Dr Mary Magarey
Dr Mary Magarey is a Specialist Physiotherapist in both Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy. A Specialist Physiotherapist, as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists, has completed additional training in a field of physiotherapy and has attained the highest level of skill, clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to provide expert care (Australian College of Physiotherapists, 2022).
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Mary is the only physiotherapist in Australia to hold Fellowships across two disciplines.
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Mary has a PhD in shoulder diagnosis, undertaken in conjunction with two of Adelaide’s leading orthopaedic surgeons and has been assessing and managing people with shoulder related problems since the mid 1980s. She also has extensive experience working with junior national level athletes, having travelled to 3 Junior World Softball Championships as team physiotherapist and been the managing physiotherapist at Australian Softball Federation Youth International Friendship Series for 15 years.
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In her academic role through the University of South Australia, she developed and ran the Sports components of the Master of Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy program for 25 years and taught on the Musculoskeletal component of the program for more than 40 years.
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Mary’s focus at Blend Physio is on the shoulder complex – shoulder, neck, thoracic spine and arm. Anyone with a problem in this area, whether a sports-related, one related to general wear and tear or anything else, Mary can offer advice and management.
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Mary is a highly experienced, enthusiastic physiotherapist who loves a challenge and is available for Specialist consultations. Mary is happy to see anyone with a challenging musculoskeletal problem, particularly of the shoulder, but also loves helping people with other conditions, both acute sporting and longer term conditions.
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Mary is often told she is ‘passionate about her patients’. She takes a lot of time and care with very detailed assessment and recommendations for management.