Navigating the healthcare system can be confusing at times so we've put together a helpful guide for choosing the best practitioner for your condition. Check out the question and answer's to help you decide.

• What's the difference between physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths?
• Who can give me medical advice?
• Who can help me choose?
• Why see a physiotherapist?
• Why see a physio at Rebound Sports Physiotherapy?

Who is the best practitioner to treat my condition?

When you injure yourself, you may be left wondering who the best practitioner is to help you return to your pre-injury form. Understanding the difference between physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths and who is best to manage your condition is often confusing. As your GP’s most recommended allied health professional, physiotherapists are well positioned to diagnose, treat, manage and prevent movement disorders. This stems from a strong foundation of evidence-based practice that physiotherapy operates upon. Although chiropractic and osteopathic treatments are increasing in popularity, they often lack the same robust evidence to support the effectiveness of these treatments. This isn’t to say that you won’t find a good chiropractor or osteopath whose treatments are effective, just that generally speaking the paradigm in which physiotherapy operates is supported by more evidence.

This is where the key point lies… in choosing the right practitioner for you, whether a physio, chiro or osteo, the most important thing is to find an evidenced based practitioner. Key things to be mindful of are false promises of a cure or claiming too much credit for natural recovery. Beyond this, you shouldn’t be a passive recipient of treatment. A good practitioner will involve you in your recovery by teaching you effective ways to manage your injury away from the clinic and helping you train to prevent re-injury. Be wary of the promise of a cure without an explanation of the process of recovery, clinical reasoning or ongoing self-care.

Can a physiotherapist give medical advice?

Whether seeing a physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath, always remember that allied health professionals are not medical doctors and as such, medical advice should always be sought from a qualified medical practitioner (any professional with an MD qualification). Be careful not to confuse medical doctors with allied health professionals who are doctors of their profession (this is often a PhD not an MD). If your allied health practitioner is also a medical doctor, they should have the MD qualification prominently displayed.

How can a physiotherapist help then?

Physiotherapists use exercise prescription and manual therapies (including massage, dry needling, joint mobilisation, etc) combined with a number of analysis and clinical testing techniques to diagnose, treat, manage and prevent injury, reduce pain, increase mobility and so much more. In a nutshell, if your condition is related to movement (or the inability to move), chances are your physiotherapist is the best person for the job.

I'm still confused... who should I see?

If in doubt, consult your GP and they can refer you to the best practitioner for your case.

Why should I see the physio's at Rebound Sports Physiotherapy?

At Rebound Sports Physiotherapy, our practitioners take an evidenced based, biopsychosocial approach to treatment. This means they consider all the factors that may be contributing to your injury to develop a tailored treatment plan both to assist your recovery and prevent re-injury. So, who is the best physio for the job? Although there are no specialties within physiotherapy, members of our team do have some special interest areas that they enjoy working with. All of our practitioners come from a strong sport and exercise-based background with a solid understanding of all musculoskeletal disorders. Within this, as a runner himself, Jarrod enjoys working with runners to help prevent injury in competition or return them to pre-injury form, Karen enjoys working with pelvic dysfunction and Pilates based rehabilitation, Lakshmi is an expert in injuries of the hip, currently undertaking a PhD on the topic and Ann, as an APA titled sports & exercise physiotherapist loves all things sporting related.

Looking for an appointment?

Find an appointment with your preferred practitioner quickly and easily by booking online. Please note: all bookings require 24 hours notice of cancellation. Should you need to reschedule your appointment with less than 24 hours notice, please call the clinic on 03 9417 5470 to discuss.

Can't find an appointment or just need to get in touch? Contact us using the form or contact details below.

*Virtual consults available.

Physio Treatments

Exercise Prescription

Our Physio's prescribe tailored exercise programs to help strengthen, stabilise and mobilise your injured area. 

Pilates

Attend our Pilates classes instructed by our Physio's in groups of three. Strengthen and repair with low impact on your joints.

Strength & Conditioning

Many injuries are caused by insufficient strength for a task. We provide strength and conditioning instruction for injury management & prevention.

Balance Training

Poor balance can lead to accidents and injuries. Our Physio's will prescribe movements to help you improve your balance and prevent injury.

Muscle Stretching

Healing strains and sprains can become shortened of stiff. Your physio may apply gentle forces and prescribe stretches to help reverse this.

Real Time Ultrasound

Be sure you're engaging the right muscles to perform your exercises correctly with real time ultrasound with our Physio's.

Massage

Our Physio's use massage techniques to treat and manage pain and dysfunction. Feel pain relief and muscle relaxation.

Dry Needling

Dry needing is used by our Physio's to provide targeted relief to persistent pain. Ask your physio at your appointment.

Joint Mobilisation

Our Physio's apply gentle forces to the injured joint to increase range of motion and reduce pain. Exercises will be prescribed to continue this process.

Bio-mechanical Analysis

Having trouble with a particular movement or skill? Our Physio's use whole body bio-mechanical analysis to identify potential issues and improvements.

Postural Analysis

Poor posture can cause a range of painful conditions in seemingly unrelated areas. Our Physio's perform full postural analysis to determine any dysfuction.

Gait Analysis

The way we walk and run effects how forces are dispersed throughout the body. Our Physio's will analyse your gait to aid in diagnosis and treatment.

Ergonomics

Many of us spend long hours sitting at a desk. Poor ergonomic set up can cause pain in the wrist, hip, neck or back. Your physio may make recommendations to improve your workstation.

Strapping

Upcoming tournament or big game? Need a little extra support while you heal? See our physio's for pre-game and acute injury strapping. 

Brace or Support

We prescribe a range a braces and supports including ankle boots, knee, wrist and neck braces, among others to support recovery of more severe injuries.

Our Physio's

Ann Wu, APA titled Sports Physiotherapist servicing Melbourne, Clifton Hill and Fitzroy

Ann Wu

Ann is an APA titled sports physiotherapist specialising in all sporting injuries from foot injuries through to knee pain and sports related back and neck pain. She has had an impressive career in AFL of all levels, basketball and tennis.

Available:
Mon: 4pm - 7.30pm
Tues: 8am - 12pm
Wed: 4.45pm - 7.15pm
Thurs: 8am - 12pm
Fri: 8am - 12pm
Sat: 9am - 11am

 

Lakshmi Varma

Lakshmi is an APA Titled Musculoskeltal Physiotherapist with a particular interest in injuries of the hip although she enjoys treating all patients. Shes is currently undertaking her PhD, has many years experience working with athletes of all levels and has training in dry needling. 

Available:
Mon: 8am - 1pm
Tues: 4.30pm - 7pm
Thurs: 4pm - 6pm

Katharine Camobreco

Katherine is qualified physiotherapist with a passion for treating sports and running-related injuries, utilising strength and conditioning principles alongside manual therapy to help her clients achieve their lifestyle and sporting goals. She stays up to date with the latest research to ensure consistency with evidence based practice.

Available:
Mon: 1pm - 8pm
Tues: 12pm - 8pm
Wed: 10am - 6pm
Fri: 8am - 1pm (alternate weeks)
Sat: 9am - 12pm (alternate weeks)

Our Location

266 Johnston Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067

 

Located a stones throw from Victoria Park Station with buses at our doorstep, Rebound Sports Physiotherapy delivers quality care to the Eastern Melbourne region. Servicing Abbotsford, Fitzroy, Clifton Hill, Fairfield, Collingwood, Kew, Richmond and East Melbourne.

Contact Us

Rebound Sports Physiotherapy
266 Johnston St
Abbotsford VIC 3067

t: 03 9417 5470
e: ...@reboundsportsphysio.com.au

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Looking for an appointment?

Find an appointment with your preferred practitioner quickly and easily by booking online. Please note: all bookings require 24 hours notice of cancellation. Should you need to reschedule your appointment with less than 24 hours notice, please call the clinic on 03 9417 5470 to discuss.

Note: when you register for online bookings using the booking button below, you will be registered as a new patient. If you are an Existing Patient your profile will need to be linked with your patient file by the clinic. Please indicate in the message of the booking that you are an existing patient and whether the booking is for a new injury. Alternatively, ask reception to set you up with a username and password by contacting the clinic.

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Opening Hours

Monday:8am - 8pm
Tuesday:8am - 8pm
Wednesday:8am - 8pm
Thursday:8am - 8pm
Friday:8am - 6pm
Saturday:9am - 12pm
Sunday:By Appointment
Public Holidays:By Appointment