Jess Cunningham APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist APA Titled Women's, Men's & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Jess has worked in Australian and international high performance settings with a variety of elite and professional athletes and sports. Her current focus is consulting on all things female athlete health for Optima. She has previously worked and travelled with winter athletes and national teams from Australia, NZ, and the US, and was the Australian park and pipe team physio at the Sochi Winter Olympics. She has worked with the Australian Sailing Team, GWS Giants AFL Team, and has experience with the ASP (now WSL) and WQS surfing tours in Hawaii.
Jess has the rare combined skill set of being both an experienced Titled Sports Physio and Titled Women's, Men's & Pelvic Health Physio. Her interest in women's pelvic health and complex lumbo-pelvic and hip/groin issues mirrors her clinical observations from working with female athletes with menstrual and pelvic floor dysfunctions and interlinked musculoskeletal issues.
Jess is passionate about supporting, educating and empowering female athletes (and their support teams) to better understand their own unique anatomy and physiology, so as to improve wellbeing and optimise performance through all stages of life.
Kay Robinson Performance Physiotherapist Educator
Kay has a passion for sport and assisting athletes to reach their optimal performance from grass roots through to Olympic podiums. Her diverse background in elite sport around the world ranges from supporting Great Britain’s Skeleton team through to the Sochi Winter Olympics, to working with Australian Equestrian, Netball, Hockey, Sailing and the GWS Giants AFLW Team.
Kay currently works with Football Australia as the National Wellbeing Manager for refereeing, as well as consulting for Optima.
Kay has also taught on masters courses at Edith Cowan University and University of Melbourne, and enjoys combining her passion for education, clinical skill, and knowledge of performance sport to further improve the development of female athletes.
Kay's special interest is unlocking the impact of menstrual symptoms on performance, and enabling sporting organisations to better prepare and care for their female athletes.
