About Us

Aims and Vision
Physiotherapy Coaching Academy Australia (PCAA)

1. To offer new physiotherapy graduates accelerated upskilling workshops (downloads and DVDs) to permit them to bridge the gap between what has been learnt in their undergraduate or post graduate training, and what is required by their clients in clinical practice.
(We can help train your physiotherapy staff!)

2. To offer Advanced Practitioners and Practice Owners business, marketing and leadership mentoring sessions to learn new ideas they can implement immediately; as well as build a network for practitioners to share clinical ideas to enable them to offer the highest calibre of service and expertise possible in private practice.

3. To offer workshops and downloads for Pilates Instructors and Exercise Science Graduates who have a common interest with Physiotherapists and mutual passion for teaching exercise to assist their clients.







Francine St George
Background

Francine completed a Bachelor of Science (Anatomy) in 1977, a Post Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1979, a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Science in 1982 and her Masters in Medicine in 1999.

Her Medical Masters’ thesis topic was “Investigation of the lumbar disc in elite athletes using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.”
Throughout her 30 years of clinical practice, Francine has travelled and worked with many elite sports teams. She also lectures and trains Physiotherapists and other practitioners, including Pilates Instructors, Massage Therapists and Exercise Physiologists, nationally and internationally.

Current

Francine currently combines advanced clinical diagnosis and treatment, along with supervision of exercise program instruction, with numerous public relations activities including her popular national radio segment (702 ABC). Her most recent book, Bodyworks, reflects the culmination of her radio audience’s most frequently asked questions over the past 10 -15 years (www.physioposturefitness.com).  She has also produced a number of video downloads and DVD's, including the recently released PCAA 6-Pack DVD Series for Health Professionals.

Personal comments

“In my Physiotherapy training, I found the major focus was on understanding joint movement and function. Having studied anatomy originally, I was very aware of the muscle, neural and fascia system and its obvious continuum. Over the years I became increasingly aware of how easy it was to release a muscle and see an immediate increase in range of motion. These soft tissue techniques are taught in the popular Posture, Soft tissue and exercise course.

Much of Physiotherapy is focused on easing pain and improving function. My greater concern is always “why is the pain there in the first place?” e.g., what biomechanical reason or muscle imbalance could be causing the pain?

The use of Real Time Ultrasound in Clinical practice to assist with diagnosis and muscle retraining has helped refine how I teach exercise. In my courses, I am now able to pass on these findings along with my extensive years of clinical and research experience.

Using a biomechanical and muscle imbalance approach combining all elements of muscle, fascia and neural techniques makes even the most complex patient easy to treat.

If you want your patients to work more -- and you a little less -- and if you are ready to take your clinical skills to the next level – PCAA courses were created to meet this need.

I am still passionate about every patient I work with. I look forward to working with you to share my passion and clinical expertise."

	Workshops are typically held at PhysioPostureFitness, Wales Medical Centre, Level 4, 66 High Street, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.