inefficient muscular stabilisation of the glenohumeral joint in subjects with shoulder pathology: A motor control study. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 14th Biennial Conference, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Lisle D and Myers P 2004: Inefficient muscular stabilisation of the glenohumeral joint in subjects with shoulder pathology: A motor control study. Australian Physiotherapy Association 8th International Physiotherapy Congress, Adelaide.

Hess SA 2003: Rehabilitation of the overhead athlete. 2003 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Gold Coast.

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Friis P, Lisle D and Myers P 2002: The effect of pain on the temporal patterning of the rotator cuff. 2002 Australian Conference of Sports Science and Sports Medicine, Melbourne

Hess SA 2001: Rehabilitation of the functionally unstable glenohumeral joint. 2001 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Sunshine Coast.

Hess SA, Friis P, Myers P and Richardson CA 2000: Pattern of contraction of the rotator cuff in throwers: A pilot study. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Falla D and Richardson CA 2000: Evaluation of shoulder internal rotator muscle strength: Comparison between baseball players with and without physical signs of glenohumeral joint instability. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Falla D and Richardson CA 2000: Further clarification of functional differentiation within the latissimus dorsi muscle. 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sports Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane.

Hess SA, Thurnwald P and Galley P 1994: Injury Surveillance at the 1993 Australian Universities Games. 1994 International Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Brisbane.

CONFERENCE POSTERS

Hess SA, Dall’Alba P & Scott Q 2002: Can cervical pain affect the pattern of contraction of the shoulder musculature? A case study. 2002 Australian Conference of Sports Science and Sports Medicine, Melbourne.

PUBLICATIONS

Cottrell MA, O'Leary SP, Swete-Kelly P, Elwell B, Hess S, Litchfield M, McLoughlin I, Tweedy R, Raymer M, Hilla AJ, Russell TG 2018: Agreement between telehealth and in-person assessment of patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions presenting to an advanced-practice physiotherapy screening clinic. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 38:99-105

Hess SA, Richardson CA, Darnell R, Friis P, Lisle D, Myers P 2005: Timing of Rotator Cuff Activation during Shoulder External Rotation in Throwers With and Without Symptoms of Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 35:12:812-820.

Hess SA 2003: Functional Stability of the Glenohumeral Joint. Manual Therapy Masterclasses. The Peripheral Joints. Eds Beeton K pp19-34

Falla D, Hess SA, Richardson CA 2003: Evaluation of Shoulder Internal Rotator Muscle Strength in Baseball Players with Physical Signs of Glenohumeral Joint Instability: British Journal of Sports Medicine 37:430-432.

Hess SA 2000: Functional Stability of the Glenohumeral Joint. Manual Therapy 5: 63-71.

Hess S, Thurnwald P, Galley P 1995: Injury Surveillance at the 1993 Australian Universities Games. Queensland Sports Physiotherapy Special Group News Dec:4-8.

RESEARCH GRANTS

PRF Seeding Grant

Dorothy Hopkins Award

APA (Qld Branch) Manual Therapy Research Grant

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (past 6 years)

2023 QEDPN The Fifth Biennial Conference of The Queensland Emergency Department Physiotherapy Network.

UQ Musculoskeletal Master's Conference.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

2022 UQ Musculoskeletal Master's Conference.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

2021 UQ Musculoskeletal Master's Conference.

RBWH QLD Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Conference.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

SEPA videoconferences.

2020 UQ Musculoskeletal Master's Conference.

SEPA videoconferences.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

Target Physio - Target Retreat.

2019 APA National Conference – Adelaide.

OPSC/SPSC Seminar Day – Queensland Health.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

SEPA videoconferences.

2018 SESA Biennial Closed Conference, Perth.

UQ Musculoskeletal Master's Conference.

Gravity Fit – Level II.

Jeremy Lewis Shoulder Course – Sydney.

OPSC Seminar Day – Queensland Health.

SEPA videoconferences.

APA – Training load as an injury risk factor.

Regular Hospital Inservices.

HandsOn Therapy

630 Old Cleveland Road, Carina, QLD 4152

ph: 07 3843 6605

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Education

Msc Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Brighton University, United Kingdom 2013 -2017 (part time)

Bsc Physiotherapy (Hons), Medical University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Experience

HandsOn Therapy, Senior Outpatient physiotherapy (Full Time) (March 2022 to date)

• Shoulder and hand clinic with Orthopaedic surgeon

• Treating post op orthopaedic patients

• Treating shoulder and lower limb patients

• Treating hand injury patients

• Treating shoulder injuries

Ramsay Hospitals (St Andrew’s Ipswich Hospital and Greenslopes Hospital), Casual weekend physiotherapist (October 2022 to date)

• Treating inpatient – orthopaedic, surgical, medical and cancer care wards

• Treating post operative patients

• Treating respiratory and general surgery patients

Townsville University Hospital, Senior Physiotherapist (October 2021 to December 2021)

• Treating outpatient musculoskeletal and orthopaedic patients

Mater Private Hospital, Senior Physiotherapist January 2020 to October 2021)

• Working in Orthopaedic ward treating inpatients, medical and neurosurgical wards

• Assessing and treating MSK, post op patients, orthopaedic, and neuroscience post op patients.

• Ran the shoulder clinic and the neuroscience screening clinic

• Development of Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic outpatient clinical guidelines

Sonic HealthPlus, Senior Physiotherapist March 2019 to December 2019

• Responsible for Pre- employment Assessment, Manual handling, ergonomics and return to work assessment

• Assessing and treating Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic clients

Allied Family Physiotherapy /Orion Family Physiotherapy, Senior physiotherapist June 2018 to Feb 2019

• Assessing and treating Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic clients

• Assessing and treating Sports injury Clients

Vivir Healthcare, Physiotherapist, 15/01/2018 to 11 May 2018

• Pain management Program

• Falls Prevention

• Assessing and treating Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and neurological Residents

Belper Physiotherapy Clinic, Senior Physiotherapist, United Kingdom, November 2016 to February 2017

• Assessing and treating outpatient MSK, Orthopaedic and sport patients

• Responsible for Infection Control

• Responsible for Continued Education for the Team

Spire Sussex Hospital, Senior Physiotherapist, United Kingdom, 05 May 2015 to 12 September 2016

• Assessing and treating MSK outpatients

• Assessing and treating orthopaedic patients

• Assessing and treating women’s health conditions

• Responsible for Continued Professional Development for the department

Hastings Physiotherapy Practice, Part time Senior Physiotherapist, United Kingdom, 06 May 2015 to 30 October 2015

• Assessing and treating MSK, orthopaedic patients

• Assessing and treating insurance claims

• Assessing and treating aged care patients

MSK Hastings & Rother, Senior Physiotherapist, United Kingdom,10 February 2014 to 16 April 2015

• Assessing and treating musculoskeletal patients

• Promote a professional and caring environment

• Responsible for Continued Professional Development

Coastal Clinic, Part time Senior Physiotherapist, United Kingdom, 30 December 2013 to 08 February 2014

• Assessing and treating outpatients (musculoskeletal patients, post-operative and neurology patients)

• Providing excellent customer service

Saudi Aramco, Senior Physiotherapist, Saudi Arabia, May 2005 – July 2012

• Acting Outpatient Clinical Lead/Senior Physiotherapist (Full-Time, 37.5 Hrs a week)

• Tutoring/Mentoring final year physiotherapy students

• Attending ward rounds, meeting

• Responsible for Continued Education for the staff

• Treating in/out patients (triaging, post op cases, sports injuries, cardiac, neurology and mainly MSK patients)

• Responsible for chart auditing

• Responsible for the Total Knee Replacement Program

ANGLODOLD ASHANTI HEALTH SERVICES, Clinical Physiotherapist Lead, South Africa, January 2001 – April 2005

• Responsible for statistics and auditing

• Attending ward rounds, meeting and clinics (orthopaedic, amputee & hand)

• Mentoring final year physiotherapy students

• Responsible for continued education for the staff

• Responsible for the new staff orientation

• Treating in/outpatients (triaging, post op, sports injury, intensive care unit, thoracic, neurology, amputee patients and mainly MSK patients)

• Running the shoulder and hand class

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES, Clinical Lead, Senior Physiotherapist, South Africa, Jan – Dec 2000

• Treating outpatients (triaging, sports injuries, musculoskeletal, amputees, post op and thoracic patients)

• Attending ward rounds and meetings

• Responsible for auditing, statistics and continued education

LYDENBURG HOSPITAL, Clinical Lead, Senior Physiotherapist South Africa, April 1999 – Dec 1999

• Responsible for auditing, statistics and continued education

• Treating in/outpatients (Intensive care unit, musculoskeletal, community, cardiothoracic, sports injuries, amputees and post op patients)

• Responsible for the orientation program for new staff

• Attending ward rounds and meetings

WENTWORTH HOSPITAL, Junior Physiotherapist, South Africa, Jan 1997 – March 1999

• Treating in/outpatients (Intensive care unit, musculoskeletal, neurology, amputee, post op, spinal and cardiothoracic patients

• Mentoring final year Physiotherapy students

• Attending ward rounds, clinics (hand, orthopaedic and amputee)

• Responsible for continued education.

Post Graduate Courses

• Introduction to Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2016, UK

• Understanding Blood Results, 2014, UK

• IRMER for referrers, 2014, UK

• Mulligan’s Upper and Lower Extremities Course, 2012, Saudi Arabia (Toby Hall, Curtin University Australia)

• Certification Manipulative Therapy for Peripheral Joints, 2011, Saudi Arabia (Toby Hall, Curtin University)

• Kinesiotaping (KT1 – KT3), 2009, South Africa

• Myofascial Soft Tissue Release, 2004, South Africa

• Dry Needling, March 2021 Level 1 to advance, Brisbane

• Orthopaedic Manual Therapy 1 (Pg diploma Wits University, South Africa 2003 – 2004)

Research

• Abstract Presentation at Sports Medicine Australia Conference November 2022

• Currently working on a scoping review on Lateral elbow tendinopathy with Leanne Bisset and Brooke Coombes from Griffith University

Registration

• AHPRA – PHY0002150774

• APA: Reg No: 11399

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, United Kingdom), Reg No: PH100930

• Health Professional Society of South Africa (HPCSA, South Africa), Reg No: PT 0060356

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapist (CSP, United Kingdom): Reg No: 092421

Membership

• Member of Shoulder and Elbow Physiotherapy Australia (SEPA)

• Member of Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapist (MMACP, United Kingdom): 13411

• Australian Hand Therapy Association – Associate hand therapist

Extend Rehabilitation

• Lv 3, Brisbane Specialist Centre

• Brisbane Private Hospital

• 259 Wickham Tce

• Spring Hill Q 4001

• Ph 07 3834 7060

Extend Rehabilitation

• Brisbane Private Hospital

• Lv 3, Brisbane Specialist Centre

• 259 Wickham Tce, Spring Hill Q 4001

• Ph 07 3834 7060

Extend Rehabilitation

• 56 B Coonan Street, Indooroopilly Q 4068

• Ph 38472922

Extend Rehabilitation

• Brisbane Private Hospital

• Lv 3, Brisbane Specialist Centre

• 259 Wickham Tce, Spring Hill Q 4001

• Ph 07 3834 7060

Extend Rehabilitation

• Brisbane Private Hospital

• Lv 3, Brisbane Specialist Centre

• 259 Wickham Tce Spring Hill QLD 4001

• Ph 07 3834 7060

Extend Rehabilitation

• Suite 3 960 Gympie Rd, Chermside QLD 4032

• Ph 3256 4001