More than Physiotherapy Keeping you moving

Improving the health of the Mudgee region, one individual at a time

Country Physiotherapys Awards

Professional Services Category Winner and Overall Winner 2012 and 2010
At the 2012 Mudgee Business Awards night, known as The Clock Awards, Country Physiotherapy won the Professional Services Category as well as the Overall Award for the Most Outstanding Business in Mudgee. These awards are held every 2 years. Country Physiotherapy was fortunate to have won both of these awards already in 2010, the first business to win twice.

Overall Winner Most Outstanding Business in the Orana Region 2011

In 2011, Country Physiotherapy was named the Most Outstanding Business in the region at the Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana Regions Gala Awards night held in Narromine. This was the first time a Mudgee Business has received this award.

Overview
Exceptional staff

Country Physiotherapy was established in 2005 as a multidisciplinary clinic providing much more than traditional physiotherapy.

Country Physiotherapy is a leader in the health industry and the clinic to go to for assistance with injuries/conditions, advice on healthy lifestyle choices and a provider of exceptional and unique fitness classes. The clinic is progressive and continually evolving making it a refreshing and interesting place to work.

We are a multidisciplinary clinic providing much more than traditional physiotherapy. Country Physiotherapy supports the local community. The physiotherapists often freely speak to local groups and schools about health issues and we also provide various sponsorships and donations to local groups.

Our services

Physiotherapy

WorkHab Functional Capacity Evaluations

Workplace Lectures

Workplace Core Strength and Fitness Classes

Minefit Programs

Massage Therapy

Sports Medicine

Podiatry

Sleep Therapy

CHEK Health Assessments

Pilates

Fitness Services

Hands on treatment

Physiotherapy

We offer the latest in physiotherapy treatment techniques and rehabilitation equipment to ensure the best possible outcome for our clients. For example, we have taken advantage of smart phones and emails and we now frequently video clients performing their home exercise programs and then email it to them. 4 experienced Physiotherapists provide physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment of all types of injuries and conditions. A 5th physiotherapist has been recruited and will be joining Country Physiotherapy in December 2012.

The physiotherapists also provide the following in relation to treatments: acupuncture and dry needling, womens health, supply and fitting of all types of supportive braces and boots, prescription and supply of orthotics, application and removal of waterproof fibreglass casting, specialized hand therapy including application of hand and wrist splints, pre-season biomechanical screening of athletes, lymphoedema therapy, web consultations with specialists and can provide referrals for x-rays and ultrasound examinations.

After four treatments with Country Physiotherapy my lower back pain had resolved completely. The physio explained clearly what was wrong and how I could minimise the chance of the injury reoccurring. Wish I had gone there years ago.
Tracy
Fully equipped rehabilitation gym

CHEK Health Assessments

Country Physiotherapy provides individual health assessments and home exercise programs prescription based on the Paul Chek philosophy of holistic health and wellbeing.

We can help maximise the potential of your workforce by providing health and wellbeing lectures and fitness classes.

WorkHab Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs)

Country Physiotherapy has 2 licenced WorkHab Evaluators. FCEs can be used as return to work and pre- assessment tools.

Workplace Lectures
Country Physiotherapy is very involved in providing workplace lectures and on site fitness classes to a variety of industries, particularly the mining industry. We provide one off lectures on topics such as manual handling as well as a series of 6-12 lectures on health and wellbeing. These lectures can be tailored to any type and sized business.
On site training day lectures

On site training day fitness testing

Workplace Core Strength and Fitness Classes

Country Physiotherapy provides on site exercise classes to various industries. The types of classes are various and include core strength, functional strength and boxercise.

Pilates will transform the way your body looks, feels and performs. In one session you will feel the difference, in ten sessions you will see the difference and in thirty sessions you will have a whole new body.
Joseph Pilates

Pilates and Core Strength Training

Pilates mat classes have been running since the clinic opened in 2005. The introduction of the Pilates studio equipment in September 2010 has been hugely popular. Pilates is one of the fastest growing forms of exercise in world and we have the only Pilates Studio with equipment in the Mudgee region. We currently run over 25 private and group studio sessions each week.

The Pilates studio equipment has added another dimension to clients rehabilitation, particularly for those following a back or lower limb injury. For example, the reformer has allowed clients who are post ankle reconstruction to strengthen their legs and core without having to put their full body weight through their leg.

Ultra modern Pilates studio

I thought I had a strong core until I participated in my first pilates studio class. How wrong I was! I now have muscles I didnt know existed
Matt

Exercise is medicine.

Bootcamp

Fitness Services

Country Physiotherapy currently offers over 45 exercise classes each week which includes Pilates Mat, Pilates Studio, Zumba, Dancing, Boxercise, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, CHEK and Bootcamp. An annual Bootcamp runs for 10 weeks from October to December and involves 3-4 training sessions a week at different locations. Participants are split into

3 groups dependant on their fitness abilities and various outdoor sites are used as the training venues. Over 500 people have completed the program in the past 7 years. There is a free supervised Kids Room for use during certain hours daily whilst the parents are having treatment or are participating in an exercise class.

Purpose built Fitness studio for the mining industry

Bootcamp

Floor studio where pilates mat, strength, zumba and boxercise classes are held

The CHEK classes are awesome. My body has finally learnt how to move correctly.
Phil

Multi disciplinary services

Massage Therapy
Country Physiotherapys Massage Therapist provides remedial, relaxation and deep tissue massages. We are is very fortunate to have the services of Dr George Pitsis, an Adult and Paediatric Sports Physician from Sydney. Dr Pitsis currently visits every 4 weeks, Dr Pitsis provides a valuable service for the more difficult injury in terms of his diagnostic skills, being able to administer ultrasound guided cortisone injections, being able to administer Plasma Rich We are very fortunate to have the services of Phil Perry, a podiatrist from Sydney. Graeme Henderson is a visiting Sleep Therapist from Orange. Graeme visits the clinic every week. Protein (PRP) injections, being able to order examinations such as MRIs as well as being able to fast track appointments with other specialists. Web consultations with Dr Pitsis can be provided at Country Physiotherapy with the treating physiotherapist present, negating the need to travel to Sydney.

Sports Medicine

Podiatry

Phil currently visits the clinic every 3 weeks. Phil creates custom made orthoses. He is mainly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnoea.

Sleep Therapy

Shop 2, 160 Church St, Mudgee NSW 2850 P 6372 6907 E countryphysio@bigpond.com W www.countryphysio.com.au Hours 7am 7pm, Monday to Friday, weekends by appointment