Jim Bostock
Jim graduated from the University of Queensland with an undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and a Masters degree in Physiotherapy. Since graduating, Jim has worked primarily as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in private clinics and sport settings. Jim has a special interest in treating and managing chronic pain patients, movement biomechanics, and strength conditioning.
Previously Jim has established a successful private youth cricket coaching business and is a partner in a private Pilates training business for the public and athletes. He has also been involved as an exercise physiologist with professional athletes/teams in rugby league and soccer.
Jim has a strong interest in swimmers, golfers, table tennis players, ballet dancers, musicians and chronic pain patients. He is a Queensland Academy of Sports physiotherapy provider for swimming and physiotherapist for the Australian Table Tennis team.
- With Queensland swimming, Jim has been selected to travel as a therapist to national competitions over the past 3 years. Jim attended the 2007 World Cup Swimming Championships, 2007-8 Australian Short and Long Course Swimming Championships, and most recently was selected as the physiotherapist for the Australian Youth Swimming Team attending the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Guam.
- With table tennis Jim travelled to China in 2008 with the Australian team for the World Table Tennis Championships.
Jim also has been working regularly with Marist College Ashgrove First XV Rugby, and Swimming teams.
He additionally works very closely with the Queensland Dance School of Excellence program at Kelvin Grove State High School. Jim is very keen to help the long term development of young athletes/dancers so they can perform well at the highest level without injury.
Although Jim enjoys working in sports, his fascination with music has him involved in a unique role as physiotherapist for the Queensland Orchestra. Solving the individual physical challenges of musicians with a range of instruments is both challenging and rewarding. Jim is also impressed by the athleticism and endurance of many of these elite musicians. He likes to call them ‘Musical Athletes’.
