Physiotherapy

Werribee Physiotherapy

Being a Chiropractor in Werribee this is a question we get asked a lot as many people may be thinking about seeing a Physiotherapist or already seeing a Physiotherapist. Physiotherapist will often use several techniques and exercises to increase body movement and soft tissue structures in the hope the body to work at its optimal level.

 Werribee Physiotherapists work to educate patients to manage their own health along side treatment to reinforce needed physical therapy.

Different Techniques by a Werribee Physiotherapist?

Physiotherapists’s may assess and diagnose conditions of your body to help you understand your particular condition and manage your health through education and treatment, if required. Management may include, exercise program, manipulations/mobilisations, muscle re-education, heat or cold therapy, TENS machine, breathing exercises, advice on walking sticks/crutches, etc.

In Australia, all Physiotherapists must have completed year 12 at school or equivalent. Then there are two options: a 4 year undergraduate physiotherapy degree to become fully qualified or they must undergo a 3 year undergraduate degree and then complete a postgraduate master in physiotherapy (2 years) or a Doctor of physiotherapy (3 years). After this graduating physiotherapists must apply for practitioner registration before becoming fully qualified to work on their own!

As of June 2018 there were 30,388 registered physiotherapists Australia wide, with 7,393 practice registered in Victoria. For more statistics please click here https://www.physiotherapyboard.gov.au/about/statistics.aspx

Physiotherapists are very highly respected in the scientific community, usually working closely with General Practitioners (GPs) to provide care and rehabilitation strategies for patients. A typical initial physiotherapy appointment includes taking a history of the presenting complaint, reviewing referral letters, past incidences and going through a thorough assessment of the musculoskeletal system. This is all pivotal in the physiotherapists aim to diagnose and provide treatment and advice on how to manage the condition.

Physiotherapy utilises manual therapy, exercise therapy and adjunctive therapies to promote movement and function with the overarching goal to improve quality of life. Physiotherapists are trained to identify where the patients ailments are out of their “scope of practice” and refer to another health professional or for imaging.

Physiotherapy is not only for the weekend warrior or professional athlete, the professional boasts a long history of seeing paediatrics, the elderly and anyone who is looking to improve their life. Through advice, manual therapy, education of the right course of action for your situation, physiotherapists are available to help.