Physiotherapy treatment – you’re in good hands

Northcare Physio has highly skilled physiotherapists who specialise in a broad range of treatment services. A number of our physiotherapists have post graduate qualifications and special interests in Northcare’s widely varied range of physiotherapy services.

Our senior physiotherapists are supported by a team of enthusiastic staff and qualified health and fitness instructors.

Hands-on treatment is provided in individual rooms for complete privacy. Our philosophy is to provide a high quality service, with adequate time to ensure effective treatment.

Self management strategies (including home exercises) form an important part of patient education and best management practice. Appropriate information sheets are provided to patients.

Northcare physiotherapy treatment includes:

• Compensable injuries (WorkCover SA or motor vehicle accidents)
• Sports injuries
• Pilates rehabilitation
• Women’s health
• Upper limb and hand physiotherapy
• Hospital inpatient services
• Orthopaedic / musculoskeletal injuries
• Headaches
• Vestibular disorders & rehabilitation
• Hydrotherapy
• Dry needling
• Enhanced primary care (EPC) clients

Compensable injuries

After being reviewed by your general practitioner, you can call for an appointment at any of our clinics for treatment of your compensable injury – all we need is a referral from you general practitioner. We will then liaise with your general practitioner, case manager or rehabilitation consultant to achieve the best outcome given your situation.
We encourage active rehabilitation for all clients, and follow the appropriate industry standards to achieve the best outcome. Our extended opening hours mean injured workers can attend for treatment at a suitable time for both themselves and their employer.
Northcare physiotherapists can also help in supplying braces to suit most conditions, for a more effective return to work.

Sports injuries

We provide physiotherapy treatment for sports injuries Monday to Saturday at our Salisbury clinic.
Early intervention, advice on returning to sport and an extensive stock of braces, supports and tape ensure effective and timely treatment.
A number of our physiotherapists have post graduate qualifications in sports and manipulative therapy, as well as considerable personal experience in many different sports.
Northcare physiotherapists have had involvement in local sporting clubs, State and State of Origin football teams, the South Australian Redbacks Cricket team and the South Australian Scorpions Women’s Cricket team, as well as being selected as physiotherapists for the Sydney Olympics held in 2000.

Hospital in-patient services

Northcare Physio currently provides services for the Central Districts Private Hospital, Elizabeth.

Orthopaedic and musculoskeletal injuries

Northcare Physio takes a hands-on approach to managing musculoskeletal injuries and providing patients with information and home exercises, with the aim of optimising recovery.

Vestibular disorders & rehabilitation

Dizziness is a common complaint, and can be both disabling and incapacitating. Ageing increases the risk of developing any of several conditions that may cause dizziness.
The treatment of dizziness depends on the cause and your symptoms.  Keeping your sense of balance depends on your brain processing a variety of information from your eyes, your nervous system and your inner ears. If your brain is not processing the signals properly, or if your sensory systems are not functioning correctly, you may experience dizziness and loss of balance.
Vertigo is a hallucination of movement or spinning, the most common symptoms of dizziness. Certain movements may provoke the spinning. Sometimes vertigo is severe enough to cause nausea or vomiting.
Physiotherapists at Northcare who are trained in vestibular rehabilitation base the treatment of dizziness on the cause and your symptoms. This often involves balance exercises and visual retraining exercises using head and neck movement. Your physiotherapist will develop an individualised treatment plan, including a home exercise program.

Enhanced primary care (EPC) clients

In recent years, the Federal Government initiated the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) plan.  People who satisfy the criteria for “chronic pain” are entitled to up to five (5) treatments per calendar year from Allied Health providers.
Northcare Physio fully supports this program and does not charge a “gap” for our EPC services.
Speak to your doctor for further information if you think you may be eligible.

Dry Needling

A number of Northcare physiotherapists are trained in acupuncture and / or dry needling techniques. There is strong evidence to suggest this treatment has a role to play in pain management and reduction in muscle spasm.