Martin Krause - Curriculum Vitae

Languages: Fluent English and German. Conversant in Spanish and Portuguese. Some French, Italian, and Japanese.

Professional Development & Experience

1992 - 2003: Teaching of clinical reasoning, biomechanics, and neurophysiology of pain in Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy in Germany , Switzerland , Portugal , Holland , Ecuador , Chile , Brazil , Zimbabwe , Japan , and USA . Presentation in Yokohama , Japan for WCPT in 1999. Development of skills in the dissemination of information and communication. Refinement of my language and cultural sensitivity skills. Several publications in Spanish and one in English (Manual Therapy, 2000, 5[2], 72-81). Presenting issues on exercise and the immune system at the inaugural physiotherapy orthopaedic conference in Rome 2005.

1989 - 2000: Sports physiotherapy experiences in Germany , Switzerland and Wentworth Falls . Worked in a sports rehab clinic with Olympic doctors Seggesser, Jenoure and Held. Primarily involved in post operative knee, ankle, Achilles, & shoulder rehabilitation. Clients were 'professional', 'elite-amateur' and 'amateur' athletes from Italian Series A and German 1st division soccer and Swiss national downhill skiing, road cycling, rowing, and pentathlon teams. Additionally I treated members of professional European (Tour de France) cycling teams and members of the Swiss Davis Cup tennis team. My most significant involvement in sports was a 5 year (1989-1993) development plan for the Swiss National Orienteering Team to achieve a gold medal (reached within 2 years, where successes continue to this day due to the structure and processes we implemented). These experiences gave me the opportunity to learn about the whole gamet of sport, from junior development, coaching, team building, psychology to professional sports organisation. As an Australian I am grateful for the confidence that the Swiss put in me, as a foreigner, to wear their national uniform. Importantly, over a 10 year period I attempted to excel competitively in both road cycling, mountain running and orienteering, thereby gaining first hand experience of international sports participation.

1986 - 2006: Physiotherapy continuing education in exercise and sports science, manual and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Emphasis on the integration of soft tissue, joint, and exercise physiology principles to enhance my treatment repertoire. These courses included postural/structural integration (Sahrmann), muscle energy, Swiss ball, Pilates, Mulligan's & McKenzie techniques (Nags/Snags/MWM's), osteopathic manipulations, neural tension techniques, the McConnell method, various international and local conferences/congresses, soft tissue trigger points and myofascial dry needling techniques. Recently, I completed significant further education in Exercise and Sports Science. I am a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and have participated in further education with them since 1993.

Sports participation: Soccer (15 years), road cycling (23 years), water polo (2 years), orienteering (29 years), and triathlon (5 years), mountain marathons (3 years) adventure sports including rogaining (25 years). Recreational golf, tennis, canyoning , abseiling, swimming and mountain biking.

Future Directions: Integration and refinement of skills for the development of my abilities in Health, Physiotherapy and Education. Continue to develop excellence of care at Back in Business Physiotherapy and encourage overseas colleagues to come and work with me. Revitalize my clinical application of issues in health (sarcopenia, osteoporosis and obesity), exercise & ageing and the role of physiotherapy in the maintenance of the immune systems. Continued worldwide dissemination of clinical knowledge to physiotherapists through the maintenance of this free website.

Involvement with Australian Physiotherapy Association: Student member since 1986 and full member on graduation. Continued membership whilst living overseas. Organizing committee of NSW biennial MPA conference in 1998, Australian biennial MPA conference in 2003, continuing education committee 2000-2001, & provided input into the development of ‘specialisation ' as well as the role of physiotherapy in health related issues (e.g. ageing)

Advocacy: Maintain strong political advocacy for safe cycling in NSW