The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supports a better life for thousands of Australians with significant and permanent disabilities. NDIS participants can access physiotherapy treatments.
NDIS registered physio in Adelaide participants should choose a registered physiotherapy provider based on qualifications, experience, services offered, location and accessibility, and cost. Some NDIS providers also offer additional therapies such as Hydrotherapy and the Anti-Gravity Treadmill.
Individual Hydrotherapy
During individual NDIS hydrotherapy sessions, your physiotherapist will establish an exercise program for you in the water that is based on your goals. This may involve strengthening, improving mobility/flexibility or gait re-education.
The warm water helps ease pressure on joints, and buoyancy assists with movement. This makes it possible for people with pain to do exercises that would be too difficult or uncomfortable on land.
In addition, the hydrostatic pressure of the water promotes circulation. This allows oxygen to flow freely to injured muscles, reducing swelling, and promoting healing.
Individual hydrotherapy can be beneficial to people of any age and health condition. Children with developmental issues and disabilities can also benefit from water to improve their range of motion, head control, posture, strength, balance, and coordination. This is especially useful for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The calming stimuli of the water can help them focus on their activity and reduce the behaviour problems associated with ASD.
Group Hydrotherapy
During the Hydrotherapy sessions, our NDIS physiotherapists and accredited exercise physiologists perform exercises in a pool heated to 33 to 36 degrees Celsius (warmer than a regular swimming pool). The warm water helps your muscles relax while providing resistance and stability during exercise. This helps strengthen the limbs and improves overall muscle strength. The water also releases jammed body vessels and increases circulation.
Group Hydrotherapy is ideal for people who have difficulty moving around or can’t exercise on land due to pain or injury. It is also suitable for young children with developmental issues and disabilities who can benefit from the fun, engaging environment of the water and a physiotherapist.
Gaby joined Leapfrog Physiotherapy in 2020 as a senior paediatric physiotherapist after completing her Master’s at UniSA and working with the Child and Youth Health team at Lyell McEwin Hospital. She has completed her AustSwim teacher certification and is intensely interested in paediatric assessment, gait and balance re-education.
PhysioEx
Choosing an NDIS registered physio in Adelaide provider is an important decision for participants. They can find a provider using the NDIS website, contact their NDIS plan manager or support coordinator for recommendations, and check with local physiotherapy professional organisations. When selecting a provider, they should consider the following: qualifications and experience, services offered, location and accessibility, and cost.
In group PhysioEx sessions, clients perform their individualised program under the supervision of a Physiotherapist in our exercise pool. Sessions can range from 30 minutes to an hour and focus on achieving improvements towards functional goals.
Our Physio and Exercise Physiology team are NDIS registered providers and can assist with arranging your NDIS-funded physio/ex-phys services. We can help with self-managed, plan-managed, and portal-addressed participants. We are also members first for Bupa and HCF private health funds. Therefore, our fees are relatable to higher tables of private health insurance. A doctor’s referral is unnecessary to see a Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist.
Anti-Gravity Treadmill
Excess body weight stresses joints such as the ankles, knees, hips and back. This may lead to pain, which reduces exercise and promotes further damage in a vicious cycle. Using technology originally designed by NASA, the Alter G anti-gravity treadmill helps individuals walk, jog, and run in a weightless environment.
Aside from its use by professional sports teams, military personnel and leading universities, the treadmill is a popular choice for patients recovering from knee, hip, or foot injuries and those wanting to achieve fitness goals. It is also safe for pediatric and neurologic patients, as well as geriatric patients.
During a session, clients wear shorts that zip closed around the lower body and then step into a chamber of air pressure adjusted to support anywhere from 20% to 100% of body weight. Your therapist will then set the treadmill as a regular walking/jogging machine and instruct you to move your legs.
NDIS Registered Physio in Adelaide
We support self-managed, plan-managed, and my place portal-managed NDIS registered physio in Adelaide participants. Our services are entirely relatable through higher tables of private health insurance.
In individual NDIS hydrotherapy sessions, a client’s goals are established in the pool, along with a thorough assessment of posture, joint mobility, flexibility, and muscle control. The sessions are then based on these findings.