From NRLW West Tigers and Women’s U/19s State of Origin to Private Practice with Monique Le Mottee

Welcome back to Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Monique Le Mottee. Monique is a high-performance physiotherapist and certified strength and conditioning coach at WA Sports Performance. Prior to moving to Perth, she worked at the renowned Athletes Authority in Sydney, where she supported the NRL and NRLW West Tigers, the Under 19s Women’s State of Origin, and Moto Sports Centres. On top of her professional accomplishments, Monique has also competed in multiple CrossFit Games qualifiers for the Oceania region and played AFL with Macquarie University in the AFL Sydney Competition.

-       Entry into physiotherapy, strength and conditioning (01:10)

-       Complexities of Women’s Sports (04:48)

-       What is a Concussion (06:58)

-       Education at Clubland (07:50)

-       Assessments for Athletes (09:51)

-       Suspected Concussion, Recovery Process and Clinical Experience (13:35)

-       Miss-diagnosis of Concussion (17:05) 

-       Challenges of a Semi-Professional Athlete (19:03)

-       Personal and Clinical Message + Changes in Messaging (26:30)

-       Personal Experience with Coaches (30:40)

-       Possible implemented Changes (32:10)

-       Where you can find Monique (36:36)



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