Paula Peralta (Principal Physiotherapist in our Penrith rooms) has arrived in the Commonwealth Games Village on the Gold Coast and has joined The Australian Commonwealth Games Team Medical Team . Whilst it is still some days before competition starts some of the smaller teams have started arriving including the Australian boxing and weightlifting teams.
The Practice is proud of Paula Peralta from our Penrith rooms who was chosen to support the 2014 Commonwealth Games Team. Paula was chosen to be one of 6 Physiotherapist’s who will provide physiotherapy services to support the Australian Commonwealth Games Team and has now commenced her role in the lead up to the start of the competition.
“I arrived in the Commonwealth Games village as part of the Australian Headquarters Medical team on Sunday. This is a team of 5 Sports Physicians, 6 Physiotherapists and 6 Soft Tissue Therapists. Our medical headquarters is situated in the courtyard and is surrounded by the Australian teams living quarters.
I’m really looking forward to the next few days as the remaining Australian team athletes are due to arrive”.
We wish Paula all the best and look forward to hearing more about her experiences at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Paula Peralta – long term member of our team – has been awarded her Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy Specialty Title by the Australian College of Physiotherapists.
Paula Peralta (Principal Physiotherapist) from our Penrith rooms arrived in Rio on the 31st August after a medical handover with the Australian team and a mini-break to Argentina in between. Below is a recount of her time in Rio: I arrived with the first athletes into the Paralympic Village. We are in a different building than the Olympic team was and it has been reasonably smooth sailing since we arrived. Over the past 6 days it has been a huge privilege to meet so many different athletes in our team that have worked so hard to get to Rio. It has also been rewarding to see the athletes I have worked with over the past few years in boccia, shooting and track and field achieve their dream of being here and strive for that gold medal.
Whilst there has been many amazing performances so far I will single out a few:
· Katie Kelly winning gold in paratriathlon which has made its debut in these Games. Katie’s guide was Michellie Jones who is infamous in the world of triathlon and won silver in Sydney in triathlon’s debut in the Olympic Games.
· Taylor Doyle won silver in long jump yesterday and her infectious personality and enthusiasm saw a number of victory dances in the village on return.
· The cool, calm Sam von Einem won silver yesterday in table tennis in a very close, hard fought match against his World number 1 ranked opponent.
It is difficult to single out a few performances as many athletes have achieved a PB- whether that has resulted in a medal and you cannot ask for any more than that.We look forward to sailing, canoeing and wheelchair rugby starting tomorrow and will hopefully send an update through soon!
Paula @ Aussie HQ
The ANZ Championships final series is in full swing with the top 4 teams fighting off this weekend for a spot in the grand final. The Queensland Firebirds will play the Southern Steel in Brisbane on Sunday night and the NSW Swifts will play the WBOP Magic in the semi-final in Hamilton on Monday night.
Team Physiotherapists for the NSW Swifts Paula Peralta and Daniel Vukovic (pictured) have been busy getting the girls game ready. We wish them all the best for a good win on the weekend.
(Photo courtesy of Narelle Spangher Photography).
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