Physiotherapy & Pilates, a Match Made in Heaven

Your first physio session will normally be for an hour. Our physio’s have a holistic approach and will thoroughly assess you. Your treatment may include manual therapy, acupuncture, exercise coaching, exercises on Pilates equipment and home exercises. You and your physio will decide what the best options are for you to get the best possible recovery. We also have an extensive referral network if you need other help.

If you are covered by ACC it is necessary to book individual sessions with one of the physiotherapists and bring all the necessary ACC information to your initial consultation.

Your physio will complete a thorough assessment to fully understand what is going on with your body. We will take a history to get the background from your perspective of any injuries or issues and ask about your general health. This is important for determining an injury diagnosis and also to exclude any conditions that may require urgent action or specialist care. Your physio will also check your posture and functional movements and assess the state of your muscles, nerves and joints in order to confirm a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Often poor habits or movement patterns may be affecting your physical health and fitness or may be in the background waiting to cause trouble. If you are injury free and fitness is your reason for coming in then we may put you through a fundamental movement screen to identify any issues which may cause problems with your exercise programes and help guide appropriate exercise selection.

If you have had an accident and you would like physiotherapy treatment, you can come directly to FORM. You don’t need a doctors referral before coming to see us for treatment. Please discuss with your Physiotherapist whether you are eligible for ACC and we can lodge your claim for you. ACC helps by paying a portion of the cost of each physiotherapy treatment - if you would like to know more about the conditions required for an ACC Claim or what ACC will contribute towards treatment please contact reception.

- Our Physiotherapists combine the science of physiotherapy, the knowledge of Pilates and wisdom of movement to offer you a perfectly tailored, exercise rehabilitation session.

- Physiotherapy is a health profession devoted to movement. We are active people and understand that you want to be active too.

- Physiotherapists are university trained, professionally registered and must complete ongoing education as part of their license to practice. For this reason, you can be sure of safe effective treatment and up to date advice. If you have any questions about whether physiotherapy is the right approach for you we would be happy to talk just contact us.

Your physio is part of your support network. If you wish we will liaise with other health or fitness professionals you see and make sure that our therapy is staged for maximum effect when combined with the work of other treatment providers. We have great networks with doctors, sports physicians and orthopedic surgeons so if we need the extra help that these specialists provide it is there for you to access. Should you require any further investigations to confirm your diagnosis, such as x-rays or ultrasound scans we can arrange these for you. We can also refer you to a specialist if necessary and we can even refer you for ultrasound guided injections if these were require.

An important part of our approach is the use of exercises to help you rehabilitate from injury or even better to prevent injury from happening. Our approach to physiotherapy lies in the belief that keeping your body flexible and strong can help you to overcome chronic postural aches and pains and can give you the safety net of a supple and powerful body to use when the need arises.