Dr Tim Austin

Tim Austin is a Physiotherapist who specialises in pain management. He graduated from the University of Sydney in Physiotherapy in 1991, working first at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. In 1994, Tim moved to Camperdown Physiotherapy in 1994, where he has been Principal physiotherapist ever since. Part of that work has always included involvement in multi-disciplinary pain management teams.

Tim completed a Masters in Pain Management with Honours in 2007 through the University of Sydney. At the completion of this degree, he was asked to commence with the teaching staff on that degree. He has continued to teach on this worldwide online degree to the present.

Tim continues to be involved in professional organisations, promoting the role of Pain Management in Physiotherapy. He was instrumental in the establishment of a special interest group for pain management physiotherapists through the Australian Physiotherapy Association. He also is involved with the peak body for Pain Management in Australia, the Australian Pain Society, in promoting Physiotherapists’ connections with that body.

Tim has a particular interest in the application of Inter-Disciplinary pain management in a Primary Care setting. His work in the Inner West and Western Suburbs Pain Centres is crucial to provide a strong team-based approach for patients in pain.

In 2021, Tim was the first physiotherapist to complete the Australian College of Physiotherapists’ Training Programme in Pain to become a Specialist Pain Physiotherapist.

Tim’s professional connections:

• Lecturer, University of Sydney, Teaching Appointment on the Masters of Pain degree programme
• Past National Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Pain Group
• Past Board member and Treasurer of the Australian Pain Society
• Sc.Med. (Pain Management) (Hons) 2007 University of Sydney
• App.Sc. (Physiotherapy) 1991 University of Sydney