David Cooper
After well over a decade working as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist; David joined the team at Kinetics stepping into the role of Principal and owner. David has worked with the Championship winning NZ Breakers basketball team and continues in a role as a touring physiotherapist with Athletics New Zealand. Previously David has worked as a consultant sports physio to Triathlon USA and Triathlon Canada working alongside multiple Olympians including Rio 2016 Gold Medalist Gwen Jorgenssen.
With his own background as a World Championship representative duathlete, David combines his clinical knowledge with a personal understanding of the demands in high performance sport. David has a strong interest in gym based rehabilitation and is passionate about injury prevention for youth athletes. This has led to completing post-graduate studies in spinal manipulation, sports physiotherapy, dry needling, injury prevention and more.
In addition to clinical physiotherapy; David works weekly as a post-surgical consultant to orthopaedic surgeon Mr Warren Leigh. This has involved developing post-surgical rehab protocols and an expertise in custom knee bracing for complex injuries.
Kinetics Rehab and Physiotherapy- How to recover like an Olympian!
How to recover like an Olympian!
As the Tokyo 2020(1) Olympics kicks off we are all likely to spend the next month glued to the...
Three tips for competing in sports overseas
Over the past 2 years I have been fortunate enough to have worked as a touring physiotherapist for Athletics New Zealand. Travelling to events...
Kinetics Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation: How much is too much – Youth...
How much is too much – Youth Sport
Recently in the mainstream media* there has been articles talking about the down side of early specialisation...
Stretching, truths and myths!
Stretching, truths and myths!
We have all been told that flexibility is important, from being able to touch your toes to getting into that near-impossible...
Ankle Injuries: how to strap them
Ankle injuries are not only the most common injury that is registered with ACC out of all sporting injuries but they also have one...
Acute Injury Management – 3 Ingredients to a Speedy Recovery
Injuries happen; unfortunately they are part of being active whether you are a weekend warrior, budding Olympian or professional athlete. As a sports physiotherapist...
5 Tech tips to prevent injury and improve performance!
The majority of running injuries are caused by overuse – with mileage often a big contributing factor.
In training for an event, the rule of...
Knee injuries – The statistics and 3 tips to avoid becoming...
The most common body parts to injure in sports are the ankle, knee, thigh/hip, lower back and shoulder. Knees however differ in a big...
Injuries in Young Athletes
Although they seem to be much more physically resilient than the rest of us; children and teenagers are also prone to injuries, especially if...
Have you got heel pain?
Plantar fascia pain Aka ‘Runners heel'
The plantarfascia is the layer of tissue between the skin and the muscles on the sole of the feet....
MOST POPULAR
5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Women, the menstrual cycle and exercise
Women… how well do you know how your body works? Men, do you know how to assist the important women in your life with...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
