Zuzana Perraton
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Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
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PhD in hip and groin pain (La Trobe University)
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Educator at Monash University Physiotherapy
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Consulting at Perraton Physio Mount Eliza
Zuzana has worked as a physiotherapist for over 20 years. She has worked with a number of professional sports teams including the North Melbourne AFL football club and the Australian Paralympic Ski team.
Zuzana has over 20 years experience working as a sports physiotherapist with people of all ages and levels.
Zuzana has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (University of South Australia 2002), a Masters degree in Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (University of South Australia 2006) and a PhD in hip and groin pain (La Trobe University 2024).
Zuzana has published 25 peer reviewed journal articles on groin pain, orthopaedic surgery and exercise interventions, with over 800 citations and is a chapter author in the textbook Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine which is widely used by sports doctors and physiotherapists.
Zuzana works with the G:LAD (Good Living with Arthritis Denmark) Australia program as a clinician, educator and researcher within the research team at La Trobe University. You can learn more about the program at GLADAustralia.com.au
Zuzana's sporting interests are alpine skiing, tennis, triathlon and trail running.