anna TRNKA - physiotherapist
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy ( Charles Sturt University)
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Level 1 Sports Physiotherapy (APA Course)
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Member Australian Physiotherapy Association
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Clinical Pilates (DMA trained)
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Dry Needling Certified
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Running analysis
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Bike Fitting
Anna consults from the North Melbourne clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the Essendon clinic on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturdays.
Anna joined the Melbourne Sports Physiotherapy team in early 2019. She has been involved with many sporting teams including Athletics Victoria, the Victorian Ski Team, NPL soccer and NRS cycling and has gained extensive experience with Athletics,trail/distance runners, snow sports, cycling and soccer.
As a previous elite athlete, Anna uses her in depth knowledge of training principles, strength and conditioning and load management to help you return to your chosen sport pain free and performing better than before.
Anna specialises in lower limb (hip, knee ankle) injuries including:
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Running related injuries (sprinting, middle distance and marathon/ultra)
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Cycling injuries
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Snow sports injuries
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Adolescent knee and ankle pain
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Tendinopathy
Originally from the Victorian Alps, Anna competed as an elite cross country skier for 9 years. She represented Australia at the world championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy (2013) and in Falun, Sweden (2015). When not at work you will find Anna off in the mountains on an adventure trail running, skiing, cycling or bouldering.