Rate My Professor Rodney Whiteley

Dr. Rodney Whiteley serves as a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Allied Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. A Specialist Sports Physiotherapist holding a PhD, Whiteley is primarily affiliated with Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar, where he acts as Assistant Director of the Rehabilitation Department. His career at Aspetar spans over a decade, during which he has progressed from Research and Education Physiotherapist and Senior Physiotherapist to his current leadership role. Whiteley's research specializations encompass sports injury rehabilitation and prevention, with a strong emphasis on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction recovery, hamstring strain injuries, training load management and injury risk, throwing biomechanics, groin injuries, and lower limb function including intrinsic foot muscles and patellofemoral joint forces. He contributes as an Associate Editor to the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal and has delivered influential presentations, including the prestigious Refshauge Lecture at a Sports Medicine Australia conference.

Whiteley's scholarly impact is evidenced by his highly cited publications in leading journals. Notable works include 'Including the Nordic hamstring exercise in injury prevention programmes halves the rate of hamstring injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 8459 athletes' (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019), 'Intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to control deformation of the longitudinal arch' (Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2014), 'Hamstring and quadriceps isokinetic strength deficits are weak risk factors for hamstring strain injuries: a 4-year cohort study' (The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016), 'Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction' (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023), and 'High training workloads alone do not cause sports injuries: how you get there is the real issue' (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016). These contributions have shaped clinical guidelines and practices for athlete rehabilitation and return-to-sport protocols, advancing evidence-based sports physiotherapy globally.