OUR HISTORY
Our History
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Made to Move (MTM) Physiotherapy
Timeline
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Early 1990s: MTM Physiotherapy begins as a series of private clinics owned by a group of Physiotherapists in Perth's northern suburbs, including Ocean Reef, Duncraig, Kingsley, Leederville, and West Perth.
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1998: Michael Wood (Sports Titled Physiotherapist) and Sonja Belle (Occupational Therapist) take Directorship of MTM Physiotherapy Leederville, which operates from the Loftus Recreation Centre. The clinic grows with its community partnerships with local sports teams including the Perth Glory Football Club and Hockey Australia's Kookaburras.
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2004: Due to growth and increased demand, MTM Physiotherapy Leederville relocates to 124 Loftus Street, North Perth, expanding its multidisciplinary team.
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2011 MTM Physiotherapy Leederville moves to Subiaco, operating out of 28 Coghlan Road before eventually transitioning to a new clinic in Mount Hawthorn.
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Present: MTM Physiotherapy continues to serve the community with a dedicated team recommending our existing and new patients to Shenton Quarter Physiotherapy.
Michael Wood
Co-Director
Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist
Michael Wood B App Sc Physio, Grad Dip Sports Physio, Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (MACE)
Michael Wood is a Sports Physiotherapist who has worked with some of Australia's most elite individual athletes and teams. His success has included Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Hockey World Cups and Olympic Games. He has worked in private practice for over 30 years treating numerous conditions for general patients throughout his tenure as a clinician.
Michael Wood is an APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist whose work includes Senior Sports Physiotherapist with Hockey Australia's national high performance program. He currently is contracted to the Men's program.
Michael's work includes liaison across the AIS, WAIS, Hockey Australia, and leading Western Australian sports medicine physicians, surgeons, allied health providers, coaching and support staff.
Additionally, Michael Wood mentors other physiotherapists including the assessment of Post Graduate Sports Physiotherapy students.
Michael is renowned for his highly developed, innovative and “cutting edge” rehabilitation and treatment techniques for injured players to return to their sport quickly and maintain a playing fitness.
He was awarded with an Australian Sports Medal in honour of services to sport in 2000. Michael recently completed his Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (MACE), in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) taking the lead in enhancing the performance of athletes and high-performance personnel.