Paoline Li

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (2000 – Rennes, France)
• Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (2012 – La Trobe University)
• Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (2022 – Australian College of Physiotherapy)

Associations

• Australian Physiotherapy Association member (APAM)
• Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapy (FACP)
• Board of Censors for the Australian College of Physiotherapy

Biography

Paoline completed her Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy training in 2022. This specialist program represents the highest clinical qualification for physiotherapists within their chosen field and involves a rigorous process to ensure the delivery of the highest standard of patient care. Through advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based management, patients can expect more accurate diagnoses, targeted treatment strategies, and more efficient pathways to recovery.

She currently consults part-time at Superspine, primarily managing patients with persistent spinal pain conditions. At Alfred Health, she works alongside neurosurgeons assessing patients referred for spinally related limb pain, helping determine the appropriateness of surgical intervention and conservative management pathways.

Paoline is also involved in physiotherapy education and clinical teaching at La Trobe University, where she teaches anatomy wet lab sessions and musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment skills to entry-level physiotherapy students during selected teaching periods throughout the year.

She is passionate about helping patients regain confidence and function through evidence-based exercise rehabilitation and values building long-term therapeutic relationships that support meaningful improvements in quality of life.

Outside of work, Paoline enjoys watching a good The Avengers movie with her family and heading out on challenging hikes with her children, who usually leave her behind on the trail. On weekends, you will often find her attending gymnastics or karate competitions with her husband and children.

Management services for

• Persistent spinal pain
• Cervicogenic headache
• Spinally referred limb pain
• Adolescent scoliosis management (Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School methodology)
• Post-operative scoliosis management
• Degenerative scoliosis management
• Knee and hip osteoarthritis