Donny Cubillo
Senior Physiotherapist
Donny is an experienced physiotherapist who spent the first part of his career in NSW Hospitals where he worked for 11 years, later becoming a Senior Clinician in Orthopaedics. This role saw him delivering a high level of Orthopaedic expertise to the Hospital’s Emergency Department, Orthopaedic/Surgical Ward, and Outpatient/Fracture Clinic.
Donny moved back to Darwin and joined Territory Sportsmedicine in 2011. He is involved with a number of Sports Teams and athletes at the elite, sub-elite and recreational level, providing a high quality, evidence-based Sport and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service. In 2015, Donny became the Physiotherapist to the AFL’s National Indigenous Youth Team: The Flying Boomerangs. In 2016 he was appointed Head Physio for the AFL U15 Diversity Championships. Donny continues to provide fracture management and is also involved in teaching GPs Plaster/Fibreglass casting techniques.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (University of Sydney)
Professional Interests
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Post-operative Orthopaedics rehabilitation – inpatient and outpatient.
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Acute fracture management – involving the application of plaster and fibreglass casts
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Musculoskeletal and Sports injury assessment and management.
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Strength and Conditioning
Fun Fact
- Donny once fell out of a plane and survived because he landed on a kids blow up castle.