Visiting a physiotherapist and commencing treatment early can mean a quicker recovery with less time away from work, sport and recreation. At Mittagong Physio, our practitioners have a diverse and comprehensive knowledge of all musculoskeletal injuries.
Our practitioners are able to diagnose, manage and treat all sporting and non-sporting conditions, injuries and post-operative rehabilitation.
Your physiotherapy management may include:
- Mobilisation of joints
- Soft tissue techniques massage / deep tissue fascia releases
- Acupuncture including dry needling
- Ice/heat
- Real-time ultrasound assessment for spinal/hip “core” muscle function
- Exercise prescription for the prevention and rehabilitation of injury
- Taping to protect joints and injured tissues
- Biomechanical assessment of movements through video analysis
- Advice on training loads and techniques to assist in recovery
- Motor control retraining to prevent recurring injuries.
Below is a list of common conditions treated by our physiotherapists:
- Whiplash
- Headaches
- Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ-Jaw) conditions
- Neck pain
- Thoracic pain
- Lower back pain
- Pelvic/ SIJ dysfunction
- “Sciatica” – an umbrella term where identifying the cause is essential
- Shoulder pain
- Elbow pain (e.g. lateral epicondylalgia/ “tennis elbow”)
- Knee pain (e.g. patella-femoral pain, ITB compression syndromes, meniscal irritations)
- Hip pain and dysfunction
- Groin pain
- Foot and ankle pain (e.g. plantarfascitis, sprains, stress fractures)
- Tendinopathy (we now know “tendinitis” is a misnomer)
- Post-operative physiotherapy (e.g. Total Knee Replacement, Arthroscopy, ACL Reconstruction)
- Muscle strains/tears/contusions (“corks”)
- Ligament strains/tears (e.g Ankle sprains)
- Rehab post-dislocation/subluxation
- “Bursitis” – please note that bursitis is rarely the primary issue
- BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
- Incontinence (Women’s Health)
- Mastitis
- Chest physiotherapy (airway clearance techniques and breathing exercises)
- Adolescent injuries (e.g. Sever’s, Osgood Schlatter’s)
- Arthritis
- Upper limb work-related injuries (aka RSI)
- Pregnancy-related problems (pelvic pain, stress incontinence)
- Sports injuries
- Assessment of running/walking pattern
- Postural-related issues
- Musculoskeletal screening
- Head Injuries
Amongst many other conditions not listed above.