Go to Physioworks Facebook page @phgphysioworks to learn more; join & follow the challenge.

As we have all struggled to find motivation at some point this year, for the next six weeks we are going to help motivate each other!

During these challenging times your health & well-being is paramount.

Over the next six weeks – together – we are going to work towards achieving our health goals – and anyone can participate!

We want you to set yourself a health goal – it could be absolutely anything!

Can’t think of a goal? Don’t worry, we will be posting lots of ideas over the week to give you some inspiration.

Don’t think you have the motivation? This is why we are doing the challenge as a Physioworks Health Group community. We want to involve as many people as possible, so please share it with your family, your friends; your team mates & let’s work towards your goal together.

The ultimate aim of this challenge is to work toward achieving your goal sometime in the month of October. Set your own date, and let’s stick to it.

What’s your goal? Join the Physioworks 6 Week Challenge here.

 

Keep fit at home with the Physioworks Health Group team.

The Physioworks team want to keep you active & moving at home in these challenging times as your health & well-being, both physically & mentally, is paramount.

Check out & follow us on Physioworks FACEBOOK during Stage 4 restrictions; supporting you at home with regular health, fitness & exercise videos & tips.

 

 

Whilst all Physioworks Health Group clinics currently remain OPEN to support our community, we can only provide essential care physiotherapy services in-clinic, in line with Victorian Government Stage 4 directives,

So the team have developed a series of “at home” health, fitness & exercise videos and tips to support you that we are posting regularly on Facebook & You Tube; including:

QUICK STRECH AT THE DESK with Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist* Andrew Dalwood (FACP)

Take a quick break! Physioworks Health Group Director Andrew Dalwood (FACP) shares same quick, basic but effective stretches & exercise to keep you productive & moving at your home office desk, helping to prevent neck, shoulder & upper back soreness. 

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING DRILLS with Physioworks Health Group Physiotherapist Irwin Kim 

Physioworks Health Group Physiotherapist Irwin Kim, an accredited ASCA Strength & Conditioning Coach, provides advice on correct strength & conditioning technique with drills & exercises to build fitness whilst preventing injury.

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STRETCH THOSE MUSCLES with Physioworks Health Group Massage Therapist Karyn Wheeler

A series of stretching sessions to help you get the most out of your home workout exercise and improve flexibility & release muscle tension. Massage Therapist Karyn Wheeler takes you through a range of simple stretches to help get your muscles active & moving; helping you to make the most out of your day.

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SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION with Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist* David Francis (FACP)*

With over 25 years’ experience working with elite athletes at the Collingwood Football Club as a physiotherapist in the AFL, Physioworks Health Group Director David Francis (FACP) discusses a range of common sport injuries – how you can manage injuries; and most importantly, how to prevent injury when exercising and running.

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So keep fit at home with the Physioworks team during Stage 4 restrictions;

GO TO PHYSIOWORKS FACEBOOK FOR REGULAR POSTS  

  

VIEW ON PHYSIOWORKS HEALTH GROUP TV YOU TUBE CHANNEL

*As awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapy in 2009.

Continuity of your physiotherapy & Exercise Physiology management safely from your own home.

Given the current Stage 4 restrictions & the evolving Government guidelines, Physioworks Health Group TeleHealth is available for Exercise Physiology (EP) & Physiotherapy consultations to help ensure ongoing management of your current condition.

During Stage 4 restrictions all Exercise Physiology consults will be available only by TeleHealth. 

Our clinics remain open for essential physiotherapy care only, TeleHealth is available for low level conditions and preventative treatments for our physiotherapy clients (as discussed with your therapist)

Physioworks Health Group TeleHealth consults can be done from your home via telephone or ZOOM, a video based software. ZOOM is easily downloadable (2-3 mins) from an “email link” we will send to you when you make a booking.

Rebates/Fees:

• Private health funds may have available rebates for current existing patients & new patients with chronic conditions or post-surgical rehabilitation. Check with your private health fund to see if they cover Telehealth.
• Rebates remain for Medicare referred patients under the EPC program.
• WorkCover is covering the cost of Telehealth.
• TAC will also cover the cost for TeleHealth consultations delivered by a physiotherapist.

Our fee structure remains the same as a normal physiotherapy or EP consult. Full Payment is required by EFT (direct deposit) and receipts will be issued for you to claim your private health or Medicare rebate.

David Francis, Andrew Dalwood & the Physioworks team trust that our TeleHealth services help to continue support of our community in these challenging times. Bookings can be made at a mutually suitable time by calling or emailing your preferred Physioworks clinic. 

Time off work due to poor health, injury or illness has a huge impact on families, businesses & communities.

And tradies lead the way with in work place injury. Statistics show almost 55% of serious workplace injuries involve a tradie – despite tradies only making up 30% of the workforce.

August is Tradies National Health Month. The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) are shining a light on the way tradies work; and how tradies can make small changes to their work practices to reduce their risk of injury & ensure better health outcomes.

69% of all tradies think that ongoing soreness is a “normal part of the job” so there is a tendency to ‘tough it out’ at work!

The physiotherapy team at Physioworks Health Group can help treat common tradie injuries such as shoulder, back or knee pain, plus soft tissue injuries such as strains & tears. They can also help treat and support more complex health conditions such as diabetes, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction & stroke recovery.

So if you are a tradie & you have ongoing soreness or niggles, speak with one the Physioworks physio team to help prevent “tradie pain” & ongoing injury. The Physioworks team can assist you with your health, fitness & well-being to help ensure you “stay on the tools.”

Just give a call to speak with one of our physiotherapy team at your preferred Physioworks clinic location.

For more information on Tradies National Health Month

Source:  APA Australian Tradies Health Research Report June 2019 – https://australian.physio/campaigns/tradies-national-health-month