DIETITIAN

An Accredited Practising Dietitian from Feast for Health consults in the practice weekly, providing nutrition education and individual dietary advice on the following topics:

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• Body Weight Concerns

• Diabetes (type 1, type 2 and pre-diabetes)

• High Cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia)

• High Blood Pressure (hypertenstion)

• Coeliac Disease or Gluten Intolerance

• Other food intolerances

• Gut or Bowel issues (e.g. Irritable bowel, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux)

• Gout

• Kidney disease

• Childhood or infant nutrition

• Cancer

• Weight gain (underweight, undesirable weight loss, difficulty gaining weight)

• Eating difficulties (e.g. loss of appetite, taste changes, difficulting chewing/swallowing etc)

• General Healthy Eating (enhance overall health and prevent illness or disease)​

• Sports Nutrition

PODIATRIST

Podiatrist Kristen from Coast Sport consults in the practice weekly on a Monday, assisting patients of all ages with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various lower limb issues of the foot and ankle. She provides an extensive range of services and treatments, including but not limited to:

• General foot care

• Nail surgery

• Custom orthotics

• Footwear advice

• Diabetes management

• Sports Podiatry

• Gait analysis 

• Children's Podiatry

• Treatment of bunions, ankle, heel and foot pain

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More information is available via Coast Sport's website or by phone 4356 2588

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST & COUNSELLOR 

Elwyn consults in the practice weekly on a Tuesday offering both Occupational Therapy and Counselling services for adults, detailed below.

These services are direct-billed to Medicare for patients referred by their GP on an Enhanced Primary Care Plan (EPC) or Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP).

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• Home and Functional assessments

• Education of Clients and Carers on strategies to maximise home safety and function

• Recommendation, design and application for funding assistance for home modifications (both minor and major modifications)

• Recommendation of equipment / aids to maximise function, and application for funding assistance as required

• Assessment and Education in use of disability equipment and manual handling techniques.

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• Grief and loss counselling including separation and adjustment issues

• Personal development and training in stress and anxiety management

• Family, Parenting and Relationship Enrichment Counselling

• Solution-focused Therapy, Sensory Modulation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psycho-education and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques utilised.

PHYSIOTHERAPY & REHAB GYM

PhysioPhix offer comprehensive, individualised treatment for people of all ages and fitness levels.

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Treatment at PhysioPhix typically involves a combination of techniques and exercises that address the whole body. This approach fixes the cause of your problems rather than focusing on the site of your symptoms alone. The result is effective pain relief with prolonged improvements in power, strength and performance for a better quality of life.

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Conditions Treated:

Back and neck pain, sports injuries, headaches, rotator cuff problems, arthritis pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, scoliosis, foot, heel and ankle pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic pain, tennis elbow, dizziness and vertigo, whiplash, bursitis, joint replacements, nerve pain, trochanteric bursitis, hip and knee pain and post-operative rehabilitation.

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PhysioPhix welcomes private patients (no referral required) as well as patients under the NDIS, Workers' Compensation and Third Party claims, Veterans Affairs (DVA) and offers a Medicare Rebate to those referred by their GP on an Enhanced Primary Care Plan (EPC).

For more information or to make an appointment, please contact PhysioPhix directly

by calling 4396 1999 or via PhysioPhix's website: www.physiophix.com.au