Sports Injuries

Acute or re-occurring sports injuries are managed with a variety of approaches. All of our physiotherapists are actively involved in treating athletes.

 

Pain management and treatment techniques have changed enormously over recent years with an improved understanding of the factors involved in the maintainence of a chronic pain cycle. An appropriate and individual treatment approach is developed after a thorough evaluation. The management of chronic spinal pain may include the use of real time ultrasound.

 

Post Surgical Rehabilitation

We work in closely with your orthopaedic specialist to ensure your surgical procedure achieves the best possible outcome. Any exercise protocols can be followed or if needed an individual rehab program can be tailored for your needs. Conditions such as total knee and hip replacements, shoulder surgery, knee surgery and fracture management are commonly treated a our facility. Our gym area gives us the necessary equipment and room to effectively assist you.

Women’s Health Physiotherapy
Our physiotherapists that specialise in women’s health can assist with:

 Pregnancy & Post Natal Care:
-Treatment for back and pelvic pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
-Neck pain
-DRAM (Diastasis of Rectus Abdominus Muscle)
-Mastitis and engorged ducts during breastfeeding
-Regaining fitness and tone after having a baby
-Pain with intercourse following delivery
-Exercise guidelines, prescription & classes during and after pregnancy

 Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: 
A pelvic floor physiotherapist undertakes further postgraduate study to become qualified to assess and treat conditions such as:
-Bladder leakage with coughing, sneezing, laughing
-Bladder leakage associated with urgency (can’t hold on long enough)
-Increased urinary frequency (needing to go to the toilet often)
-Difficulty controlling wind
-Leakage from the bowel
-Prolapse
-Pelvic Pain
-Pre-operative and post-operative management following gynaecological surgery such as hysterectomy. Many people would be surprised to know how common the above conditions are, but they are NOT something that you should just accept and live with! Consulting a pelvic floor physiotherapist can teach you how to activate your pelvic floor muscles correctly and give you some valuable tools to help you live your life without worrying when you will be able to get to the toilet next. For an appointment for any women’s health condition, please see Kathryn or Alycia. Please see below for more information on our Preggy Fitness and Mums & Bubs classes.

Real-Time Ultrasound

The use of ultrasound (sound waves) is highly beneficial in the management of chronic low back pain and pelvic floor muscle re-eduation. Patients can visually see muscle/s that often through pain and other factors are not contracting in an appropriate manner. This in turn allows the development of an appropriate corrective exercise regime.

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Formerly known as RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) this often disabling condition now has a variety of new management approaches based on the latest cortical retraining techniques. Rowville Physiotherapy has been at the forefront of many of the latest techniques such as Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) for CRPS management.

Mums & Bubs Fitness Class

Exercise with your baby!!!  Our weekly Mums & Bubs classes are conducted at the Rowville RAFT Church (directly opposite Rowville Physio) and are a fun and effective way to exercise postnatally. The classes are conducted by a physiotherapist trained in Clinical Pilates & post natal Exercise and include Pilates exercises, flexibility, pelvic floor exercises, toning and aerobic conditioning components. Exercise mats are provided however participants are asked to bring a pram, towel and water bottle.

+ Location:Rowville RAFT Church Taylors Lane, Rowville (Directly opposite Rowville Physio)
+ When: Thursday mornings 11am – 12pm.
+ Mums & Bubs classes are sold in pre-paid 8-week blocks for $168.00 ($21/class). We also have the option of paying on a casual basis (week by week) at $26.00 per class. Please note, we can not guarantee a spot will be vacant each week, if you chose this option.  Prior to starting the class, you will require a 20min assessment in order to assess abdominal strength & control, your general strength & movement.  You will need to be at least 6-weeks post birth and less than 1 year post-natal.

Bookings are essential-call Rowville Physiotherapy on 9762 9233

Studio/Equipment Pilates

Your initial pilates consultation will involve a full assessment of any current injuries you have and an introduction to clinical pilates.  The introduction will involve teaching you the principals of pilates and the use of Real Time ultrasound to help assess and teach correct activation patterns of your abdominal and pelvic "core" muscles.

Note: All pilates sessions are 40 minutes in length

Clinical Pilates Classes at Rowville

As the Rowville Clinical Pilates classes will be conducted by a physiotherapist it has the opportunity to have more of a clinical focus than just Fitness Pilates. This means the class can be tailored more specifically to your individual needs. It requires each new participant to our classes to undergo a pre-pilates class screen in the Rowville Physio. We also keep our class sizes small. Clinical Pilates exercise is suitable for everybody & anybody, ranging from teenagers to elderly, from dancers to footballers. Our class is open to everyone..

Our classes are split into three levels to accomodate for all degrees of pilates ability. We ask all people new to pilates at Rowville Physiotherapy to come in for a pre-pilates screen with a physiotherapist at our clinic. This price is charged at our follow up rate under the 505 code. The pre-pilates screen is essential for minimising the risk and maximising the benefits of clinical pilates.

+ Time: Monday nights	Level 2 6.15 - 7.15 PM, Level 1 7.15 - 8.15 PM, Level 3 8.15 - 9.15 PM
+ Time: Saturday Morning	Level 1/2 and Level 2/3 8.00 - 9.00 AM

 + Location:Rowville RAFT Church Taylors Lane, Rowville (Directly opposite Rowville Physio)
+ Rowville Clinical Pilates Classes are sold in pre-paid 8-week blocks for $168.00 (=$21/class). We also have the option of paying on a casual basis (week by week) at $26.00 per class. Please note, we can not guarantee a spot will be vacant each week, if you chose this option.

 Bookings are essential - please call us on 9763 9233 to book and/or for any further information