Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy has been proven in research to assist in the management of musculoskeletal pain and injury and additionally in the rehabilitation of your post operative period. Physiotherapists can also assist in the pre-habilitation of your complaint prior to surgery which may improve your surgical outcome, for example with knee replacement  surgery (³)

• Reducing stiffness in your joints
• Increasing mobility and flexibility
• Facilitation the repair of tissue damage in acute injury
• Pain management and reduction in the prescription of oral opioid analgesic therapy
• Improved recovery from injury or trauma
• Rehabilitation of conditions such as vertigo or balance related problems
• Pelvic Floor rehabilitation

This is often a very difficult question to answer because we are all different and when it comes to general spinal pain and headaches, this is certainly a good question to ask. Some people like the experience of spinal manipulation of Chiropractic and may find soft tissue therapy too painful and others fear spinal manipulation and get the most release from soft tissue therapy. Chiropractors are also not trained in immediate post operative care, so these clients are often best to see a Physiotherapist. If you’re unsure who you would like to see, please email us and our practice manager will email you back to arrange a time to talk about your complaint and find the right practitioner for you.

At Right at Home Allied Health our Chiropractors and Physiotherapists work closely together and sometimes it can be advised that you receive both chiropractic and physiotherapy to gain the best results. Although both Physiotherapists and Chiropractors work very differently, they have a common goal to reduce pain, restore function and prevent recurrence of your complaint. Your body works as a complete unit so for example if you have an ankle ligament injury, you may want to see the physiotherapist for management of this but because your altered gait is causing low back pain, you may want to see the Chiropractor to manage this aspect.

We also believe that you can’t work alone all the time as a practitioner and having a second opinion from another practitioner may also be beneficial, especially If your complaint is not recovering as you expect or anticipate.

The Chiropractors and Physiotherapists at Right at Home Allied Health are selected with careful intention that they will work together and reach the best outcomes together for our clients.

Clinical Pilates and Pilates are both the same type of training however with Clinical Pilates, they are instructed by an allied health practitioner such as exercises physiologist, physiotherapist or chiropractor who hold a Bachelor of Science in their field. This means it just adds the additional element of clinical knowledge to the exercises.

For example, if you present with an acute lumbar disc herniation with radicular pain down your leg, it is advisable that you use the Clinical Pilates session to incorporate Physiotherapy principles into your program along with possible injury-based physiotherapy treatments.

However, if you just have a little bit of a hip flexor niggle or a mild knee flare up, our normal Pilates class will be perfect for you and we also offer one-to-one Pilates with our experienced Pilates instructors.

1. www.healthdirect.gov.au/physiotherapy
2. www.choose.physio/what-is-physio; Australian Physiotherapy Association
3. Clode N, Perry M, Wulff L, ‘ Does physiotherapy prehabilitation improve pre surgical outcomes and influence patient expectations prior to knee and hip joint arthroplasty’, Internalt Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Nursing, 2018 Aug; 30: 14-19
4. Dermansky, M ‘Demystifying Pilates:what is the difference between Pilates and Clinical Pilates?, Jun, 2013 www.mdhealth.com.au/clinical -pilates-vs-pilates-what-is-the-difference/
5. Physiopedia ‘ Category:women’s health’ www.physio-pedia.com/Category:Womens_Health