PHYSIO THAT COMES TO YOUR HOME
Mobile Physiotherapy
Home Physio Melbourne has been providing mobile physiotherapy services for patients/participants in their home for the past 9 years. In this time, we have gained the respect of our peers and referrers, and as a result are known as market leaders.
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods.
Methods may include hands-on techniques such as:
- Mobilisation
- Massage/myofascial release
- Manipulation
- Taping
- Splinting
Exercise methods used by physiotherapists may include active stretching, balance and proprioception, strengthening, muscle energy techniques, hydrotherapy and movement-based conditioning.
Mobile Physiotherapy
We want to help you get back to doing the things you love
Our practitioners routinely see patients with Neurological conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s; Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) such as paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia, Acquired brain injury (ABI), stroke and the following conditions:
- Intellectual Disability
- Autism
- Disability caused by injury
- Mental illness associated disability
- Developmental Delay in adults
- Down syndrome
- Post-surgical rehab
- Sporting injuries
- Acute lower back and neck pain
- Performing arts injuries (dance, musicians)
- Chronic Pain
HOME PHYSIO MELBOURNE
Consultations
Initial
- Find out about your injury or why you seeking physiotherapy
- Gather medical history and relevant information
- Assessment including movement of body parts, strength of muscles and other functional tests to help establish what may be contributing
- Set goals with you around what you want to achieve
- Treatment which may include hands on therapy, mobilisations, soft tissue work, dry needling stretches or exercises for strength, mobility and balance – some that you can do at home
- Education about what you can do at home and how your family or supports can help
Follow up
- Follow up on the previous session, how have you been since your last session?
- Re-assess movements, strength or functional tests that are relevant
- Sporting injuries
- Treatment which can include manual therapy, soft tissue work, mobilisations, dry needling, stretches or exercises
- Progress your exercises as needed
- Education about what you can do at home and how your family or supports can help
What about exercise physiology?
- Slightly different to physiotherapy
- Great if you need to focus on specific exercises, mobility or balance
- Great for rehabilitation or returning to previous levels of function
- Cannot provide hands on therapy such as soft tissue work and mobilization
- May be referred to once physiotherapist no longer needs to do hands on therapy
- Chronic Pain
We are providing quality NDIS support
As a registered NDIS provider, we offer tailored care and assistance to help people with disability live life to the fullest. We’ll work with you to create a plan that meets your specific needs and helps you reach your goals.
Contact Home Physio Melbourne today for more information or to schedule a consultation.
Our mobile Allied Health services
Our Hub & Spoke practitioners will bring their equipment with them so you get the full benefit of a clinic visit without leaving your home. The biggest benefit of assessing you at home is we get to understand your home environment. As a result, we can make instant changes to anything that could be contributing to your aches and pains, or restrictions in movement.
Mobile Physiotherapy
We’ll bring our experience and equipment to your home to provide the best evidence-based Physiotherapy to support you to move and live better.
Mobile Exercise Physiotherapy
We have a deep understanding of fitness, exercise prescription, dosage, anatomy, physiology and most importantly, we prevent you from re-injuring yourself.
Mobile Occupational Therapy
Individually tailored Occupational Therapy delivered in the comfort of your own home, perfect for people whose health or disability makes it hard for them to get out and about.
Mobile Art Therapy
Art Therapy uses the creative process of art to enhance the emotional and physical well-being of both children and adults, and can be delivered in the comfort of your own home.
Mobile Music Therapy
Music therapy is a clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals and can be delivered in the comfort of your own home.
Our initial consultations run for 1-hour and follow-up appointments for 30-45 minutes, potentially reducing the number of visits you’ll need and providing value for money.
We come to you across Melbourne
& Surrounds
We provide home visits to most regions within metropolitan Melbourne, including the CBD
Our team is led by Benjamin Gold (Physiotherapist) and Nicole Iglicki (Social Worker). Both Nicole and Ben also operate a home-based physiotherapy service in New York City – HPT NYC.
What Are The Benefits of Mobile Physiotherapy?
The benefits of physiotherapy are countless, but may involve: reducing pain, reducing stiffness, improving exercise tolerance, improving balance and reconditioning.
