Helping you return to the activities that matter
Whether you're training for your next event, playing weekend sport, returning to the gym, or simply living an active lifestyle, injuries can interrupt your ability to participate in the activities you enjoy.
At Red Centre Health Focus, our physiotherapists provide evidence-informed assessment and management of sports and musculoskeletal injuries. We work with athletes and active individuals of all ages and experience levels to develop individualised rehabilitation programs that support recovery, guide return to activity, and help you achieve your performance and participation goals.
Every rehabilitation program is tailored to your injury, your sport, and your individual goals.
A thorough assessment forms the foundation of effective rehabilitation.
Your physiotherapist will take the time to understand your symptoms, training history, sport or activity demands, and individual goals before completing a comprehensive physical assessment.
This may include assessment of:
Following your assessment, your physiotherapist will explain their findings and discuss appropriate management options with you.
Acute injuries can occur during training, competition, work, or recreational activity and often develop suddenly following a specific event.
Our physiotherapists assess and manage a wide range of acute injuries, including:
Management is tailored to your individual presentation and may include education, exercise therapy, manual therapy where appropriate, activity modification, and progressive rehabilitation.
Some injuries develop gradually when the body's tissues are exposed to more load than they are currently able to tolerate.
These injuries commonly occur with changes in training volume, intensity, frequency, footwear, or sporting demands.
Our physiotherapists commonly assess and manage:
Management focuses on identifying contributing factors and developing an individualised rehabilitation program that progresses alongside your recovery and activity goals.
Returning to sport following injury requires more than simply waiting for pain to settle.
Our physiotherapists use a structured rehabilitation approach to help guide progression back to training and competition based on your presentation, functional capacity, and the physical demands of your chosen sport.
Return-to-sport planning may include:
The timing of return to sport varies between individuals and depends on a range of clinical and sport-specific factors.
Training load plays an important role in both performance and injury management.
Our physiotherapists work with you to understand your current activity levels and help plan appropriate progression of training following injury or periods of reduced activity.
Load management may involve:
Running technique is influenced by many factors, including strength, mobility, training history, footwear, fatigue, and individual biomechanics.
Our running assessments include a detailed review of your injury history, training patterns, running goals, and movement.
Where appropriate, running gait analysis may be used to assess:
Assessment findings are considered alongside your symptoms and goals to inform your rehabilitation and exercise program.
Red Centre Health Focus utilises force plate technology as part of the assessment process where clinically appropriate.
Force plate testing provides objective information about how force is produced and absorbed during movement tasks such as jumping, landing, balance, and single-leg activities.
Force plate assessment may be incorporated into rehabilitation to assist with:
Force plate assessment is interpreted alongside your clinical assessment and should not be used in isolation.
Your initial consultation will include:
Where clinically appropriate, your assessment may also include running gait analysis or force plate testing.
No. Physiotherapists are primary healthcare practitioners, so you can book an appointment without a referral. A referral is required if you are accessing physiotherapy through Medicare, DVA, WorkCover, or another funding provider.
Yes. Both recent and longstanding injuries can be assessed. Your physiotherapist will consider your current symptoms, activity levels, and goals when developing your management plan.
Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. If relevant, you may also wish to bring your running shoes, football boots, sporting equipment, or any recent imaging reports.
Yes. Our physiotherapists provide rehabilitation following many orthopaedic procedures where physiotherapy has been recommended as part of your recovery. Your rehabilitation program will be developed in accordance with your surgeon's recommendations and your individual goals.