Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy in Canberra

Targeted therapy for Musculoskeletal and Sports Injuries

Recover, move, and perform at your best with our expert musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy service.

Targeted care for Musculoskeletal condition and Sports Injuries, helps improve your movement, recovery, and performance. Our specialised physiotherapy treats accidental injuries, sports injuries, and movement impairments caused by lifestyle and ageing.

When discussing physical therapy, you’ll often hear the terms “musculoskeletal physiotherapy” and “sports physiotherapy” used collectively. Although both types of physiotherapy aim to improve a patient’s quality of life and functionality, their focus and how they’re applied differ.

Issues affecting the muscles and joints are the primary focus of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
While it does address these topics, sports physiotherapy focuses more on preventing injuries and improving performance, particularly in sports settings.

If you are looking for an effective musculoskeletal physio & sports physio in Canberra, our skilled team is here to support you.

What is Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy?

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy is physical treatment focusing on anything that impacts the way you move, primarily your muscles and joints. Whether you have an injury, are recuperating from surgery, or are managing a chronic disease, musculoskeletal physio aims to identify and address your problem so that you can return to your best self.

Sports Physiotherapy is a form of physical therapy with a specific focus on the treatment of sports-related illness and injury. Our sports physiotherapist offers treatment specific to athletes to ensure their recovery is suited to their fitness requirements. As athletes generate more strain and demand on their bodies with intense exercise, their treatment must be tailored to this high-intensity lifestyle.

Our Approaches

Assessment focuses on identifying the biomechanical and/or structural problems a client may have as a result of an injury or lifestyle factors. Biomechanical problems refer to inefficient changes in the way you move, where as structural problems refer to injury to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons or nerves. They usually accompany one another.

Once the problem has been identified, a solution is then proposed in the form of a treatment or rehabilitation plan that aims to help resolve the biomechanical and/or structural issues and work towards the patients goals.

Treatment varies for each individual condition, though usually involves a combination of soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation, biomechanical corrective exercises and activity specific exercise prescription. Traction, ultrasound, shock wave, TENS or interferential therapy is also available for conditions that are appropriate.

We have several physiotherapists that have completed post graduate training in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy Canberra, as well as Canberra’s only Musculoskeletal Specialist Physiotherapist.