Rehabilitation services

Allied health care professionals work as a team to help you recover from injury, illness or surgery.

Chronic pain is debilitating pain that lasts for three months or longer. It is often caused by arthritis, back pain or muscular or neurological pain.

An exercise physiologist helps you recover and improve your health following illness, injury or surgery.

Hydrotherapy involves exercising in a pool to help treat a condition and/or improve your recovery after injury, illness or surgery. Exercising in heated water helps reduce the pressure and stress on your body and joints.

Neurological rehabilitation may help you recover after a stroke, a spinal cord or head injury, or if you have Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease or multiple sclerosis.

Occupational therapy teaches you different ways to go about your daily activities like showering, dressing and personal hygiene.

Living with cancer can affect people with the disease, their families and carers. Having access to support, information, exercise programs and education can make a big difference to your health and wellbeing.

Orthopaedic rehabilitation helps you recover from fractures, bone or joint surgery and is delivered by specialist health care professionals within the hospital.

Outpatient rehabilitation occurs when you visit a hospital or rehabilitation service for treatment without having to stay overnight, or when you receive care in your home after being in hospital following an injury, illness or surgery.

Parkinson’s disease affects movement, speech, memory and sleep and can have a significant impact on your life.

Physiotherapy treats disease, injury or disorders using physical methods such as exercise and joint manipulation.

If you have had major surgery or have suffered serious ill health, you may benefit from reconditioning as part of your rehabilitation program.

Speech therapy helps to strengthen your voice and improve the way you communicate, and assists you if you are having trouble chewing or swallowing.

Rehabilitation can greatly improve your quality of life after a stroke.