Justin is the director and principal physiotherapist of Back to Your Feet Physiotherapy Ltd. He has 20 years sports physiotherapy experience, is the Lead Physiotherapist for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Match Officials and Western Springs AFC. He is on the Education Committee of Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand (SEPNZ). Justin has provided guest lectures to Unitec, Massey University, and the Chiropractic College and has presented on behalf of Sports Medicine New Zealand and SEPNZ to physio students on sideline injuries, injury prevention, and strapping. He currently teaches the First Aid In Rugby (FAIR) Course for the IRB in New Zealand. He is also an accredited l FIFA 11+ presenter and has completed the FIFA Football Medicine Diploma. he is the the Senior Club Captain and on the Senior Executive for WSAFC.
Justin ensures he is up to date on current research in musculoskeletal and sports rehabilitation, which means that you can be confident you are receiving the most effective, evidence-based treatment.
Career
Justin has worked as a physiotherapist with local, national, and international sports teams and athletes from the academy to masters level including:
OFC Match Officials Lead 2019 to present
New Zealand Football Ferns at the FIFA Womens World Cup in Canada 2015 and 2016 Rio Olympics,
Auckland City FC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco and 2015 in Japan.
New Zealand Football MU23 Football Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
New Zealand Football MU20 team at the FIFA MU20 World Cup in Colombia 2011 and Poland 2019.
New Zealand Football MU17 men's team at the FIFA MU17 World Cup in Brazil 2019.
New Zealand Football’s Elite Referee Group.
Waitakere United in the ASB League and the O'league,
The Aotearoa (New Zealand) Roller Derby Team, Auckland Roller Derby League, Pirate City Rollers,
Local teams: WSAFC, Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC, Three Kings Utd, North Shore FC, Metro FC, Bay Olympic AFC.
Professional Affiliations
Physio New Zealand Member (PNZ)
Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy member. (SEPNZ) Education Committee Secretary
Sport Medicine New Zealand member (SMNZ). Auckland Branch Committee Member
Therapist Qualifications
Masters in Health Science (Hons)
Post Graduate Diploma in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Post Graduate Certificate in Western Acupuncture
FIFA Football Medicine Diploma
Current First Aid Certificate
Publications
Hing, W., Lopes, J., Hume, P.A., Reid, D. (2011). Comparison of multimodal physiotherapy and “R.I.C.E.” self-treatment for early management of ankle sprains NZJP, 39(1) p.13-19
Fulcher, M., Lopes, J., Chong, J. (2015). How I treat: Posterior impingement NZ Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(1) p. 29-31
