Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce is a Sports Physiotherapist in Ballarat and Director of Lake Health Group, with more than 30 years of experience in the assessment, rehabilitation, and performance management of sports injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. He works with elite athletes, recreational runners, cyclists, footballers, triathletes, active adults, and everyday patients to recover from injury, optimise performance, and confidently return to sport, work, and physical activity.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) and a Graduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy. He provides evidence-based physiotherapy for sports injuries, knee pain, ACL rehabilitation, shoulder injuries, tendon pain, running injuries, cycling-related conditions, post-operative rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and return-to-sport programs.
He has extensive experience in elite sport, having completed postgraduate training with the Geelong Football Club and the Australian Institute of Sport. Michael has travelled internationally with Australian distance runners and Olympic marathon athletes and was a member of the physiotherapy team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. These experiences have developed advanced expertise in sports injury management, injury prevention, rehabilitation, biomechanics, and performance optimisation.
Michael has a particular clinical interest in:
- Knee pain and rehabilitation
- ACL rehabilitation
- Shoulder pain and rotator cuff injuries
- Tendon pain and tendinopathy
- Running injuries
- Cycling injuries
- Sports injuries
- Running assessments and gait analysis
- Bike fitting and cycling performance
- Strength and conditioning
- Return-to-sport rehabilitation
His treatment approach combines hands-on physiotherapy, exercise rehabilitation, movement analysis, strength and conditioning, running gait assessment, and bike fitting to create individualised treatment programs that improve recovery, enhance performance, and deliver long-term outcomes.
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
- Graduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy
- Sports Physiotherapist
- Director – Lake Health Group
A Little About Me
A former elite triathlete, Michael is a keen competitive cyclist with Ballarat Sebastopol and the Eureka Veterans cycling clubs. He enjoys family time, eating out, overseas travel and a glass of French bubbles.
“I like to inspire others by practising what I preach. You can’t expect your patients to do their exercises or keep fit if you’re not prepared to do it yourself.”
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