Physiotherapy Services, Treatments & Specialisation
What does a physiotherapist do?
A physiotherapist listens, assesses, diagnoses, treats and works to prevent a wide range of physical disabilities and injuries through physical means. Physiotherapists are highly qualified in finding the root cause of your movement or functional deficit and work together with you to get you back functioning and performing at your best. Movement deficits may be due to injury, repeated movements all day everyday, posturing or even something from birth.
What Qualifications do Physiotherapist require?
To work as a physiotherapist in Australia you must have a degree in physiotherapy, this could be an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, masters of physiotherapy or even a Professional Doctorate of Physiotherapy. The minimum amount of study is 4 years of university. The physiotherapist must also be registered with the national registration board.
Treatment Techniques
The Physiotherapists here at Wamberal Physiotherapy have a wide range of techniques they can use to treat your injury.
The physiotherapist will discuss with you the most appropriate technique/s specific to your injury, they include:
- Manual Therapy
- Dry Needling
- Mulligan's
- Massage Techniques
- Joint Mobilisation
- Real Time Ultrasound
- Taping - Rigid and Kinesio
- Pilates
- Moonboots and Various Other Braces
- Custom Thermoplastic Hand Splints
- Strength and Conditioning Exercises
- Clinical Pilates and Strength Programs (Core muscle retraining)
- Hydrotherapy (1-on-1)
- Muscle Retraining
- Elderly and Fall Prevention
- Women’s Health
- Gym Based Conditioning Programs
- Education Seminars
- Waterproof Fibreglass Casts and EXOS Braces
WE ALSO TREAT (Referral Required)
- Veteran Affairs
- Chronic Disease Management - Formerly known as Enhanced Primary Care (EPC)
- Workers Compensation
- Third Party Claims