Samantha O’Neill

Senior Hand Therapist, Physiotherapist

Meet Sam

Samantha began specializing in hand physiotherapy in the UK, after 6+ years leading a team of musculoskeletal physios in the United States. She qualified with the British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT) in 2002 and went on to run a busy, specialized upper limb clinic covering trauma, orthopaedics, paediatrics, rheumatology, chronic pain and post-operative reconstructive plastic surgery.

In 2017, Samantha took on the role of physiotherapy manager and lead hand therapist at a private hospital. She also continued her post-graduate BAHT training in thermoplastic splinting, wound care, manual therapy, taping, exercise prescription, scar management, swelling treatment, and x-ray interpretation.

Sam’s passion for her work has also involved teaching both to fellow physiotherapists and GPs.

Samantha moved to Australia to join SportsCare in 2023. She’s excited to be part of their team and an active member of the wider Canberra hand therapy community.