services

Outpatients
This service includes “hands on” physiotherapy treatment including post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation, sports injuries, musculoskeletal injuries and neurological rehabilitation.

Inpatients
We are the sole provider of inpatient physiotherapy services to the Naracoorte Health Service. This is a 38 bed hospital including acute, HDU, maternity and children’s wards. A variety of visiting specialists offer surgical, medical, orthopaedic and cardiac services. Approximately 150 obstetric deliveries are performed each year and over 1200 operations.

Hydrotherapy
We have the only hydrotherapy pool in the Limestone Coast region which is used by both public and private patients. We provide supervised classes and individual exercise programs to rehabilitate specific injuries.

Paediatrics
We offer a general paediatric physiotherapy service for clients aged 0-18years. This includes paediatric orthopaedic physiotherapy (eg. Torticollis, foot deformities, Osgood Schlatter’s, etc.), developmental assessments and gait analysis. Our service is the contracted provider of paediatric physiotherapy services to SERCHS in the Upper South East. We work closely with the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Novita Children’s Service and the Child Development Unit.

Cardiac rehabilitation
The Naracoorte Cardiac Rehabilitation Program offers a 12 week program aimed at assisting the client to achieve a healthy heart through exercise, diet and lifestyle modifications. The team includes a GP, physiotherapist, exercise physiologist, dietician and gym instructor. Individual cardiac risk factors are identified and assistance is provided to set achievable goals. The program includes assessment, information and exercise sessions.

Women’s health
This service includes assessment and treatment of incontinence and core stability problems. We offer ante-natal and post natal physiotherapy services, including attendance at ante-natal classes providing information on exercise and pain relief during pregnancy.

Community Exercise Program
We assess individuals with complex medical conditions who need help improving their level of fitness. This team also includes GP's, an exercise physiologist, gym instructors and a diabetes nurse educator. The program encourages increased activity levels through weekly gym and pool sessions, home exercise programs, goal setting and regular monitoring of progress.

Aged care
This service is for clients in Moreton Bay House Nursing Home which is attached to the Naracoorte Hospital. It includes an initial and follow-up assessment, implementation of physiotherapy treatment plan and training of physiotherapy assistants.

Exercise Physiologist
We have a visiting exercise physiologist who specialises in the prescription of exercise to treat and prevent chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes and cardiac related diseases. This includes the facilitation of exercise rehabilitation by monitoring and progressing services provided by the physiotherapists in a gym or home setting.

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