Since 2010, he has worked as a chiropractor on the medical team in professional surfing for the World Championship Tour (WCT), World Qualification Series (WQS) and World Pro Junior series. This has involved extensive work for the World Surf League (WSL), Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW. His research “An Australian Survey on Health and Injuries in Adult Competitive Surfing” was published in The Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness (2019). He is passionate about future research in the area with a focus on improving a surfers health and wellbeing, performance and longevity in the sport and improving chiropractic’s profile in the surfing and other sporting communities. Andrew’s love of surfing also flows into skate boarding where he works closely with a number of professional skateboard riders and appears regularly at Bowlerama at Bondi Beach each year.

Bondi Junctions Irish community have adopted Andrew as their sports chiropractor for Gaelic Football, Hurling and Camogie, having worked with many of the GAA Sydney clubs and their players.

He has also supported and cared for a number of professional boxers including World Champions, Asian Pacific and Australian title holders. He attends regular boxing and contact sport tournaments and was the head health supervisor and chiropractor for The Fighting Academy Experience.

From 2014 – 2015 he enjoyed working with members of the Sydney Swans AFL club and currently cares for players from a number of football clubs in the area including AFL, rugby league, rugby union and soccer.

He continues to advance his skills in the most scientific and results orientated techniques to provide his patients the most effective treatment. He has a network of successful local medical and specialist practitioners to assist his patients when needed for diagnostics and care when needed.

Qualifications:

• Master of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
• Bachelor of Chiropractic Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
• Musculoskeletal Acupuncture and Dry Needling – Level 1 & 2
• Functional Movement Screen (FMS) – Level 1 & 2
• Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) – Level 1
• Functional Capacity Screen (FCS)
• WSL Surf specific DNS Exercise Course Level 1
• Australia Strength & Conditioning Certificate (ASCA) Level 1
• Certified Advanced Spinal Stabilisation Footlevelers Practitioner
• Spinal Orthotics Devices Denneroll Certified
• Senior First Aid Certificate

Research:

• “An Australian Survey on Health and Injuries in Adult Competitive Surfing.” The Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness. 2019.
• Memberships or Affiliations:
• Chiropractic
• Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA)
• Sports Chiropractic Australia (SCA)
• International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS)
• Functional Movement Systems (FMS)
• Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA)

Surfing

• World Surf League (WSL)
• Surfing Australia
• Surfing NSW
• Surfaid
• Southend Board Riders Maroubra