Physiotherapy

The Physiotherapy practice at SportsMed is an integral component of the multidisciplinary approach employed within the clinic.

Physiotherapy aims to improve your function if it has been impaired by injury, illness or wear and tear.

We have a strong emphasis on prevention of injury through ensuring clients have ample strength, flexibility and correct techniques to perform their chosen activity

All the physiotherapists at SportsMed are fully qualified and have experience in managing injuries. We have a strong commitment to ongoing education to ensure all physiotherapy staff practice contemporary sports medicine and rehabilitation. The multidisciplinary environment allows for continual up skilling and sharing of information for all staff.

When consulting one of our experienced team of physiotherapists you can expect:

• At all times your privacy to be respected, including full confidentiality of any information you provide to us.
• Your physiotherapist to take a detailed history and find out how your injury is affecting you.
• A thorough assessment of range of motion, strength and biomechanical issues.
• Your physiotherapist to provide a working diagnosis, using our multi disciplinary approach if required. We will explain this to you in a user friendly way and answer any questions you might have.
• Set both long and short term goals for your personal recovery plan.
• Create an appropriate plan of treatment to meet these goals and re evaluate /update this regularly.
• If your recovery is not progressing as we would expect we will refer you on to an appropriate specialist or seek a second opinion for you.
• Ensure appropriate follow up , especially in the area of injury prevention

Services Available

• Pre and Post Op Rehabilitation
• Gym Based Strengthening
• Pilates
• Real Time Ultrasound
• Manual Therapy
• Acute Injury Management
• Back Care Program
• ACC Rehabilitation Contracts
• Work Site Assessments
• Manual Handling Education
• Muscle Balance Assessments
• Strapping / Kinesio Taping
• Running Technique
• Bike Set Up