Allied Health Services Australia

TREATMENT & PROGRAMS

Our skilled Allied Health Professionals offer a variety of treatment methods to help restore, increase and maintain optimal physical function and health. The patient is provided with customised treatment programs that encourage self-management and independence.

Allied Health Services Australia provides treatment and management to all disability, injury, disease and illness including:

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PHYSIOTHERAPIST

• Acute and Chronic Back Injury
• Post-surgical Rehabilitation
• Acute and Chronic Pain
• Musculoskeletal Injury
• Rehabilitation

• Work place injury and management
• Sports Injury
• Hands on Treatment - Manual Therapy
• Complex Physical Disability

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EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST

• Chronic Spinal Pain & Injury Program
• Chronic Shoulder Program
• Chronic Pain Program
• Post - Surgical Program
• Falls Prevention Program
• Healthy Heart Program
• Weight Management Program
• Asthma Education & Self-Management Program

• COPD Education & Self-Management Program
• Chronic Arthritis Program
• Diabetes Group Education Program
• Healthy Mum, Little Smiles Program
• Functional Strength For Life Program
• Guided Fitness For Chronic Medical Conditions
• Elite Youth Athletic Development Program
• Clincally Guided Weight Loss Program

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PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES

AHSA offers a comprehensive range of psychological services supporting individuals, couples and families through various life transitions and challenges. Areas of treatment include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief and Loss
• Trauma
• Relationship breakdown
• Family separation
• Domestic & family violence
• Anger management
• Parenting challenges
• Family reunification
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Self esteem

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Dietitian

The role of AHSA Dietitians is to collect, organise and assess data relating to the health and nutritional status of an individual with or without metabolic disorder. AHSA Dietitians provide evidence-based education and communicate researched information, advice and professional opinion to individuals. Tangible and practical advice and strategy that ensure the most optimal nutritional results.

Including:

• Sports performance
• Health maintenance and recovery from significant illness
• Pre and postnatal development
• Pediatric development

• Geriatric care
• Weight management
• Menopausal nutritional management

AHSA website Dietitian information:

Our AHSA Dietitians can provide individualised, expert nutrition advice to assist with a variety of health conditions. Their role is to apply the art and science of human nutrition to help you understand the relationship between food and health. They realise that lifestyle factors like time restraints, cooking ability, work and family commitments may affect your dietary choices, so they ensure that their advice is realistic and most importantly sustainable.

Some of the health conditions our Dietitian's can assist with include weight management (for over or underweight), diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, constipation, IBS, food allergies and/or intolerances, renal disease, paediatric nutrition and nutrition in aged care.

All of our Dietitian's are accredited by the Dietitian's Association of Australia, and participate in continued professional development to ensure their advice is evidenced based and up to date.

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REGISTERED NURSE

Health assessment and community-based reviews are available to ensure that patients are provided intervention and education within their own home environment. It has been proven that home visits assist to prevent health decline as a holistic overview may discover health concerns or risks factors that would have gone undetected within the confines of a clinic based consultation.

Nursing Services Include:

• Wound care management
• Community nursing
• Health Assessments

• Clinical case management
• Corporate health
• Agency relief staff

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

An AHSA Occupational Therapist will assist by ensuring the patient is able to access their environment effectively despite whichever injury, disability, illness or disease they may be enduring. Additionally, most rehabilitation programs will require the assistance of an Occupational Therapist to aid with neurological and musculoskeletal recovery in order to return the patient to their full physical capacity.

Areas of assistance include:

• Access
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Adaptive Technology
• Activity of Daily Living Assessments
• Aged Care
• Attendant care reviews
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Equipment Prescription
• Medical aid assessment

• Driving Assessments
• Falls prevention
• Ergonomics
• Handwriting and fine motor
• OH&S consultation
• Paediatrics
• Seating and wheelchair prescription
• Case management

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DIABETES EDUCATOR

A qualified Diabetes Educator will provide a comprehensive and individualised program to ensure patients are well informed regarding what is the optimal management of their Diabetes. Careful monitoring will occur alongside a continued education process, ensuring minimal negative comorbidities arise as a result of poorly maintained blood glucose levels.

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FITNESS CONSULTANTS

AHSA personal trainers provide expert guidance and management of all your health and fitness requirements. Be trained and motivated by the highest qualified trainers in the industry, whilst enjoying the many added benefits provided as part of being a member of the AHSA fitness family.

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REMEDIAL THERAPY

Allow the AHSA remedial therapists to provide relief for all of your aches and pains derived from your weekly fitness or work schedule. Try either a relaxing remedial massage or even a more intensive and focused muscle tone relieving treatment. Whether it be muscle spasm, strain or soft tissue injury, a remedial therapist will provide professional and evidence-based treatment for your concern.

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PODIATRY SERVICES

Podiatry interventions are designed to diagnose, treat and educate the patient in the following areas:

• Routine & regular foot nail care
• Fungal infections
• Wart & verracue nails
• Foot orthotics & arch supports treatments
• Ingrown toenails
• Children's foot problems

• Diabetes foot care
• Sports injuries
• Biomechanical gait assessment
• Heel, arch & forefoot pain
• Treatment & maintenance

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