How easy is an online video consultation?
The answer is easy! Ring and book-in, we can help you. https://youtu.be/HtMS91m1j8Q
Breaking News: Health Fund Rebates announced for online Physiotherapy consultations
Private health funds are fast tracking access for members to tele-physiotherapy consultations while Australians’ movements are restricted by the COVID 19 pandemic. https://youtu.be/w_QQIdjoaoc Several private health funds have agreed to provide benefits for individual (one on one) physiotherapy tele-consultations/video consultations where: The customer is undergoing an existing course of treatment and the customer has seen the [...]
We are OPEN
https://youtu.be/ikk9goX7nQI A message for the local community, Nelson Bay Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre is open to continue to provide our service to the community. We are here to help you, and wish to reassure you that your path to rehabilitation doesn't stop. Please don't let it sit idle when we are here to [...]
What are the Benefits of Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy, also known as physical therapy, is used to restore function to many parts of the body. It can be used for people of all ages and is often part of recovery after an injury or accident but can also be used to treat certain illnesses and diseases, and more importantly, identify causative factors to [...]
Competition
We have enjoyed a couple of recent social Events together as a team outside of our work environment. Thanks to our Reception team of Kathi and Lyndal for taking us out of our comfort zone with painting, and then to Lockie for a bit more physical action and fun at David Grahams Putt Putt. The first person [...]
Birthday Fun
Can you tell Lyndal likes cake!...hehe, now I'm in trouble. We celebrated (belatedly because they all ran away on their birthdays) Lyndal and then Lockie's birthdays with cake and a chat. Another year older, another year wiser, or so they say!
Support MND
A pioneer in physiotherapy within the Hunter Valley passed away in July, having been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) earlier in the year. Mrs. Judy Mitchell may well have been known to many of you as a physiotherapist in Maitland, a Shoal Bay resident in later years, or as an important member of the [...]
Night Cramps
Often people come to us reporting night cramps in their legs. Did you know there exists evidence to suggest that stretching before bed can help this? Joannes M Hallegraeff et al (2012) found that stretching the calf and the hamstrings for as little as 10 seconds each for 3 repetitions immediately before going to bed, [...]
What is a Bursa?
A bursa is a small fluid filled sac that provides a cushion and allows smooth movement between soft tissues, like muscles and tendons, and hard bone. It is like having a small water balloon, ie the bursa sac between a hard corner, ie the bone and a piece of rope, ie the tendon, so the [...]
The Benefits of Walking
Here's a bit of fun courtesy of one of our happy walkers: "Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 [...]