Physiotherapy services
Physiotherapy from assessment through rehabilitation.
Physiotherapy management is based on the clinical assessment and may include treatment, education, movement-based rehabilitation and progressive exercise where appropriate.
Physiotherapy care
Assessment. Treatment. Rehabilitation.
Physiotherapy does not need to follow the same formula for every person. The clinical assessment helps determine what is relevant, what may need to be addressed first and how rehabilitation can progress.
Depending on the presentation, care may involve a combination of assessment, education, hands-on treatment, movement-based rehabilitation and progressive exercise.
Clinical assessment
Assessment starts with understanding the problem, how it is affecting you and what you need your body to do.
This may include discussion of your symptoms and history, examination of movement and function, and consideration of relevant physical demands.
Physiotherapy treatment
Treatment is selected according to the clinical presentation and what may be useful at that stage of recovery.
This may include education, hands-on physiotherapy and movement-based strategies where appropriate.
Exercise rehabilitation
Exercise rehabilitation can be used to improve movement and physical capacity, and to prepare for the demands of everyday activity, work, training or sport where appropriate.
Exercise selection and progression are adjusted according to current ability, recovery and what the person ultimately needs to return to.
Services
Explore physiotherapy services.
The service that is most relevant depends on the clinical presentation, stage of recovery and what the individual needs to return to.
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Assessment and physiotherapy management for musculoskeletal problems affecting muscles, joints and related structures.
Sports injury rehabilitation
Assessment and rehabilitation for sports-related injuries, with progression based on the clinical presentation and the demands of returning to activity.
Post-operative rehabilitation
Rehabilitation following orthopaedic or musculoskeletal surgery, guided by the procedure, stage of recovery and relevant medical recommendations.
Exercise rehabilitation
Progressive exercise used as part of physiotherapy where appropriate, according to the clinical presentation and rehabilitation goals.
What care may involve
Treatment based on what is clinically appropriate.
There is no fixed combination of treatment techniques that applies to every patient. The components used depend on the assessment, the stage of recovery and the problem being managed.
Education and advice
Understanding the presentation, relevant clinical factors and how activity may need to be managed during recovery.
Hands-on physiotherapy
Manual treatment may be used where it is clinically relevant to symptoms, movement or participation in rehabilitation.
Movement and exercise
Exercise can be used to address movement, function and physical capacity according to the individual presentation.
Progressive strengthening
Rehabilitation can become progressively more demanding according to the clinical presentation, functional progress and individual rehabilitation needs.
Return preparation
Rehabilitation may include preparation for the physical demands of daily life, work, training or sport.
Progressive rehabilitation
Rehabilitation that progresses with you.
Rehabilitation does not have to stop once basic movement becomes comfortable.
Where appropriate, exercise can progress as strength, movement and physical capacity improve. The level of challenge should reflect both the stage of recovery and what the person needs to return to.
For some people, that may mean managing the demands of everyday activity or work. For others, rehabilitation may need to progress towards running, gym training or sport-specific physical demands.
This remains part of physiotherapy when exercise is being used clinically to address rehabilitation goals.
What we treat
Physiotherapy for a range of musculoskeletal and movement-related problems.
People seek physiotherapy for different reasons, from a recent injury or painful problem to rehabilitation after surgery or difficulty returning to normal activity, work or sport.
Assessment helps identify clinically relevant factors, understand how the problem is affecting the individual and determine whether physiotherapy is appropriate for the presentation.
Pain and injury
Musculoskeletal pain, recent injuries and problems affecting comfortable movement or everyday function.
Post-operative rehabilitation
Rehabilitation following relevant orthopaedic surgery, guided by the procedure, stage of recovery and individual needs.
Sport and training injuries
Assessment and rehabilitation for problems affecting participation in exercise, training, running or sport.
Return to activity
Progressive rehabilitation where greater movement, strength or physical capacity is needed for daily life, work or sport.