Rees Thomas
Senior Physiotherapist
Rees is an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist with extensive experience in elite sport and various musculoskeletal/orthopaedic clinics in Australia and the UK. Rees currently shares his time between Errol St Physiotherapy as a Senior Physiotherapist and Victoria University, where he is a Senior Lecturer and Musculoskeletal Lead of the Physiotherapy department. Rees is currently completing his PhD in collaboration with the Western Bulldogs Football Club (WBFC).
Rees is passionate about rehabilitation and return to sport strategies for a range of injuries and co-ordinates all return to play testing for WBFC (AFL and AFLW) players conducted at Victoria University.
Rees has previously worked at Melbourne Victory FC (A-League) and Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) as a Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Co-ordinator. Before this, Rees spent 2 years working in the UK, including for the London Broncos Rugby League team and at the European Athletics Championships in Swansea.
Rees has a passion for all sports, previously playing senior VFL Football at Port Melbourne FC and Premier Cricket at Dandenong CC. When Rees is not spending time with his family, he enjoys playing tennis and catching up with friends.