Meet the team at SANO Physio.

Our team based in Paddington, Brisbane is central to providing the best allied healthcare approach to meet your needs.

Vanessa Alvaro

Senior Sports Physiotherapist

APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Special Interests: running injuries, adolescent rehabilitation, junior athletic development, strength & conditioning, ACL/knee injury rehab
Sports Industry Experience: QAS Programs, Sailing Australia, QLD Touch, Hockey QLD, Football QLD, Terrace Rugby.

Vanessa is an experienced Masters-trained APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist with a passion for running injuries, active rehabilitation, and helping people of all ages get back to the activities they love. As an accomplished runner, Vanessa has particular expertise in running gait assessments, return-to-sport programming, and working with adolescent athletes navigating the unique challenges of growing bodies.

Vanessa has experience across a wide range of elite sporting teams and events, including roles at the Queensland Academy of Sport, Sailing Australia, Queensland Touch, Hockey Queensland and Football Queensland. She combines evidence-based clinical care with a hands-on, exercise-focused approach, using techniques including neuromuscular dry needling, manual therapy, Pilates and strength and conditioning to get you moving well and performing at your best.

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James Thompson

Clinic Owner | Sports Physiotherapist

APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Special Interests: running injuries, foot/ankle injuries, tendinopathy, masters athletes, lower back pain/pelvic injuries
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Diploma Sports Medicine

James is a sports physiotherapist with 20 years of experience working across various backgrounds including elite sport, private practice, military, industrial and government.

James has a grounding in manual therapy and has always being an active rehabilitation advocate no matter what level of outcome you need.

A particular passion has always been running mechanics and performance, ever since the need to win the local under 10s sprint race prompted a visit to the library to find a book on how to run faster. This has lead to a lifelong search for how to help his running athletes optimise their rehabilitation and performance.

From working in high-performance sport as a physiotherapist with some of Australia’s best track and field athletes for 8 years, James knows what goes into high-performance systems wants you to benefit from that experience. James continues to work with running athletes including nationally and internationally ranked running, cross country, triathlon and track and field athletes - as well as the many other sports that involve running.

The ‘why’ behind creating the three stages at SANO (Restore, Function, Perform) is to provide a framework that helps all patients and athletes by meeting them at the level of need they currently require. This allows a choice for the level of support and outcome needed to deliver the desired physical rehabilitation and performance outcome.

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