Physiotherapy
Recovering from an injury is never an easy journey. We'll be there to help you every step along the way.
Physiotherapy
We treat a range of conditions from running and sports related injuries, to those rolling out of bed back episodes (you know what we mean, it's almost a rite of passage after a certain age!).
Maybe you have a sore knee from weekend sport or its clocked up 65+ years of milage, everyone has their own story and we're here to listen to yours.
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Wherever you are in life; studying, starting work, a new mum or dad, menopausal or you've just been honoured as a senior citizen, we're here to listen to your concerns and help find the right path for you.​
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We offer initial consults for 60minutes and subsequent/follow up consults for 45minutes.
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We use a range of treatment techniques to help you reach your goals, including:
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Manual therapy and movement techniques
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Exercise prescription for rehabilitation and strength
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Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation
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Education and advice
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Taping
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Image referral
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Thoracic Ring Approach
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Whilst we love treating running injuries and lower limb injuries, we also treat a range of other conditions including neck and back pain, shoulder injuries, sports-related injuries and pre and post operative rehabilitation.
Taping
Need some taping before your weekend game, or for daily comfort or pain relief? We can help you!
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Rigid Taping:
Is a firm, non-stretch tape used to stabilise and protect injured joints. It helps limit excessive or painful movement while allowing safe function.
We typically used rigid tape for:
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Ankle sprains
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Knee instability
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Shoulder support
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Return-to-sport protection
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Rigid taping is ideal int eh early stages of injury or when additional joint stability is needed for day-to-day function, sport or high-load activities.
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Dynamic Taping:
Is a highly elastic therapeutic tape designed to support movement rather then restrict it. It works by absorbing load and assisting muscles and tendon, helping to reduce pain and improve movement efficienty.
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We typically use dynamic tape for:
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Tendon pain (e.g Achilles, patella, shoudler)
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Muscle overload
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Running related injuries
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Movement re training
Dynamic tape allow you to move freely while proving biomechanical support.​​​
Thoracic Ring Approach
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The Thoracic Ring Approach was created by Dr Linda-Joy Lee, a Canadian-Australian Physiotherapist, and is a 3 dimensional functional manual therapy assessment and treatment framework that views the thoracic spine and ribcage as a series of integrated "rings"
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It focuses on restoring mobility and function of the thoracic ring, to aid in relieving pain, reduce tension and improving mobility and biomechanics, leading to better movement strategies and reduced risk of injury. This approach emphasis motor control, teaching patients how to "stack" their rings and use their muscle to support the thorax during movement.
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Instead of treating the mid back as a stiff, immobile "cage", the Thoracic Ring Approach treats it as a dynamic system where dysfunction in one ring can cause pain or performance issues in distance parts of the body, such a the neck, hips, for feet.
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Did you know:
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The thoracic region makes up ~20% of the whole body length and is up to 35% of the total body mass! Across the entire thoracic spine/ribcage, there are ~136-167 joints (depending on the inclusion of floating ribs and sternal segments).
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Bone Injuries
Bone injuries and bone health conditions can significantly impact mobility, strength and long-term performance. They may occur suddenly - such as with a fracture from a fall or sporting incident - or develop gradually due to repeated stress, training load, or underlying bone health factors.
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Fractures and Stress Fractures
A fracture is a break in the bone, often caused by trauma or impact.
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Stress fractures develop more gradually and occur when repetitive loading exceeds the bones ability to recover and remodel. They are common in runners, athletes, and active individuals.
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Importantly, stress fractures are not always just an imbalance in the repetitive bone loading and remodelling cycle. Other contributing factors can include:
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Rapid increases in training load
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Inadequate recovery
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Poor nutrition
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Low energy availability / Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
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Hormonal changes
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Reduced bone density.
Our role is not only to rehabilitate the injury, but to identify and address these underlying contributors to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
Sometimes a referral to a Sports Physician is necessary for further investigations into the root cause of the stress fracture.
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