Tam Levy

B Physio, Grad Dip Neuro PhD

Tam has over 35 years of experience as a neurological physiotherapist, including more than 25 years within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN). For the past 12 years, she has held an Advanced Practitioner role, providing expert clinical leadership and specialist care.
Tam has developed extensive expertise in the assessment and management of people with spasticity and has been invited to present at both national and international spasticity conferences and seminars. She has also undertaken advanced training in the use of electrical stimulation technologies, including the Bioness device, and provides Bioness assessments and fittings following referrals from NeuroTek. In addition, she has completed both the Basic and Advanced Vestibular Competency programs.
Alongside her clinical work, Tam holds a balanced academic position at Flinders University encompassing both teaching and research. She teaches neurological physiotherapy across the Bachelor and Masters programs and completed her PhD in 2021, investigating exercise adherence following stroke.
Since completing her PhD, Tam has successfully secured three competitive research grants to develop and evaluate the ACT Now Adherence Counselling Toolkit. This evidence-based resource has been endorsed by the Stroke Foundation and is available through InformMe (ACT Now Toolkit).
Tam has authored 14 peer-reviewed publications, including eight as first author. She continues to expand her expertise in behaviour change science and implementation, with a particular focus on promoting adherence and motivation. In 2026, she was invited by three organisations to deliver presentations on behaviour change, adherence, and strategies to enhance motivation in health and rehabilitation settings.
Tam is the physiotherapy representative on the National Stroke Foundation Clinical Council and a member of the Self-management Living Guidelines sub-committee.