Rebecca Longhurst

Since 2013 she has worked at High Performance Sport New Zealand, supporting athletes across a wide range of sports and performance environments. In 2021, Rebecca became the second Physiotherapist in New Zealand to attain the Specialist Scope of Practice in Sports Physiotherapy through the New Zealand Physiotherapy board.

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Rebecca strongly believes that health is a performance enabler, and that physiotherapy plays an important role in not only injury management and rehabilitation, but also in injury risk management and performance optimisation. She is passional about growing and championing the sports physiotherapy profession, contributing to the development and delivery of post-graduate sports physiotherapy education at Auckland University, where she has been involved in content development and lecturing since 2022. She also has created content for delivery for Sport Physiotherapy Education for Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand.

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Outside of work, Rebecca is a keen skier and loves getting outdoors with her family.