What is physiotherapy?
Physiotherapists are experts in movement and function who work in partnership with their patients, assisting them to overcome movement disorders, which may have been present from birth, acquired through accident or injury or throughout life.
Common conditions treated by our Physiotherapists at Physioactive:
Neck conditions and/or Headaches
Our physiotherapists can assist with a variety of conditions affecting your neck, upper back, shoulders and headaches.
Commonly treated neck conditions include:
WhiplashWry neckAcute injuriesMuscle spasmDisc herniationsFacet joint pathologiesOsteoarthritisDegenerative changesPinched nervesNerve irritationCervicogenic and tension headaches
Back Conditions
Our physiotherapists can assist with a variety of conditions affecting your lower back, sacro-iliac joints and pelvis, upper back, costovertebral and costotransverse joints.
Commonly treated conditions include:
Acute injuries and muscle spasmDisc herniationsFacet joint pathologiesOsteoarthritis and degenerative changesSpinal canal stenosisPinched nervesNerve irritationSciaticaAnkylosing spondylitis
Our physiotherapists will conduct a thorough assessment to determine the source of the symptoms and treat conditions amenable to physiotherapy, referring onwards in cases where specialist review may be of benefit or if the underlying cause presenting as back pain is inappropriate for physiotherapy intervention (eg. abdominal/organ injury). We may also refer you for X-Rays and other scans to gain further information of your bony or soft tissue injuries.
Shoulder Conditions
From muscle strains to chronic shoulder pain our physiotherapists can help your shoulder’s recovery. Commonly treated conditions include rotator cuff tendinopathies and tears, impingement, bursitis, multidirectional instability and dislocation, labral injury, osteoarthritis, fractures and postoperative rehabilitation.
Elbow conditions
From overuse injuries such as the colloquially termed “tennis elbow” or “golfer’s elbow” to injuries including sprains, nerve irritations, fractures or referred pain from the neck, physiotherapy can help your elbow pain.
Wrist and Hand conditions
Here at Physioactive we have both physiotherapists and hand therapists who are specially trained to treat wrist and hand injuries.
Commonly treated conditions include
Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDe Quervain’s SyndromeDistal radius fractureScaphoid fractureTriangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) TearLigament sprainsSkier’s ThumScapho-Lunate DissociationGanglion Cysts
Hip Conditions
Whether your hip pain is intra-articular (within the joint capsule) or extra-articular (outside the joint capsule) in origin, our physiotherapists can help your recovery.
Commonly treated conditions include
OsteoarthritisFemoro-Acetabular Impingement (FAI)CAM lesionLabral injuryLateral hip painMuscular dysfunctionTendinopathiesGroin and thigh painBursitis
Knee Conditions
From mild sprains to post-operative rehabilitation our physiotherapists can help with your recovery.
Commonly seen conditions include:
Meniscal injuresLigament sprainsACL injuriesPatella maltrackingOsteoarthritisBursitisFat pad inflammationTendinopathiesBaker’s cystsPost-surgical rehab.
Ankle Conditions
From a mild sprain to fracture rehabilitation our physiotherapists can help your recovery. Commonly treated conditions include lateral and high ankle sprains, tendon avulsions and tears, post-operative rehabilitation, Achilles tendon issues and plantar fascia pain.
Adolescent growth issues
It is not uncommon for children to develop certain injuries that are growth related, particularly with sudden growth spurts or periods of extended growing. Physiotherapy can help decrease your child’s pain in common conditions such as Osgood-Schlatter’s disease in the knee and Sever’s disease in the ankle. Physiotherapy has the ability to use an assessment and accurate diagnosis to drive a broad range of specific treatment modalities including stretches or strengthening exercises, massage, and prescription of adjunct accessories such as braces to decrease your child’s pain.
Treatment of conditions
For any area requiring treatment, our team will conduct a thorough assessment.
Depending on your condition, your treatment may include:
- Splinting
- Bracing
- Taping
- Stretches
- Strengthening exercises
- Modalities such as heat, cold or ultrasound
- Joint mobilisation
- Massage
- Manual therapy
- Strengthening exercises
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