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Australian-trained.
European-tested.
High-performance proven.
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I have assessed and managed over 400 athletes with hip and groin pain.
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4 years of experience as an associate physiotherapist for Austria’s national football team.
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Served as lead physiotherapist for the Austrian national ice hockey team for 6 years.
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Evidence-based practice combined with experience in elite sport.
Stefan Podar is a physiotherapist from Vienna, Austria, who completed his undergraduate physiotherapy training in Vienna before undertaking a Master’s degree in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia.
He has been working extensively with hip and groin pain in athletes since 2008, supporting more than 400 athletes across a wide range of sports and competitive levels.
Stefan has worked with the Austrian national football team and the Austrian national ice hockey team, supporting athletes at an international level, including major tournaments such as the European Championship and Ice Hockey World Championships.
His clinical approach focuses on clear clinical reasoning, practical assessment and evidence-informed management, translating research into strategies that can be applied effectively in everyday practice.
Through The Groin Physio, Stefan shares his experience and framework for assessing and managing hip and groin pain with clinicians working in sport.
2025 – present
Physiotherapist – Austrian National Ice Hockey Team (Senior Team)
2021 – 2024
Physiotherapist – Austrian National Football Team (Senior Team)
2015 – 2021
Physiotherapist – Austrian National Ice Hockey Team (Senior Team)
2015 – present
Team Football Medicine – Advanced rehabilitation and injury prevention for football players, including athletic profiling and interdisciplinary athlete management
2012 – 2015
Physiotherapist – Austrian Football Federation (Youth National Teams)
2012 – present
National and international lecturer on groin pain in sport
2010
Physiotherapist – Australian Rules Football Club, Adelaide, Australia
2006 – 2008
Physiotherapist – West Wien Handball Bundesliga
2025 – present
External Lecturer – FH Burgenland. Master’s Program in Sports Physiotherapy. Modules: Elite Sport / Hip & Groin Injuries
2014 – present
External Lecturer – FH Campus Wien. Bachelor’s Program in Physiotherapy, Applied Movement Sciences. Module: Medical Exercise Therapy
2014 – 2021
External Lecturer – FH St. Pölten. Sport Injury Prevention
2013 – present
Co-Founder & Clinical Director – Top-Physio Physiotherapy Practice with three locations and a team of 22 physiotherapists
2006 – present
Private Physiotherapy Practice
2006 – 2008
Physiotherapist – Vienna Private Clinic (Part-time)
2010
Master of Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy
University of South Australia
2005
Diploma in Physiotherapy
AKH Vienna
