Fractures

Ethos Health physiotherapists can treat simple fractures; we receive regular referrals from general practitioners, medical specialists and emergency departments to provide braces, splints and moon boots or fit a range of casts for fractures of the wrist, hand and ankle.

Our casts are made of a lightweight coloured polyester resin outer shell (you can choose your colour!) with a waterproof liner. This means you can swim and wash without needing to keep your cast dry, and helps prevent odour and itching.

We also remove and repair casts, with all necessary equipment on site at both our practice locations.

Do you need a brace, cast or cast removal?

Click the resources below to understand your injury and the pathway to recovery.

Lower Limb Pain

Physiotherapists at Ethos Health’s Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Practices can accurately assess, diagnose and treat all injuries of the lower limb. It is important to have your injury professionally assessed as the principles of successful recovery and return to activity vary significantly with injury, age and fitness.

Click the resources below to understand your injury and the pathway to recovery.

Hip and thigh

• Trochanteric pain syndrome
• Hip impingement (femoro-acetabular impingement)
• Hip osteoarthritis
• Hamstring, groin and quadriceps strains

Knee

• Medial or lateral collateral ligament injury
• Anterior cruciate ligament rupture
• Meniscal tears
• Patella dislocation
• Patellofemoral pain
• Patellar tendinopathy
• Knee osteoarthritis

Shin and Calf

• Shin Splints / Medical Tibial Stress Syndrome
  
• Calf Muscle Tear
• Cramps

Ankle

• Ankle sprains
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Achilles tendon rupture
• Lateral (outside) ankle pain
• Medial (inside) ankle pain

Foot

• Heel pain and plantar fasciitis
• Stress fractures
• Forefoot pain, including Morton’s neuroma
• Pain and stiffness at the big toe
• Orthotics

Neck, Back and SIJ Pain

Up to 80% of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives, while it’s been estimated that around 15% of the population experiences neck pain in the course of a year. In our experience the statistics would be no different in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions.

So what does this mean?

It means back and neck pain is common, we see a lot of it and Ethos Health physiotherapists can help you achieve lasting relief from your symptoms. No matter the problem, we will take the time to explain what is happening, why it has developed and how we as a partnership can treat it. We combine this with hands-on and exercise based treatment to get the results you want.

Looking for something more specific? Ethos Health has many resources available to help you understand your injury and the pathway to recovery, including:

Lower Back Pain

Whiplash

Neck Pain

Headache

Temporomandibular Joint (the jaw)

Pre and Post Op

Many spinal, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle operations require pre and post-operative physiotherapy to achieve a good outcome from surgery. Repairing a damaged bone, ligament or tendon is often only part of the problem, and people need physiotherapy to recover the strength and mobility needed to resume their preferred activities.

In the pre-operative phase, physiotherapy treatment will help you be as strong, mobile and pain-free as possible. This typically means less post-operative pain and an accelerated recovery. Some surgeons insist their patients achieve specific pre-operative strength or movement outcomes in order to maximise the chance of successful surgery.

In the post-operative phase, many surgeons have specific rehabilitation protocols that they prefer their patients to follow under the guidance of a physiotherapist. Over the last 10 years Ethos Health physiotherapists have assisted thousands of patients prepare for and recover from surgeries like Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip replacement, knee reconstruction, shoulder reconstruction, patella stabilisation, rotator cuff repair and Achilles tendon repair. In the small percentage of cases where recovery isn’t proceeding as planned, our experience allows us to recognise the early warning signs and arrange rapid follow up with your GP or treating specialist.

Upper Limb Pain

Ethos Health physiotherapists can help you manage shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand pain. We have a wide range of splints to help common problems like carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, effective treatments for overuse conditions such as tennis elbow, and are experts in managing shoulder problems such as impingement, AC joint injury, frozen shoulder and rehabilitation following dislocation.

Looking for something specific? Ethos Health has many resources available to help you understand your injury and the pathway to recovery, including:

Shoulders

• Fractured clavicle (collar bone)
• AC joint injury
• Shoulder dislocation
• Shoulder impingement
• Frozen shoulder
  

Elbow

• Tennis Elbow

Wrist and Hand

• Carpal Tunnel
• De Quervains Tenosynovitis

 

Women's Health Physiotherapy

Rebecca Martin is a Womens Health Physiotherapist consulting from our Newcastle Practice. Becky has a special interest and extensive clinical experience in the management of conditions unique to women. Becky has excellent diagnostic and therapeutic skills and is passionate about providing the best possible care.

Continence and the pelvic floor

Diastasis Recti – Abdominal Separation

SIJ pain in Pregnancy