Hydrotherapy
We have a 5m heated swim spa that we use for hydrotherapy.
The water properties of bouyancy and resistance, together with the warmth provides an excellent therapeutic environment for pain management, as well as strength and flexibility training.
Hydrotherapy can provide relief for people with the follow conditions:
* Arthritis
* Chronic pain
* Fibromyalgia
* Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
* Post-op rehab
* Muculoskeletal injuries
* Sensory disorders
Our individual sessions are 30 minute long, and cost $15.
musculoskeletal Injuries
Our aim at Henty Physiotherapy is to provide an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment techniques. With over 30 years of experience, Claire has a broad skillset.
She has completed further studies in:
* Musculoskeletal injuries (hips, knees, backs, shoulders etc)
* Chronic Disease Management
* Foot orthotic prescription
* Sports Injuries
* Continence
* Women's Health
* Pain Management
* Stroke and Amputee rehab
* Falls Prevention
* Watsons technique for headaches
* McKenzie technique for spinal pain
* Concussion management
Chronic Pain and Stiffness
For people with chronic pain and stiffness, we aim to provide practical advise to minimse discomfort. We use hydrotherapy, reformer pilates, dry needling and other approrpiate therapy modalities to help clients with their discomfort.
Claire has a health coaching certificate, as well as a Masters of Clincal Rehabilitation and has spent many years working with people with chronic neurological and orthopeadic conditions.
We work with all ages, from children, through to adults, and those in their senior years.
DVA, NDIS, My Aged Care & Workers Comp clients are all welcome
Reformer Pilates
Our modern reformer pilates studio has 4 beds. You can either attend one of our classes, or utilise the iPads that we provide for online classes.
Reformer Pilates is a whole body workout. The reformer bed has a carriage that moves back and forward, and utilises springs to increase resistance as you workout. It is great for those who require low impact exercises.
Reformer pilates is useful for people who what to the following conditions
* Back pain
* Chronic pain
* Shoulder or knee conditions
* Post natal
* Postural concerns
Health education
At Henty Physiotherapy, we realise that "Knowledge is Power".
Having the correct knowledge to help manage your health concerns is important. That is why we are developing an exciting range of community education programs.
These programs will cover important topics such as:
* Arthritis
* Chronic pain
* Falls prevention
* Adolescent health
* Menopause & peri menopause
We will update this website and provide further details as they become available
Therapeutic learn to swim
Henty Physiotherapy has partnered with Henty Swim Adventures to offer therapeutic learn to swim lessons.
As well as providing life saving skills, learning to swim has several health benefits. These include:
* Improves motor coordination
* Improves muscle strength
* Improves flexibility
* Helps reduce anxiety
* Helps enhance cognitive function
Our learn to swim classes have a teacher to student ration of 1:1.
Each class is 20 minutes long.
Sporting Injuries
Sports physiotherapy helps diagnose, treat, and prevent athletic injuries using targeted exercise, biomechanical assessments, manual therapy, and inflmmation management techniques.
Common issues treated include ankle sprains, hamstring tears, knee ligaments, shouder injuries and tendinopathies.
At Henty Physiotherapy, we can treat all types of sporting injuries, both chronic and acute. We can also provide injury prevention assessments and strategies.
Post-operative Rehabilitation
At Henty Physiotherapy, we realise that everyone's post operative journey is different.
Claire has spent many years working in rehabilation wards across 3 states of Australia, in both private and public hospitals. .
Henty physitherapy is able to help manage your post-operative needs, whether after hip or knee surgery, spinal surgery, shoulder surgery, abdominal surgery, or any other surgery
Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment
At Henty Physiotherapy, we believe that an accurate diagnosis is important.
We have a real-time ultrasound machine, that can indicate if there is muscle damage .
Real-Time ultrasound can also be used in continence assessments .