About The Rehab Room
Scott Harrison
Senior Physiotherapist & Founder
Master of Physiotherapy | Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sports Science)
Scott Harrison is a Senior Physiotherapist and Director of The Rehab Room Physiotherapy and Balcatta Physiotherapy in Perth, Western Australia. He has over eight years of clinical experience, with a particular focus on ACL and knee rehabilitation, including non-surgical ACL management, ACL bracing, post-operative rehabilitation and return to sport.
Scott’s interest in ACL rehabilitation is both professional and personal. After sustaining a complete ACL rupture himself, he chose to pursue rehabilitation without surgery. His own experience, combined with years of treating people with ACL and knee injuries, has shaped his clinical focus and his interest in helping patients understand their options following ACL injury.
A major focus of Scott’s clinical work is non-surgical ACL rehabilitation and bracing. He has co-developed the BLEX (Block Extension) ACL Healing Protocol with Dr Kieran Richardson, Dr Michael Ingle and Mr Sean O’Keefe. The protocol is designed to protect the ACL during the early stages following injury, with the aim of supporting the healing process. Where appropriate, MRI can be used alongside clinical and functional assessment to monitor changes in ACL structure and recovery.
Scott works with people following both non-surgical and surgical ACL pathways. His approach combines evidence-informed exercise, progressive strength and loading, hands-on physiotherapy and sport-specific rehabilitation. Treatment is tailored to the individual's injury, goals, physical demands and stage of recovery.
For athletes, rehabilitation involves more than reducing pain and returning to everyday movement. Scott progressively develops strength, movement control, physical capacity and confidence in preparation for the demands of training and sport. His experience working within high-level sporting environments has strongly influenced this approach.
Sporting & Clinical Experience
Scott has worked with athletes and sporting teams across a range of sports and levels, including:
Australian Hockeyroos
Western Australian State Men's Hockey
New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS), including Olympic athletes
Balcatta Football Club
APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC
Northwestern Predators American Football Club
His experience in high-level sport has given him a strong understanding of the physical demands placed on athletes and the importance of progressing rehabilitation according to those demands. Scott applies these principles to people at all stages of rehabilitation, from those returning to recreational activity through to competitive athletes.
Scott holds a Master of Physiotherapy from The University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science from Edith Cowan University.
He consults with patients at Balcatta Physiotherapy in Perth and provides telehealth consultations for patients outside Perth and internationally.
