What to expect for your first physiotherapy appointment Is this your first time attending a physiotherapy appointment? Are you a little uncertain of what to expect or what is involved in your consultation? Here is a brief explainer of what may be involved in your consultations to help you get back to your best self. […]

Sports and physiotherapy go hand in hand, and there’s much room for cooperation between trainers, physiotherapists, and athletes. Many sports clubs and gyms maintain a relationship with a sports physiotherapist that includes group sessions or one-on-one appointments, and for good reason. Physiotherapy is one of the best fields for treating and helping prevent sports injuries. […]

If you’re wondering whether you need to see a physiotherapist, then this post is for you. Find out more about why and when you need physiotherapy. There are many reasons why seeing a physiotherapist might be the solution to your pain or injury concerns. Physiotherapists in Australia are highly-trained health care professionals. Physios work closely […]

Physiotherapy often involves assessing and treating patients with an injury that has resulted from them having a dysfunction.  At First Choice Health, we routinely see patients present to us with lower back pain, or lower limb injuries sustained in the work place or as an athlete on the sports field.  These injuries are often attributed […]

At First Choice Health, we want to see people participating in their chosen leisure activities, and we have some good advice for our older patients hoping to remain out there on the golf course. One of the major problems as we age is that we become weaker and generally we lose flexibility – both important […]

Dry Needling by a Physiotherapist: What You Should Know You may have heard friends talking about their physiotherapist performing acupuncture on them for management of their back pain, neck pain or some other soft tissue injury. Dry Needling is certainly a treatment that the physiotherapists at First Choice Health have studied and routinely incorporate into […]

Physiotherapy After Your Knee Arthroscopy As physiotherapists at First Choice Health, we are closely involved in the rehabilitation required after a knee arthroscopy. In fact, we provide direct pre and post operative care through our involvement with a number of surgeons at Waverley Private Hospital. Knee arthroscopy is a minimally invasive operation where a surgeon […]