#31 Andre Rickenbach: 15 Years as Head Physiotherapist at the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

After 15 years as Head Physiotherapist for the Manly Sea Eagles from 2003-2018,  Andre Rickenbach was in charge of managing the top 30 players with injury diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for return to training and match play. This included the development of tailored prehab and rehab programmes.

Andre is a wealth of knowledge. In his time with the club he had the opportunity to develop strong relationships with the top sports doctors, orthopaedic surgeons and radiologists in Australia. Andre played a significant role in the pathways programs for junior physiotherapists in the Harold Matthews, SG Ball and Jersey Flegg competitions. And played a ciritical role in Manly Warringah Sea Eagle Premierships in 2008 against the Melbourne storm and 2011 against the new Zealand warriors.

Throughout the podcast Andre talks about some of the most stressful periods throughout his career. Including rehabilitating Brett Stewarts chronic knee injury, a bizzare pre match incident with Steven Bell and the infamous dummie spit where Des Hasler slammed the door, which feel off at Brookvale oval almost taking our star five-eigth Jamie Lyon after loosing to Parramatta Eels in 2010.

Aside from the sea eagles Andre has worked with a number of sports teams and associations including New Zealand rugby league, NSW rugby league, the junior kangaroos rugby league, Surfing Australia, Northern Spirit Soccer, Curl Curl Mens Premier football, NSW volleyball and Pacheco Jiu Jitsu.

Prior to working with the Sea Eagles Andre managed a back rehabilitation clinic in New Jersey, USA where the focus was on exercise rehabilitation for chronic back conditions and returning the client to work. 

Aside from a Masters degree in Physiotherapy, Andre also holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a level 2 Australian Strength and Conditioning (ASCA) certificate. 

Since his tenure at the sea eagles has come to a close, Andre has now returned to private practice with his business Sports and Spines in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. 

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References

DOI: 10.1016/j.smhs.2022.03.002 - King et al. (2022). Match and Training Injury Incidence in rugby league: A systematic review, pooled analysis, and update on published studies. 

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