Expert panel - Concussion management

The Athlete Lab Physio Clinic and Sturt FC present an evening with three experts on concussion to update on current management and future research.

Our panel consists of;

James McLoughlin is the Director of Advanced Neuro Rehab, leading an exciting team of neurological physiotherapists. James is an experienced Neurological Physiotherapist with degrees in both Physiotherapy (UniSA) and Clinical Neuroscience (University College London). James has also completed a PhD in balance and gait at the University of New South Wales. James has gained extensive clinical experience in both neurological and vestibular rehabilitation including as Clinical Specialist in Neurology at St Georges Hospital, London in 2003-2005 and as Senior Physiotherapist at the MS Society of SA. James has been involved in research into Balance and human movement at a number of institutions, including the Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square (London), Neuroscience Research Australia (Sydney), Flinders University and the Repatriation General Hospital (Adelaide).

Tania Straga has almost 20 years experience as a paediatric and adult orthoptist.

Tania has a special interest in strabismus, eye movement, eye co-ordination disorders, and concussion related eye problems. She has worked in private practice in Adelaide since 2003 and at various public appointments including The Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Modbury Hospital, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, and the Broken Hill Base Hospital. She has volunteered with Sight for All, in the area of training of orthoptists in developing countries.

Tania graduated with a Bachelor of Orthoptic and Ophthalmic Sciences from La Trobe University, Victoria in 2003. She gained her postgraduate qualification in Genetic Counselling in 2009 from Charles Sturt University.

Tania has been a member of Orthoptics Australia since 2003 and has been registered with the Australian Orthoptic Board including a Certificate of Currency since then. She has publications in several peer-reviewed journals, mainly in the area of genetic eye conditions.

David Stevens is an Adjunct Research Fellow at Flinders University, with a background in sport neurology. David’s most recent research has been examining the interplay between sleep and acquired brain injury, with a focus on concussion and its role . Furthermore, David has consulted for numerous sporting teams in Australia, and hospitals globally in regards to sleep and athletic performance and rehabilitation.

We look forward to hosting you in the Sturt FC club rooms.