Sports Physiotherapy
KARA MURPHY
SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Kara brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Biomechanica, combining academic excellence with extensive experience in both private practice and elite sport. After graduating from the University of Sydney in 2013, she completed a Master’s degree at La Trobe University and earned the prestigious title of APA Sport and Exercise Physiotherapist in 2020.
Having worked across Australia and the United Kingdom, Kara has developed expertise in the assessment and rehabilitation of sporting injuries, post-operative conditions, and musculoskeletal injuries affecting people of all activity levels. She has a particular interest in shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and lower limb injuries, helping patients return to sport, work and everyday activities with confidence.
Kara takes an individualised, evidence-based approach to rehabilitation, combining hands-on treatment with targeted strength and conditioning, Pilates, and progressive exercise rehabilitation. To complement her clinical assessment, she utilises VALD Hand-Held Dynamometry (HHD) to objectively measure muscle strength and identify side-to-side deficits, as well as VALD ForceDecks technology to further assess strength, balance, power, landing mechanics and plyometric performance. These objective measures enable rehabilitation programs to be tailored to each individual, accurately track progress, and support safe, evidence-based return-to-sport and return-to-activity decisions.
Kara's career in sports physiotherapy began in 2013 with the Sydney Swans Academy and Sydney University NEAFL team. In 2015, she was the physiotherapist for the television program The NRL Rookie, before joining the Sydney Roosters Jersey Flegg team.
More recently, Kara worked as the First XV Physiotherapist for Edinburgh Rugby, supporting professional rugby players throughout the United Rugby Championship and preparing athletes for and following the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. This experience has further strengthened her expertise in managing complex injuries, high-performance rehabilitation and return-to-sport planning.
Kara returned to Sydney in late 2024 to be closer to family. Outside of work, she enjoys strength training, cycling, Pilates, golf and discovering Sydney's growing food scene.
Kara works Tuesday to Friday and every second Saturday.
