0660 1060 53 2
Andreas Plank, MSc.
Physiotherapist, Manualtherapist, Sportsphysiotherapist
Phone: 0670 606 90 43
Mail: plank@top-physio.at
(Please call to make an appointment!)
Clinics:
As a Physiotherapist I have had the pleasure to work in various fields and countries in recent years. After my graduation in 2014 my field of interest was traumatology, orthopaedic pathologies and sports in the inpatient and outpatient sector.
As a PT in club sports, I managed soccer, volleyball and lacrosse players on national and international turf. Courses in manual therapy helped me to reason through pain conditions and select the right treatment approaches. That’s why I decided to further dive into the science and reasoning of manual therapy in Birmingham, England.
After an intensive study, research and practice year, I made my way to Switzerland. In 2 years, my focus shifted towards chronic pain and inflammatory diseases in the musculoskeletal system. I had the opportunity to further develop my knowledge in research as well as evidence-based practice and get an insight into other medical professions in the Inselspital, Bern.
After returning to the Top Physio Team, I deepened my expertise in sports physiotherapy, completing my qualification as a Strength & Conditioning Coach (PFA) and subsequently as a Sports Physiotherapist (SPT Education) in 2025.
Since 2024, I have also been working as an external lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna, teaching Medical Exercise Therapy, Applied Movement Sciences, as well as Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Rheumatology.
Beyond orthopaedics and traumatology, my particular fields of interest focus on vestibular rehabilitation for patients with dizziness.
Education and further Training
| 2011-2015: | Bachelorstudy of Physiotherapy, FH Campus Wien |
| 4/2014: | Knee-joint-problems |
| 5/2015: | Treatment of functional relations |
| 9/2015-12/2015: | Manual Therapy, Mulligan concept |
| 3/2016-7/2018: | Manual Therapy, Maitland concept |
| 1/2017-2/2017: | Fascial Distorsion Model |
| 2/2017: | Running analysis and managing running related issues |
| 5/2017-8/2018: | Coaching Return-to-activity and return-to-sport with OS Institut |
| 9/2018-9/2020: | Master of Science University of Birmingham, England |
| 9/2023-10/2023: | Vestibular Rehabilitation based on the IVRT Concept |
| 11/2024: | Thigh Injury Congress |
| 9/2024-6/2025: | Strength & Conditioning Coach Certification (PFA) |
| 6/2024-9/2025: | Sports Physiotherapy Program (SPT Education) |
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Lecturer of internal courses in: Pelvis and Hip related pain, evidence-based shoulder examination, neurological examination, management of chronic back pain |
To my person:
Born in the district of Mattersburg (Burgenland)
Hobbies/Sport: cycling, tennis, ascending mountains, diving, learning foreign languages (French, Spanish)
Publication (peer-reviewed):
Plank, A., Rushton, A., Ping, Y. et al. Exploring expectations and perceptions of different manual therapy techniques in chronic low back pain: a qualitative study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 22, 444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04251-3
