Sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist

Associate Professor Amir Takla

Associate Professor Takla was born in Alexandria and educated in Melbourne, where he completed his physiotherapy training at The University of Melbourne in 1997.

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Associate Professor Amir Takla, physiotherapist at the Specialist Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic, East Melbourne

Training and experience

After 12 months of clinical practice, he was accepted into the University of Melbourne Master of Physiotherapy (Manipulative Therapy) program. The clinical masters program focused on advanced clinical reasoning, problem-based learning and manipulative techniques.

In 2007 the Australian Physiotherapy Association recognised him as a sports physiotherapist. He is regularly invited to speak at local and international meetings on physiotherapy following hip arthroscopy and the management of hip disorders.

Physiotherapy posts

  • Head Physiotherapist for the Victorian Men’s Gymnastics program, 1997 to 2007
  • World Championships team 2003 and 2005
  • Australian Open Tennis Sports Physiotherapist, 2003 to 2013.

Research and publications

Associate Professor Takla has developed rehabilitation protocols for assessing and treating femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), and is involved in postgraduate research at the University of Melbourne and Bond University. His research focuses on hip arthroscopy rehabilitation, hip strength and function, and digital tools that measure movement.

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Recent publications

  1. Duke MPR, Jones A, Takla A, Johnson MI. The Relationship Between Tensor Fascia Latae and Gluteus Maximus Has the Potential to Indicate Early Intra-articular and Degenerative Pathologies of the Femoral-Acetabular Joint: A Narrative Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025;20(3):476-484.
  2. Warby SA, Ganderton C, Watson L, Pizzari T, Balster S, Hoy G, Barwood S, Kerr B, Lawrence S, Lenssen R, Rotstein A, Takla A, Civier O, Hughes M. Effect of a physiotherapy-directed rehabilitation programme on patients with multidirectional instability of the glenohumeral joint: a multimodal interventional MRI study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14(2):e071287.
  3. Takla A, Gunatilake K, Ma N, Moaveni A. Can intra-articular hip injections predict arthroscopy outcomes for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome? A systematic review. J Orthop. 2024;50:122-129.
  4. Bull T, Erzen A, O’Donnell J, Rafla M, Georgy D, Bailey M, Takla A. Hypertrophy Training Following A Total Hip Replacement: A Literature Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024;19(3):337-350.
  5. Marshall CJ, Ganderton C, Feltham A, El-Ansary D, Pranata A, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Tran P, Wickramasinghe N, Tirosh O. Smartphone Technology to Remotely Measure Postural Sway during Double- and Single-Leg Squats in Adults with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Those with No Hip Pain. Sensors (Basel). 2023;23(11).
  6. Disantis A, Andrade AJ, Baillou A, Bonin N, Byrd T, Campbell A, Domb B, Doyle H, Enseki K, Getz B, Gosling L, Grant L, M Ilizaliturri V Jr, Kohlrieser D, Laskovski J, Lifshitz L, P McGovern R, Monnington K, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Tyler T, Voight M, Wuerz T, Martin RL. The 2022 International Society for Hip Preservation (ISHA) physiotherapy agreement on assessment and treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS): an international consensus statement. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2023;10(1):48-56.
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  1. Duke MPR, Jones A, Takla A, Johnson MI. The Relationship Between Tensor Fascia Latae and Gluteus Maximus Has the Potential to Indicate Early Intra-articular and Degenerative Pathologies of the Femoral-Acetabular Joint: A Narrative Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025;20(3):476-484.
  2. Warby SA, Ganderton C, Watson L, Pizzari T, Balster S, Hoy G, Barwood S, Kerr B, Lawrence S, Lenssen R, Rotstein A, Takla A, Civier O, Hughes M. Effect of a physiotherapy-directed rehabilitation programme on patients with multidirectional instability of the glenohumeral joint: a multimodal interventional MRI study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024;14(2):e071287.
  3. Takla A, Gunatilake K, Ma N, Moaveni A. Can intra-articular hip injections predict arthroscopy outcomes for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome? A systematic review. J Orthop. 2024;50:122-129.
  4. Bull T, Erzen A, O’Donnell J, Rafla M, Georgy D, Bailey M, Takla A. Hypertrophy Training Following A Total Hip Replacement: A Literature Review. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024;19(3):337-350.
  5. Marshall CJ, Ganderton C, Feltham A, El-Ansary D, Pranata A, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Tran P, Wickramasinghe N, Tirosh O. Smartphone Technology to Remotely Measure Postural Sway during Double- and Single-Leg Squats in Adults with Femoroacetabular Impingement and Those with No Hip Pain. Sensors (Basel). 2023;23(11).
  6. Disantis A, Andrade AJ, Baillou A, Bonin N, Byrd T, Campbell A, Domb B, Doyle H, Enseki K, Getz B, Gosling L, Grant L, M Ilizaliturri V Jr, Kohlrieser D, Laskovski J, Lifshitz L, P McGovern R, Monnington K, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Tyler T, Voight M, Wuerz T, Martin RL. The 2022 International Society for Hip Preservation (ISHA) physiotherapy agreement on assessment and treatment of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS): an international consensus statement. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2023;10(1):48-56.
  7. Woodland N, Takla A, Estee MM, Franks A, Bhurani M, Liew S, Cicuttini FM, Wang Y. Patient-Reported Outcomes following Total Knee Replacement in Patients Aged 65 Years and Over-A Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2023;12(4).
  8. Tacey A, Behne J, Patten RK, Ngo MT, Thomas R, Ancilleri J, Bone C, Paredes Castro A, McCarthy H, Harkin K, Gilmartin-Thomas JF, Takla A, Downie C, Mulcahy J, Ball M, Sharples J, Dash S, Lawton A, Wright B, Sleeth P, Kostecki T, Sonn C, McKenna MJ, Apostolopoulos V, Lane R, Said CM, De Gori M, McAinch A, Tran P, Levinger I, Parker A, Woessner MN, Pascoe M. Development of a Digital Health Intervention to Support Patients on a Waitlist for Orthopedic Specialist Care: Co-Design Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023;7:e41974.
  9. Martin RL, Takla A, Disantis A, Kohlrieser D, Enseki K, Lifshitz L, Grant L, Bizzini M, Voight M, Ryan M, McGovern R, Tyler T, Steinfeld-Mass Y, Campbell A, Zhang Y. Evaluating Functional Performance Tests in those with Non-arthritic Intra-articular Hip Pain: An International Consensus Statement. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2023;18(6):1346-1355.
  10. Marshall CJ, El-Ansary D, Pranata A, Ganderton C, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Tran P, Wickramasinghe N, Tirosh O. Validity and Reliability of a Novel Smartphone Tele-Assessment Solution for Quantifying Hip Range of Motion. Sensors (Basel). 2022;22(21).
  11. Mahmoud SSS, Takla A, Meyer D, Griffin D, O’Donnell J. Arthroscopic hip surgery offers better early patient-reported outcome measures than targeted physiotherapy programs for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2022;9(2):107-118.
  12. Khanduja V, Darby N, O’Donnell J, Bonin N, Safran MR, , Andrade AJ, Krych A, Malviya A, Stubbs AJ, Takla A, Papavasiliou A, Lund B, McBryde C, Nawabi D, Kohlrieser D, Belzile EL, Witt J, Sunil Kumar KH, Enseki KR, Diamond L, Ejnisman L, Bankes M, Wilson M, Mohtadi N, Marin‐Pena O, Ayeni O, Christofilopoulos P, Singh P, Field R, Uchida S, Løken S, The International Microinstability Expert Panel. Diagnosing Hip Microinstability: an international consensus study using the Delphi methodology. Knee surg. sports traumatol. arthrosc. 2022;31(1):40-49.
  13. O’Donnell J, Klaber I, Takla A. Ligamentum teres reconstruction: indications, technique and minimum 1-year results in nine patients. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020;7(1):140-146.
  14. Blakey CM, O’Donnell J, Klaber I, Singh P, Arora M, Takla A, Fitzpatrick J. Radiofrequency Microdebridement as an Adjunct to Arthroscopic Surgical Treatment for Recalcitrant Gluteal Tendinopathy: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(1):2325967119895602.
  15. Takla A, O’Donnell J, Voight M, Byrd T, Dienst M, Martin RR, Philippon MJ, Enseki K, Andrade T, Safran M, Christoforetti JJ, Martin H, Grant L, Campbell A, Ryan M, Tyler T, McGovern RP, Bizzini M, Kohlrieser D. The 2019 International Society of Hip Preservation (ISHA) physiotherapy agreement on assessment and treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS): an international consensus statement. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020;7(4):631-642.
  16. Bennell KL, Spiers L, Takla A, O’Donnell J, Kasza J, Hunter DJ, Hinman RS. Efficacy of adding a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme to arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a randomised controlled trial (FAIR). BMJ Open. 2017;7(6):e014658.
  17. Diamond LE, Wrigley TV, Hinman RS, Hodges PW, O’Donnell J, Takla A, Bennell KL. Isometric and isokinetic hip strength and agonist/antagonist ratios in symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement. J Sci Med Sport. 2016;19(9):696-701.
  18. Griffin DR, Dickenson EJ, O’Donnell J, Agricola R, Awan T, Beck M, Clohisy JC, Dijkstra HP, Falvey E, Gimpel M, Hinman RS, Hölmich P, Kassarjian A, Martin HD, Martin R, Mather RC, Philippon MJ, Reiman MP, Takla A, Thorborg K, Walker S, Weir A, Bennell KL. The Warwick Agreement on femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI syndrome): an international consensus statement. Br J Sports Med. 2016;50(19):1169-76.
  19. Hinman RS, Dobson F, Takla A, O’Donnell J, Bennell KL. Which is the most useful patient-reported outcome in femoroacetabular impingement? Test-retest reliability of six questionnaires. Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(6):458-63.
  20. Bennell KL, O’Donnell JM, Takla A, Spiers LN, Hunter DJ, Staples M, Hinman RS. Efficacy of a physiotherapy rehabilitation program for individuals undergoing arthroscopic management of femoroacetabular impingement – the FAIR trial: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014;15:58.
  21. Egerton T, Hinman RS, Takla A, Bennell KL, O’Donnell J. Intraoperative cartilage degeneration predicts outcome 12 months after hip arthroscopy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471(2):593-9.
  22. Haviv B, Singh PJ, Takla A, O’Donnell J. Arthroscopic femoral osteochondroplasty for cam lesions with isolated acetabular chondral damage. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010;92(5):629-33.

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