Sit Better, Move Better, and Reduce Pain
Manual treatment by physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, acupuncturists or massage therapists can have great effect and advantages in the early stages of an injury but after a time if the pain or problem hasn’t gone, it can stop having lasting benefit. Continuing manual therapy at this stage may only provide temporary relief, only to have the pain return a few hours or a few days later. This is where PhysioFit can help.
Active Management Strategies – Exercise and Education is Acceleration
At PhysioFit we do not provide treatment that you would normally think of when being referred to a physiotherapist like massage or joint mobilisation, hot packs, interferential and ultrasound machines. We provide what is called active treatment strategies which in a nut shell means we educate you on your problem and give you ways to manage and improve it yourself.
We predominately help people who have had lasting problems or persisting, complicated or complex pain. PhysioFit use an evidenced based approach to manage these problems.
The insurance companies, rehabilitation providers or your doctors may call this type of treatment Work Related Activity Improvement Sessions. You will be given exercises and stretches to restore the muscles. We will educate you on your body and injury – how to manage it better and do more. We will teach you what you should and shouldn’t be doing, how to sit, stand, lift carry, push, pull. We will work with your doctor and any other person in your team to help you at work and home.
We can run programs in the clinic, in the gym or at your home. We have Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists.
We usually provide one on one sessions conducted by our physiotherapists or exercise physiologists. Sessions usually run for 1 hour.
Sessions may include
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Strength and Conditioning – If you have had surgery or a significant injury, that is limiting your outcome we can help you strengthen your body in a safe and effective way to ensure the most optimal outcome. Our Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists work closely with Orthopaedic surgeons and have a vast amount of knowledge in the area of conventional and exercise rehabilitation for patients following injury or surgery. All PhysioFit Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists can design specific and individualized programs in a gym or home environment.
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Core Stability, Posture and Flexibility Exercises – Transverse abdominus and multifidus re-training with RTU (Real Time Ultrasound), Swiss Ball exercises, use of muscle biofeedback units to retrain muscle timing, coordination and level of contraction, Floor/ Matt exercises, Pilates Style exercises, use of theraband, dura discs, foam rollers and other devises to promote use of stabilizing and postural muscles.
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Chronic Pain Education and loads of Advice – We will teach you about what pain means, how to manage it and how to overcome it. We will provide support and encouragement and show you how to return to previously avoided activities through pacing as well as build up activities that you currently are having difficulties with. This, in conjunction with specific exercises to increase specific muscular control, strengths, and postural endurance, will in turn improve physical tolerances and functional capacities (daily activities, ability to work / return to work etc). Let us help you get back to the life you want to live.
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Brain Re-training – Certain conditions including CRPS, frozen shoulder and other pain syndromes may require cortical retraining. Physiofit Staff are experienced in delivering such exercises and activities including 2-pt discrimination retraining, lateral discrimination exercises and mirror box exercises.
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Group Exercise Classes – Group exercise spinal classes are currently being held at 47 – 49 Burwood Rd Concord, 2137 The classes run for one hour, once a week for 10 weeks, with approximately 8 people. The classes comprise of Private, Workers Compensation, and Third Party clientele. The classes are usually most beneficial for those people who have seen a PhysioFit therapist for individual sessions first but need a bit more monitoring, encouragement and consolidation of what they have learnt. It is a fun way of continuing the exercises you need to do as well as learning new ways to help yourself.