Physiotherapy Beaumaris | Beaumaris Physio & Health

What Is Physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy focuses on the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of conditions that affect movement, physical function and your ability to participate in everyday activities, exercise or sport.

At Beaumaris Physio & Health, we take an individual approach to physiotherapy. Rather than simply treating where you feel pain, your physiotherapist will assess your symptoms, movement and physical function to identify factors that may be contributing to your problem.

From there, we can develop a treatment and rehabilitation plan appropriate for your condition, goals and lifestyle.

What Conditions Do Our Physiotherapists Treat?

Our physiotherapists assess and treat a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, including:

• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Headaches and cervicogenic headaches
• Shoulder pain and injuries
• Hip pain and injuries
• Knee pain and injuries
• Ankle and foot conditions
• Sports injuries
• Muscle and tendon injuries
• Joint pain and stiffness
• Osteoarthritis
• Post-operative rehabilitation
• Work-related injuries
• Persistent and recurring musculoskeletal pain
• Reduced strength, mobility or physical function

If you are unsure whether physiotherapy is appropriate for your condition, contact Beaumaris Physio & Health and our team can help determine the most appropriate next step.

What Happens at Your First Physiotherapy Appointment?

Your first physiotherapy appointment begins with a discussion about your current problem, how it started, your symptoms, relevant medical or injury history and what you would like to achieve.

Your physiotherapist will then perform a physical assessment relevant to your condition. This may include assessing:

• Movement and mobility
• Strength
• Joint function
• Muscle function
• Balance and control
• Functional movements
• Activities that reproduce or influence your symptoms
• Requirements for your work, exercise or sport

Your physiotherapist will explain the assessment findings and discuss an appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plan with you.

Where appropriate, treatment can commence during your first appointment.

What Physiotherapy Treatments Do We Offer?

Physiotherapy treatment at Beaumaris Physio & Health is tailored to your individual assessment and goals.

Depending on your condition, treatment may include:

• Manual therapy
• Exercise rehabilitation
• Strength and conditioning
• Clinical Pilates
• Dry needling
• Mobility exercises
• Balance and functional rehabilitation
• Sports rehabilitation
• Post-operative rehabilitation
• Education and advice
• Activity modification
• Home exercise programs
• Strategies to help you return to work, exercise or sport

We believe treatment should progress with you. As your symptoms, movement and physical capacity improve, your rehabilitation can be adjusted to help you work towards your longer-term goals.

Hands-On Physiotherapy & Exercise Rehabilitation

Physiotherapy can involve both hands-on treatment and active rehabilitation.

Manual therapy may be useful for some conditions as part of managing pain, stiffness or restricted movement. However, treatment does not necessarily stop once your symptoms begin to improve.

Exercise rehabilitation can be used to address areas such as strength, mobility, balance, movement control and physical capacity.

Combining appropriate treatment with progressive rehabilitation allows us to help you move beyond short-term symptom management and work towards returning to the activities that matter to you.

Physiotherapy & Strength Rehabilitation

Our Beaumaris clinic is equipped for both physiotherapy treatment and progressive exercise rehabilitation.

Our rehabilitation facilities include:

• Pilates Reformers
• Trapeze Tables
• Ladder Barrels
• Free weights
• Squat racks
• Strength and rehabilitation equipment

Having access to both Pilates and traditional strength equipment means your rehabilitation is not limited to a treatment table.

Where appropriate, your program can progress from early-stage rehabilitation through to more challenging strength and conditioning exercises as your physical capacity improves.

Physiotherapy for Sports Injuries

Sports injuries can affect everyone from recreational exercisers through to competitive athletes.

Our physiotherapists can assess your injury and develop a rehabilitation program based on both your condition and the physical demands of the activity or sport you want to return to.

Rehabilitation may include restoring movement, progressively rebuilding strength and physical capacity, and gradually reintroducing sport-specific activities.

The aim is not simply to settle your symptoms, but to help prepare you for the demands of returning to your chosen activity.

Physiotherapy for Back & Neck Pain

Back and neck pain are common reasons people seek physiotherapy.

There can be many factors contributing to spinal pain, which is why treatment should be based on an individual assessment rather than using the same approach for everyone.

Depending on your presentation, physiotherapy may include education, manual therapy, mobility exercises, progressive strengthening and strategies to help you return to normal activity, work or exercise.

Our physiotherapists also assess neck-related headaches, including cervicogenic headaches, where structures within the neck may be contributing to headache symptoms.

Physiotherapy for Osteoarthritis & Healthy Ageing

Physiotherapy and exercise can play an important role in helping people remain strong, mobile and physically active as they get older.

For people experiencing osteoarthritis or reduced mobility, physiotherapy may include strengthening, balance exercises, mobility work, education and progressive exercise rehabilitation.

Beaumaris Physio & Health also offers the GLA:D® program for eligible people with hip or knee osteoarthritis.

Programs can be adapted to your current abilities and progressed according to your goals, whether that means walking more comfortably, returning to exercise or maintaining your independence and physical capacity.

Physiotherapy After Surgery

Physiotherapy can form an important part of rehabilitation following many orthopaedic and musculoskeletal surgical procedures.

Your rehabilitation will depend on the type of surgery, your surgeon’s recommendations and your individual goals.

Treatment may include restoring movement, progressively rebuilding strength, improving walking and functional activities and preparing you to return to work, exercise or sport.

For people who initially find it difficult to attend the clinic following surgery, Beaumaris Physio & Health also offers home visit physiotherapy in selected surrounding suburbs.

Physiotherapy in Beaumaris & Bayside Melbourne

Beaumaris Physio & Health provides physiotherapy, exercise rehabilitation and musculoskeletal care from our clinic in Beaumaris.

We see people from Beaumaris and surrounding Bayside and south-eastern Melbourne suburbs, including Black Rock, Sandringham, Highett, Cheltenham and Mentone.

Whether you are recovering from an injury, experiencing pain, returning from surgery, managing osteoarthritis or wanting to improve your strength and physical function, our physiotherapists can assess your condition and develop a treatment and rehabilitation plan based on your individual needs.