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The Flex-Ability Physios

A flexible approach to your challenges

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Nicole Frost

Nicole is passionate about acquiring and applying clinical knowledge along with empathy and care to help each client meet their personal goals. Nicole believes that a physio should never ignore the science but must also consider carefully how it applies to the individual at the centre of the consultation - the client. Nicole understands that many factors often contribute to limitations in a person's ability to enjoy freedom of movement and comfort but understands that many of these factors can also be modified to help clients move forwards. 

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Since graduating from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 1997 (BAppSci(Physio) hons), Nicole has continued to pursue a range of professional education to develop her clinical skills, along with conference attendances, research and publications (see below) and providing mentoring and training to colleagues.

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Research, Publications & Presentations:

2023 When "chronic" pain isn't just "chronic pain". NOIJAM, NOI Group

2023 Russek, Leslie N, Nancy P Block, Elaine Byrne, Susan Chalela, Cliffton Chan, Mark Comerford, Nicole Frost, Sharon Hennessy, Ann McCarthy, and Leslie L Nicholson. "Presentation and physical therapy management of upper cervical instability in patients with symptomatic generalized joint hypermobility: international expert consensus recommendations." Frontiers in Medicine 9: 4020.

2022 EDS ECHO Program Guest Presenter: Cervical and Pathoneurodynamics in EDS

2021 Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: Diagnosis and Management, Physio Network

2021 EDS ECHO Program Guest Presenter:  Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH) due to Spinal CSF Leaks

2020 Positional Headaches & Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension, Frost, N, InMotion

2009 NHMRC Short term clinical Research Grant with UQ CCRE-Spine, The Occurrence Of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms In acute Low Back Pain In Patients With And Without Neuropathic Pain

2004 Ultrasound for Biofeedback in Physiotherapy, Frost, N & Clarke, J, Sound Effects Issue 4

1997 Effort Perception in CFS, Undergraduate thesis and 2 conference presentations

 

Some courses and conferences attended by Nicole:

  • POTS Unmasked, Australian POTS Foundation Conference

  • Craniocervical Instability, Dr Chris Centeno lecture for the Hypermobility Special Interest Group

  • Intracranial Hypotension Annual Symposia (multiple years), Cedars Sinai

  • EDS ECHO Allied Health Professional program, 2 year program, The Ehlers Danlos Society (including guest lecturing roles)

  • Multidisciplinary Management of EDS, Dr Jane Simmonds for the Hypermobility Special Interest Group

  • Red flag presentations in headaches and recognition of VBI, APA webinar

  • Paediatric EDS ECHO 8 week Program, The Ehlers Danlos Society

  • Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: Current concepts, Dr Lawrence Afrin for the Hypermobility Special Interest Group

  • EDS ECHO Summit 2020

  • Functional Neurological Disorders Part 1, APA

  • Telehealth, APA

  • Dynamic Stabilisation of the Foot and Ankle, Alison Grimaldi

  • Australian Pain Society 38th and New Zealand Pain Society Conjoint Annual Scientific Meeting 

  • Dysfunction Specific Hip Rehab, Trish Wisbey-Roth

  • Falls Prevention in Dementia, APA

  • Acetabular Labral Tears, Clinical Edge

  • Anterior Hip Pain Exercises, Clinical Edge

  • Dance Movement & Pre Pointe Assessment, Clinical Edge

  • The Sports Thorax – Connect the Whole Body & Optimise Performance with The Thoracic Ring Approach (LJ Lee)

  • Dynamic Stabilisation of the Hip and Pelvis, Alison Grimaldi

  • NOI Conference 2012

  • The Irritable Hip, Nichole Hamilton

  • Synthetic Casting

  • Hip labral tears - the new plica syndrome? Arthroscopic breakthrough or folly , Jenny McConnell webinar

  • New Horizons in Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Institute St George Hospital

  • Clinical Applications of Neurodynamics: Upper limb, Neck and Thorax,  Hannu Luomajoki (NOI), London

  • Orthopaedic Update,

  • Clinical Gems for Dance Physiotherapists, Sue Mayes

  • “If you can’t breathe you can’t function”,  Mary Massery

  • Dance Rehabilitation Workshop, Megan Connelly

  • Muscle Energy Techniques - Cervical and Thoracic Spine,  Barbara Hungerford

  • Sports Physiotherapy Australia Conference, Adelaide

  • Real Time Ultrasound for Physiotherapists, The University of Sydney, 1 semester subject (Graduated top of class)

  • Muscle Energy Techniques - Level 2 Pelvis and Lumbar Spine, Barbara Hungerford

  • Pelvic floor, 2 day course, Julie Hides and Ruth Sapsford

  • Levels 1 - 4 Clinical Pilates, Craig Phillips, DMA

  • Muscle Energy Techniques - Level 1 Pelvis and Lumbar Spine, Barbara Hungerford

  • Physiocise Levels 1 and 2, Anna-Louise Bouvier

  • Level 1 & Advanced Level 2 Shoulder Courses, Lyn Watson

  • Entonox training for Physiotherapists, Withington Hospital, Manchester,UK

  • Level 1 Sports Physiotherapist, APA

  • Level 1 & 2 Sports Trainer, Sports Medicine Australia

  • Sports First Aider, Sports Medicine Australia

  • Advanced Principles of Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Australia

  • Taping for Physiotherapists, Andrew Hughes 

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Employment History

 

2023 Facilitator of EDS ECHO AHP Australia program

2022 Supported delivery of a lecture series through the Australian Physiotherapy Association on management of HSD

2022 Co-founder and administrator of Hypermobility for Australian Allied Health Facebook group

2020 Founder of Flex-Ability Physio

2020 Co-founder and administrator of Hypermobility Special Interest Group (a LinkedIn network of health professionals working with hypermobile clients)

2009 Visiting Scholar, UQ

2004-2020 Founder and Director of Phytness HealthCare

1998-2004 Various Private Practices, Community and Hospital based physio roles in Australia and the UK

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