TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
Our clinician specialist physiotherapists treat with a holistic approach using a wealth of experience in biomechanical treatments and exercise programs targeting ... 1/Motor Control mechanisms 2/Pain relief strategies These are a few of the tools we use to help you get better quicker.
The McKenzie Method-(Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy)
A method of mechanical assessment and treatment providing the patient with an understanding of their condition and how to self manage it. The McKenzie Method is not merely extension exercises - in its truest sense, the McKenzie Method is a comprehensive approach to treatment based on sound principals and fundamentals that when understood and followed accordingly are very successful, in fact, remarkable.
All our Physiotherapists are McKenzie trained, with 2 at Credentialed level to assist in your recovery.
For further information please contact PhysioMaX or
Click here to go to the McKenzie Website...
PhysioMaX has one of the few ‘Repex' beds in Australia – this aids in regaining extension to the lower back – “without effort”.
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CLINICAL PILATES
“Where the Art of Injury Management meets the Science”
Clinical Pilates is one form of exercise used by physiotherapists that is based on the traditional pilates repertoire of exercises. In the last decade, the latest research in spinal stability has been incorporated into the traditional pilates exercises, modifying them to develop the Clinical Pilates program.
Clinical Pilates uses spring loaded pilates equipment to provide more appropriate afferent input to the motor cortex to teach correct patterns of movement. Injury or pathology alters muscle function and timing leading to poor movement patterns and postures. Clinical Pilates can help to retrain the correct muscles and movements once the pathology is controlled. This is achieved with low load, closed chain exercise to recruit the local stabilizers of the spine and limbs, and can be gradually progressed to more complexes, higher level exercises.
Most musculoskeletal pathologies have a “directional preference” when it comes to movement. All Clinical Pilates movements can have a flexion, extension, off centre or neural-mobilizing bias. The effect of pathology under load can be observed with the exercises, meaning that it can assist as a diagnostic tool, or as a way of determining whether radiological findings are clinically relevant.
Clinical Pilates is becoming more and more recognized as an adjunct to traditional ‘hands on' manual therapy. At PhysioMaxx, all of our physiotherapists are trained in the McKenzie Method of mechanical diagnosis and treatment, which interlinks very closely to the philosophy of directionally preferential treatment, and exercise-based therapy.
There has traditionally been a gap in the continuum between “treatment” and “gym programs”, with many patients being given inappropriate or non-specific exercises as part of their rehabilitation. Clinical Pilates is an approach which attempts to fill that gap, and take patients from that point where ‘normal' treatment is no longer beneficial, yet the patient is still at only about 80%, to the maximum level of function they can achieve given the type of injury.
What are the benefits of Clinical Pilates?
- Correction of poor body mechanics which can cause injury
- Improved posture and flexibility
- Firmer and flatter stomach muscles
- Better trunk stabilization
- Enhanced breathing control
- Increased injury resistance
- Overall body toning
- Safe and effective injury management
- Identification of injury cause
- Treatment based on current research
- Evidence based practice
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PINK PILATES SERVICES
PHYSIOTHERAPY / PILATES / MASSAGE / STRETCHING
BREATHING TECHNIQUES & EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
Your Pink Pilates programme can include one or all of the above services. Your physiotherapist will work with you to select your own programme goals and advise you on which services will be the most
effective for you. Your individual programme is totally flexible for your needs on the day and could include a combination of treatments including:
- manual physiotherapy to prevent the formation of scar tissue
- clinical pilates exercises to stretch, strengthen and improve your flexibility
- relaxing massage to relieve stiffness in the neck, back, chest and shoulders
- core strengthening exercises to improve posture
- breathing control techniques to help facilitate relaxation and reduce stress levels
- and personalised home exercises to facilitate overall conditioning and increase physical stamina for faster recovery
The Pink Pilates programme is chronologically formatted into 3 phases. Timing of each phase is
dependent upon your physical condition, the length of the healing process, the type of surgery involved, and the courses of adjuvant treatments. Many variables may exist that will effect particular
service and exercise choices at given times.
Post Op Phase
Designed to assist in the healing process of clients who are recently post surgery or undergoing treatments. To restore strength and flexibility to particular joints and muscle groups that have become weak and inflexible as a result of surgery. It incorporates breathing techniques and gentle exercises modified to maximise recovery from surgery.
Recovery Phase
Designed to help improve energy levels and general well being during cancer treatments. It aims to help clients manage fatigue, restore post op flexibility and strength. In addition to focusing on stretching and strengthening exercises for the upper body, it contains workouts for the lower
extremities, abdominal strengthening and spinal stability.
Fitness Phase
Designed to facilitate overall conditioning and to increase physical stamina. Aims to improve
cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility to increase endurance, elevate the metabolism, improve muscle tone and body composition. It contains workouts for the upper and lower extremities, abdominal strengthening and spinal stability. Designed to motivate and encourage good exercise habits for life.
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Men's Health
Our Men’s Health program is designed to help men improve their quality of life. Encourage safe exercises and make positive life changing decisions on diet and attitude. Our primary focus is on improving pelvic floor muscles (continence) and posture after prostate surgeries. The program is also used as a recovery tool following health related life events, particularly cancers.
Goals of program:
- Create a positive environment that enables and encourages participants to make major changes to lifestyle (diet, exercises, and stress management).
- Educate on fitness and health issues as they relate to the client.
- Educate regarding pelvic floor muscles, incontinence and methods of exercises to improve pelvic floor muscle activity.
- Educate and allow positive implementation of good bladder and bowel behaviours.
- Teach and practice successful breathing techniques for relaxation and stress relief.
- Teach appropriate exercises for the client that includes home exercises (including pelvic floor) and inclusion in Clinical Pilates exercise classes.
- Link in with the Blue Pilates program in the near future.
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EXERCISE BALL
Exercises on the Ball help initiate postural muscles this is because the Ball offers an unstable base. We prescribe exercises on Balls to assist in the recovery of many conditions. These conditions include
- Rehabilitation of core muscles when treating back pain facilitating shoulder girdle control when treating movement dysfunction of the shoulder to general body awareness.
- Balance improving posture in pregnancy to name a few
Exercise programs can be designed specifically for the needs of the client. Particularly useful for your home programs.
We offer DVD’s by Lisa Westlake. These vary in degrees of difficulty.
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