Pre & Post Surgical Treatment
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X PRE & POST SURGICAL TREATMENT
Exploring Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Strategies
Our team has extensive experience treating pre and post surgical patients. We work alongside many of the local surgeons that provide treatment to people living in Frenches Forest, Forestville, Belrose, Davidson, Beacon Hill, Oxford Falls, Allambie Heights, Killarney Heights and Narraweena.
We are often specifically referred to for pre and post surgical consultations. We understand this can be a daunting experience for anyone. Thankfully, our practitioners are very experienced with patients who are in pain following various types of surgery.
This list is not exhaustive but below is a list of the common post op patients we see:
1. Spine
- Spinal Fusion
- Spine Injections
- Microdisectomy
- Laminectomy
2. Foot and Ankle
- Achilles rupture with and without surgical repair
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ligament Reconstructions
- Syndesmosis Post Op (Screws + Tightrope)
3. Knee
- Knee Replacement
- Mensicus debridements and repairs
- Ligament Injury including ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL, Posterior-Lateral Corner
- Lateral Releases
- Injection
- Patella Rupture
- Patella Fracture
4. Hip
- Labral Repair/Debridement
- Hip Replacement
- FAI Debridement
- Gluteal Tendon Repair
5. Elbow
- Elbow Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Transfer
- Posterior Debridement
- Elbow Injections
- Elbow Replacement
6. Hand
- Post Fracture/Cast
- Carpal Tunnel Release
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do we treat Workers Compensation, Comprehensive Third Party or Department of Veterans Affairs patients?
Absolutely! We have many years of experience with workers compensation patients, DVA and CTP injury claims. We know how to take you through your rehab, whilst helping make the whole experience as smooth as possible. We speak directly with your insurer, and help where we can, in order to help focus on you, and getting completely rehabilitated from your workplace injury.
As far as DVA, we take care of the reports required to obtain more treatment as required.
Our therapists will discuss your treatment and make sure you are comfortable. Some manual therapies, like massage, may have a degree of pain, however, the most important thing to remember, is that you are in control, and you can tell your therapist if you are comfortable or not.
Yes! If your injury requires a scan, we can provide you with a referral which can be used at one of the local imaging centres. Occasionally, it may be more cost effective to get a referral from your treating GP – we will let you know when this is the case.