Exercise Physiology (EP) now at Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre (WPPC) every Saturday from 8am-11am

Are you looking to kick start your weekend with an individualised Exercise class?  Or maybe it’s time to make that appointment to see one of our EP Team – Megan, Brooke or Sophie – and get started with your exercise?

Exercise Right….with the WPPC EP team every Saturday mornings at WPPC – commencing Saturday 2nd February 2020.

With our Group EP classes & one-on-one appointment times booking out on Monday & Friday we feel it is a great time to now offer Saturday sessions!  Our EP team specialise in Exercise assessment & individualised prescription for your condition/s.

• Do you have a few niggles & just don’t know where to start with your exercise?
• Do you have a specific medical condition such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma or MS?
• Do you have high blood pressure?
• Do you just want to get Fitter? Stronger? Healthier?

Could exercise benefit you? We assure you it can!

Our Saturday EP session (8am-11am) will offer Group Exercise classes at 8am & 10am; as well as one-on-one appointments.

So book into WPPC now to see one of our EP team on Monday’s, Friday’s and/or now every Saturday. Call the WPPC clinic today on 9795 0668

At Physioworks Health Group our team of health care professionals are constantly educating themselves on latest methods and techniques to ensure best clinical assessment and treatment for our clients.

Physioworks Health Group Soft Tissue Massage Therapist Karyn Wheeler has attended a Trauma Touch Therapy course in Colorado, USA.

Trauma Touch Therapy is a bodywork modality that allows the client to work through things that may be affecting their body as a result of previous impactful events; such as a car or workplace accident, death of a loved one, diagnosis of chronic illness or abuse of any kind.

The intensive 60 hour Trauma Touch Therapy (Level 1) course was held over 5 days with a focus of on touch, brain science and bio feedback as well as how work with a client to “tell us what and not why”.  Fifteen attendees completed the course – 12 from the USA, 2 from Canada – with Karyn Wheeler being the only massage therapist from Australia attending.

Karyn believes to achieve best outcome with Trauma Touch Therapy, it is important for the massage therapist to work with the client in a safe and supported clinical environment.

‘By holding space in a safe environment, and with client direction, we are able to integrate what is going on in the brain with what is going on in the body, whilst also assisting the client with learning techniques for ongoing self-regulation and management” said Karyn.

With 15+ years’ massage experience; Massage Therapist Karyn Wheeler provides a range of Massage Therapy techniques including Sports Massage, Remedial Massage, Relaxation Massage and Trauma Touch Therapy.

Clinical bookings for Soft Tissue Massage Therapy with Karyn Wheeler are available at Physioworks Health Group Camberwell and Physioworks Health Group Cranbourne. Please call your preferred clinic to book a massage therapy appointment.

During the first week of the New Year, girls and boys teams from Victoria, NSW, ACT, Queensland, SA and WA came together at Jells Park, Mulgrave for the 2020 U16 National Softball Championship.

Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre (Physioworks Mulgrave) provided the physiotherapy coverage for the entirety of the tournament for all teams.

Each day brought about something a little different, not only from a physio perspective, but all battled through an unpredictable week of heat, rain, wind and smoke from the recent bushfires.

The WPPC physio team started the week taping a few injured players to help them through their matches. Across the championship, as the athletes started to feel the pinch of the week long competition, we treated more tight, overworked and fatigued muscles, as well as a numerous overuse injuries.

And it wasn’t only the U16 athletes that utilized our services – a few weary umpires, players from other age groups and spectators came with their aches and pains to our pop-up physio clinic on-site at Jells Park.

Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre and Physioworks Camberwell Director Andrew Dalwood said that the WPPC was pleased to support and educate young, developing elite athletes in injury prevention and injury management across the championship.

“It was great that our local Mulgrave community hosted a National Championship sporting event, so WPPC were delighted to provide physio and health care support. Advice on taping, hydration and recovery were key messages for the participants from our team given the age of the competitors and the number of back to back games across the week which was a big step up for many of the participants” said Andrew.

Despite the many challenges throughout the tournament, the week culminated with exciting finals that saw NSW vs QLD (girls) and VIC vs QLD (boys) take to the diamonds. At the end of two exciting matches, both Queensland teams took out the coveted trophies.