Our physiotherapy services cater to those who are recovering from injury
Our dedicated physiotherapists diagnose and treat injuries and pain so you experience relief of your symptoms and move well, for daily life, sports and dance activity.
Our experienced physiotherapists diagnose and treat injuries and pain so you experience relief of your symptoms and move better.
Whether it’s an acute sports or dance injury, Back or neck pain, work related Postural aches and pain, or maintenance treatment for on going issues, we are here to help.
Our focus on your goals and your ability to comfortably undertake the physical activities you want to do.
Our physiotherapy services cater to those who are recovering from injury and include:
Assessment of spinal, shoulder, lower limb, ribcage and pelvic alignment issues and pain
Deep tissue releases; gentle muscle energy techniques; manual joint mobilisation techniques
Support taping; soft orthotic prescription
Dry Needling or hand held low dose laser trigger point releases
Sports and dance screening including Pre Pointe assessment
Treatment of dance and Performance Arts related Injury
How we do this:
Start with a thorough understanding of the issues that concern you during your initial and ongoing assessment questions
We use hands-on manual techniques such as joint mobilizations, deep tissue massage, laser and dry needling trigger point releases and taping techniques.
We work with you to design the best solution for your injury, pain or condition
Who can benefit from physiotherapy?
Our physiotherapy services cater to those who are recovering from injury and include:
Athletes and dancers of all ages experiencing an injury.
Busy professionals with back and neck pain.
Support taping; soft orthotic prescription
Retired adults who wish to continue an unlimited lifestyle, including lifting grandkids, gardening or traveling.
People struggling with arthritis, pain or limited mobility.
Pregnant or post partum women with back and pelvic pain.
A towel to cover the treatment bed if you wish to use your own
Any relevant medical information that may help your therapist in assessment and treatment of your condition. Eg. X-rays, MRIs, medical reports etc
Comfortable clothing in the form of loose fitting pants or shorts and a singlet. We can also supply ‘very sexy’ Physio shorts.. ?!
For some consults you may bring often worn shoes, your sport shoes and your orthotics if you have them
Please see specific instructions if you need to have a real time ultrasound biofeedback consult to check ‘bladder neck lift’ an indirect assessment of pelvic floor muscle function * Link*
Don’t forget your private health fund and/or medicare card so we can use our HICAPS facility to put your claim though as part of your payment, – or if you don’t have your cards with you, we can generate a special receipt for you so you can claim yourself
If you forget any or all of these items , don’t worry! We will still be more than happy to see you!
Yes all the time! It is often standard practice for a surgeon to prescribe their specific protocol of management post operation, and physiotherapists are a huge part of assisting with that process. We help by explaining, supporting and supervising progressions in your post op management regime. This often involves graded exercise programmes. We work with work place, dance school teachers and sports coaches to communicate these progress steps if you require this service. Our aim is getting you back to pain free, full function.
You do not need a referral from a doctor to see a physiotherapist in Australia.
However we often work in consultation with a registered health professionals like your doctor, physio, osteopath or podiatrist, who can refer people to Activate Physio Pilates for specific assistance with physio supervised tailored exercise rehab programmes.
We also receive referrals from many other people including massage therapists, acupuncturists, Pilates instructors and from clients themselves who are happy with our help.
No. Medicare does not cover physiotherapy unless you have a Chronic Disease Management Plan (previously Enhanced Primary Care Plan or EPC) that has been given to you by your doctor.
If you speak with your doctor and are eligible for the Chronic Disease Management Plan, please tell us when you book your appointment. The Chronic Disease Management Plan entitles you to up to five physiotherapy treatment sessions per calendar year. We claim these Chronic Disease Management Plan treatment sessions on the spot electronically, this means that you will only pay the gap payment for these visits.
We facilitate your health fund claiming on the spot via our HICAPS system. Just bring your card with you. Claiming is available if you have Physiotherapy included in your health fund policy. Whilst we endeavour to have a Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist on with a Pilates instructor in the exercise studio, supervising the sessions, we are unable to guarantee it in all cases. Most health funds require direct Physiotherapist’s supervision for claimable sessions. Please contact your health fund for all regulations and requirements regarding claiming and your individual policy.
Yes, we take both children and adults on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Patients should be on a self managed fund. If you or your child do not have a self managed fund, please contact us to speak to a treating therapist and we can discuss options to accommodate you.
We have a 24 hour cancellation/no show policy.
However, we understand that sometimes you need to cancel or reschedule appointments. We ask that if you need to cancel or reschedule, you do so 24 hours prior to the appointment.
This allows us to offer the time to other people waiting for an appointment.
The people at Activate Physiotherapy. Exercise Rehab would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land that we practice from and pay my respects to the Elders both past and present. We extend that respect to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people visiting this site today.
