Dr Margie Olds

Resources for shoulder rehabilitation

Kia Ora,

I am a Specialist Shoulder Physiotherapist

Now based in Auckland, New Zealand where I lead the physio team at Auckland Shoulder Clinic. I have worked in elite sport in the UK as the lead therapist for British Canoeing and now consult across a range of sports and athletes with shoulder problems. 

I completed my PhD investigating predictors of recurrent shoulder instability in 2019. During this thesis, I developed a tool to predict recurrent shoulder instability (PRIS) after a first-time traumatic shoulder dislocation, which is available on this website. My master’s thesis investigated tissue stiffness in unilateral shoulder instability. 

This website combines the courses that I teach to therapists (courses), my work developing shoulder braces (Flawless Motion), my clinical work at the Auckland Shoulder Clinic, and my on-going research projects. This includes the development of the return to sport (SARTS) tests that I examined with Prof Tim Uhl and colleagues while on a research fellowship at the University of Kentucky. 

Check out the updates for free lectures that I have given over the last few years.

Our Course Platform is live

We have migrated our courses to our Flawless Motion website. Click on the linke below to learn more and enroll today!

Existing Students

Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions about your course or want to arrange your free 30 minute course follow-up meeting.

Check out our shoulder braces!

I began developing these shoulder braces in 2006, and they have gone from strength to strength. They provide support for athletes returning to sport, and are cool to wear as the neoprene is perforated. The braces are designed in New Zealand and worn all over the world. We also now have a new lightweight brace for people who live in hotter weather (Flex Core Pro). Check out all our designs on the website.

We have also recently opened a warehouse / dispatch centre in the UK to serve our UK and European customers more quickly. Check out the link to this UK website below

Auckland Shoulder Clinic

Auckland Shoulder clinic is a centre of excellence for shoulder rehabilitation in Auckland, New Zealand. I work with a team of very talented and creative therapists, who strive to offer the best levels of rehabilitation. If you are looking for assessment or treatment of a complex shoulder problem, then this is the team for you. Sessions are available both in-person or via telehealth. We got so much great experience with telehealth during our COVID lockdowns, its nice to finally see the silver lining.

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Below are videos that Margie has created which show her approach for differentiating rotator cuff from more global muscles and can be used at the beginning of patient treatment, especially in instability patients.

Anterior Cuff

Posterior Cuff