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Allowah

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life for individuals with disability. Whether addressing developmental delays, neuromuscular conditions or mobility challenges, physiotherapy helps individuals improve their movement, strength, coordination and independence.

Our specialised physiotherapy services focus on supporting children and young adults to achieve their goals, ensuring that each individual receive a therapy plan that meets their unique needs.

1. Accessing Our Services

Who Can Access Our Services?

We accept referrals for children and young adults who:

    • Live within our therapist’s catchment area (see map below) if you are wanting home visits.
    • Attend other programs at Allowah, such as respite, Out of Home Care (OOHC), step-down care post-acute hospital admission, or our day program.
    • Do not attend other programs at Allowah and do not live within our therapist’s catchment area but are willing to travel to us for on-site support.

Where We Offer Services

Our physios provide flexible service options to meet your needs:

    • Onsite at Allowah
    • Home visits (travel charges apply)
    • School/Daycare visits (travel charges apply)
    • Telehealth reviews, when appropriate

Want to find out if we can support your child? Enquire Now

Contact us to find out more!

2. Types of Services

Our physiotherapists have extensive experience in a range of areas including:

    • Early intervention (gross motor development)
    • Equipment prescription
    • Manual handling training and education
    • Home exercise program
    • Mobility Training

We regularly support children with physical and intellectual disability including those with developmental delay, neuromuscular conditions or other mobility challenges. Examples of the types of conditions we work with include: Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Ehler’s Danlos syndrome (EDS), Rett syndrome, Trisomy 21, Limb difference and Genetic abnormalities.

3. What to Expect

Initial Consultation

A consultation with our physiotherapist will typically include:

    • Understanding your goals for physio support
    • Gathering information about your family, lifestyle, and daily routines
    • Assessing your mobility, considering your age and disability-related factors
    • Developing a personalised plan considering your support needs
    • Reviewing progress and making adjustments as needed

Most individuals require medium to long-term follow-up, with appointments typically scheduled every week to monthly or in intensive blocks, depending on individual needs.

Looking for personalised physiotherapy support? Enquire Now

4. Our Physiotherapy Services

We offer a comprehensive range of physio services, including:

    • Early intervention (gross motor development)
    • Equipment prescription
    • Manual handling training and education
    • Home exercise program
    • Mobility Training
    • Attendance at multidisciplinary meetings/case conferences
    • Creation of individualised resources to support you to implement your plan
    • Providing therapy or NDIS reports when needed
    • Additional supports available upon request
5. Collaborative Care

We work closely with:

    • Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network physiotherapists
    • Your child’s Occupational Therapist
    • Other therapy and healthcare professionals supporting your child
6. Service Area

Where We Operate

We provide services within the following region:

Want to check if you’re in our service area? Enquire Now

Our Physio Philosophy

We work from a strengths-based approach focusing on supporting people to develop goals to meet their unique needs. We achieve this by working collaboratively with children/young adults and their support networks. Our physiotherapists use a combination of therapeutic exercises, assistive technology and education and training to support individuals in reaching their full potential.

Come meet our Physio!

Allowah provides outpatient physiotherapy and can also provide additional physiotherapy for children admitted to Allowah.

Contact us to find out more.
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