Since 2008
Providing Expert Physiotherapy
Central Victorian Sports Physiotherapy was established in 2008 as a service to all central Victorians in need of expert physiotherapy assessment and treatment for orthopaedic, sports and spinal conditions.
Since that time, we have established a reputation amongst local residents and referrers for excellence in our diagnostic and therapeutic skills, particularly with regard to recurring and difficult conditions.
Empowering Patients
Knowledge and Effective Treatment
We pride ourselves on our extensive technical knowledge, experience, and clinical reasoning skills to arrive at a working diagnosis and implement immediate treatment with results. We believe in empowering our patients with knowledge of their condition and the expected course of management and will always attempt to involve our clients actively in their rehabilitation.
Optimal Recovery
Personalised Treatment Plans
The Central Victorian Sports Physiotherapy practitioners use advanced clinical reasoning skills and honesty to develop a treatment plan that allows you to return to your chosen activity as quickly as possible and work with you to achieve your desired outcome. We believe in extensive assessment as the conduit to providing appropriate manual therapy and therapeutic exercise to achieve our goals, always working one-on-one with our clients.
Physiotherapy Assessments and Treatments
At Central Victorian Sports Physiotherapy, all of our standard assessment and treatment appointments are 30 minutes in duration. This typically allows your treating therapist to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis and commence treatment on your first visit.
If a subsequent appointment is necessary, we will spend time re-assessing the effect of the previous session on your symptoms and use our clinical reasoning skills to make appropriate adjustments to the treatment plan if needed.
We want to work with you to achieve the best possible outcome, utilising our skills to facilitate this.
If we recognise a problem beyond our level of training requiring further investigation or definitive treatment, we are quick to refer it to an appropriate practitioner. This may be for scans to allow an accurate definition of your injury and efficient treatment planning or to another medical practitioner if other intervention is necessary. Our professional network includes specialist physiotherapists, sports medicine physicians, and orthopaedic surgeons in both Bendigo and Melbourne who can help you if we can't!
Expert Team
Our Physiotherapists and Staff
Craig Mansfield
Practice Principal
Qualifications:
B. Physio (Hons)
M. Physio (Sports)
A.P.A Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
Craig was born in Bendigo and completed his physiotherapy degree at the University of Melbourne in 1996. His post-graduate year was spent at the Australian Institute of Sport working on a wide range of sporting injuries, particularly athlete screening and testing protocols for Olympic sports nationwide.
The following eight years were spent working in private practice in Melbourne and the United Kingdom. Craig developed extensive experience and knowledge in treating sporting injuries and orthopaedic conditions. Craig worked with professional athletes from Hawthorn Football Club in Melbourne, Saracens Rugby Club in London, and several Victorian Volleyball teams during this period. Craig then completed his master's in sports physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and was granted the title of A.P.A. sports physiotherapist.
Since opening CVSP in 2008, Craig has continued to update his clinical skill set, with regular attendance at conferences, lecture evenings and courses, including the level 3 sports physiotherapy course at the AIS, to ensure that he maintains the latest in clinical reasoning and skills. He spent eight years as head physiotherapist with the Bendigo Spirit WNBL team, including back-to-back premierships in 20013/14. He continues to work with Bendigo Interleague Football and Netball and Golden Square Football Netball club as the head physiotherapist and with some of Bendigo's most promising and established athletes.
Craig expertise in sports injuries and musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions, with a particular interest in tendon pain and knee, hip/ groin, and shoulder injuries.
Memberships:
AHPRA Registered
APA
SPA (Titled Member)
Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
Hamish Richards
M.Physio + B.EXSC
Hamish joined Central Victorian Sports Physiotherapy in July 2023 and has a keen passion for managing Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and sporting-related injuries of 'weekend warriors' through to professional athletes. He believes in providing every individual with the comprehensive person-centred care they deserve to have a meaningful impact on their lives, enabling them to overcome physical setbacks and excel in their pursuits, whether this be in relation to sports or everyday living.
Hamish completed his Physiotherapy Degree and Exercise Science degree at La Trobe University in 2022. He gained valuable experience in treating Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic conditions in patients ranging from Adolescents to the elderly working in public health. He also completed an internship at RAD, Ballarat's Premier athlete development facility, gaining invaluable experience in various sporting injuries in conjunction with a return to sports testing and screening of athletes. He has further education in dry needling and shoulder pathologies and has an ASCA level 1 strength and conditioning accreditation.
He has recently taken on a role as a Sports Trainer at Western Bulldogs VFL Women's Football Club in 2024 and hopes to further his knowledge of football-related injuries and management through this.
Hamish grew up in rural southeast South Australia, participating in cross-country running, cricket, and football (AFL). Outside of the clinic, he enjoys playing football and cricket locally and attending the local gym. He is also a die-hard Adelaide Crows supporter—please do not hold this against him.
Memberships:
AHPRA Registered
APA
Ready to start your journey to better health?
Call our team on 03 5443 1255 and book your appointment today.
We can't wait to work with you.
