SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY

Hands on therapy and corrective exercises for pain relief, mobility an recovery so you can live the life you love.

Sports Physiotherapy Northern Beaches

We are specialised in the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of all sporting injuries, with each practitioner having additional expertise in their chosen sports. Sports injuries are different from everyday activities due to the higher stress and load placed on the body’s whole musculoskeletal system (joints, muscles, ligaments and bones). The most common injuries associated with sports include:

Ligament injuries such as ACL tears in the knee(hyperlink), sprained ankles and shoulder dislocations;
Muscle tears such as a torn hamstrings, calf tears, quadricep strains and rotator cuff;
Tendinitis (now more commonly known as tendinopathy) such as Achilles, tennis elbow, patella and rotator cuff;
Joint specific Injuries such as meniscus (cartilage) tears in the knee, stress fractures at any joint and impingement syndromes in the shoulder, hip or ankle.

Here at Fixio Sports Physio and Pain Solutions each of our physiotherapists still compete in sport. We’ve experienced injury, we know that no two injuries are ever the same. We treat people in a holistic individualised fashion using all the resources at our disposal to help you overcome your injury. We know that the two biggest factors underpinning sporting injuries’ recovery time is:

The time between the sporting injury and when you see an expert at managing that condition
The accuracy of the diagnosis and the detail of the treatment plan

That’s why we always take a thorough subjective and objective assessment of the injury as soon as possible and take the time to explain the diagnosis and treatment plan going forward. Once you understand HOW you will heal and return to play, we can easily manage WHAT you need to do.

KNEE PHYSIOTHERAPY NORTHERN BEACHES

Our treatment plans for sports physiotherapy patients always includes both hands-on manual therapy, and exercise therapy to help you strengthen your trouble areas. We have a gym on-site, as well as a fully equipped Pilates Studio with small group and individual classes available. Our physios have extensive experience treating both weekend warriors and athletes competing on a more professional level. And we’re always happy to liaise closely with any personal trainers, coaches or other athletes to ensure our patients can transition successfully back to their chosen sport.

THE NORTHERN BEACHES MOST TRUSTED SPORTS INJURY AND PAIN CLINIC

Common Knee Injuries Treated Include:

We know how much knee pain can affect your life, so if that’s you, contact us to see how we can get you back to doing what you love.

As sports physiotherapists, knees make up the majority of our caseload, so you know you’ll be seeing someone with plenty of experience! We love treating your knee injury and knee pain at Fixio Sports Physio and Pain Solutions.

The knee joint requires elements of strength, stability, mobility, and balance to operate effectively. The main weight-bearing joint, which hinges as our knee bends and straightens, is the tibiofemoral joint, which presents with approximately half of the issues in knees with pain behind or on the sides of the knee. The kneecap joint, (patellofemoral joint) makes up the other half, with pain starting in the front of the knee. Both of these joints need to be working with correct muscle balance for the knee to be painfree and working well

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How is Fixio different to other therapies?

Our holistic assessment approach looks at how your body as a whole is connected so that we can get to the root of the cause as soon as possible. Our innovative treatment approach decreases tightness, reduces pain, increases mobility and builds strength to get your body back to it’s full potential allowing you to live your life, how you want. This approach allows us to not only get you moving and back to what you love, but to stay that way throughout the lifespan.

How many people has Fixio treated before?

Fixio has helped over 5000 Northern Beaches locals (and visitors!) to recover from pain and stiffness and get their life back. Our experience includes Australian athletes and Olympians, people who have been told by other medical professionals that they are “incurable”, people with disability and people who have had accidents at work or in motor vehicles.

How do I know that I’ll have a good experience at Fixio?

Fixio has the most 5 Star Google Reviews out of all health care clinics on the Northern Beaches. We boast both 5 Star Google and Whitecoat ratings. Most of our current patients have been referred through to us via word of mouth from their friends or referred by a doctor or specialist.

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What is the best way to choose a physio practice?

Lucky you, you’ve found an expert Physio in Dee Why!

If you’re not convinced you’ve found the experts, allow us to offer some tips… Searching for and finding the right physio for your needs online can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. You could spend hours searching through Google for the right sports physio, musculoskeletal physiotherapist; even narrowing down your search to Northern Beaches physios is likely to give yourself an extra headache! So how do you find the best physio for your condition? Like many other health professions, physiotherapists have a vast array of areas of expertise. All practitioners have to be highly educated and officially registered to practice with the governing body, adhering to strict standards of service. Working out which physiotherapist can treat your specific condition requires more than simply typing in to Google. Luckily there are a number of hints and tricks to finding the right local physio in Dee Why for your needs, by following these tips below you will go a long way to finding that special someone.

Check for what areas the physiotherapist specialises in

Physiotherapists cover a huge range of areas of practice and not all physios are experts in the type of pain or condition you are suffering from. You wouldn’t go to a podiatrist to get an eye test, so why visit a physio who doesn’t specialise in the area of pain you are experiencing? For example, when it comes to musculoskeletal physiotherapy, did you know that only 5% of practicing physiotherapists attain the rank of “Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist”? The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) defines a Titled Physio as “highly qualified physiotherapists with expert knowledge and skills. They undergo a rigorous selection process to ensure that they achieve and maintain exceptional standards of clinical experience and knowledge. The APA Title serves as a professional mark of distinction.” For issues like Back and neck pain, Nerve pain (especially sciatica, carpal tunnel), Chronic injuries, Arthritis/osteoarthritis and other aging related pain, postural dysfunctions including scoliosis, kyphosis (hunched back) and flat feet – don’t sell yourself short by visiting a physio not ranked in that top 5%.

Ask your doctor for their advice

Many Northern Beaches doctors work hand in hand with highly trained physiotherapists to treat long term and immediate physical pain for their patients. They are some of the best people to give advice on who to see in the local area with the skills and specialisation to help you recover faster.

Phone a friend

There aren’t many better ways to finding the right physio than getting a referral from a friend. Getting confirmation from a friend on the skills of a physio will give you much more insight than Googling away aimlessly for hours. They’ll be able to give you firsthand knowledge of their expertise, bedside manner and obviously on whether or not they were able to help their own issues.

Check on the Australian Physiotherapy Association

Not checking to see whether a physiotherapist is registered with the Australian Physiotherapy Association is like playing Russian roulette with your musculoskeletal system. If they aren’t registered on there, you might as well go and see Doctor Nick from the Simpsons.

Consult Facebook and have a look at relevant groups on social media

It’s become increasingly common today for Facebook groups related to sports and health and fitness to share stories about their injuries and post reviews of their tips and experiences with various sports or injury related professionals. If you’re uncertain, put a post up along the lines of “Does anybody know an awesome physio in Dee Why” and you’re bound to get a few bites. Always check and verify their advice with other methods though!

Consult Doctor Google

Once you’ve narrowed your search scope down, it is important to check Google reviews and other community reviewed websites to check what the word on the street about the physio is. Keep in mind again, Google reviews aren’t the be all and end all, but they do play an important part in finding a reputable and skilled physio for your needs.

Ask for a referral from your local sporting club

If you play in a team or individual sport, it is likely that your club has knowledge of physiotherapists that are reputable and skilled in specific areas of the body. Sporting clubs don’t just recommend any old physio either, because they are made up of trained and skilled individuals themselves, the last thing they’d be doing is recommending a physio with a Kelloggs Cornflakes degree.

Finding the right physio in Dee Why can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to start. By following those tips and verifying claims and data between a number of different sources and referral points, you are much more likely to find a physio who is capable of looking after your pain or injury in the most professional and up to date way possible.

How do I choose the right therapist for me?

All of our Fixiotherapists go through extensive additional training beyond their University Degrees (our team have an average 6 years of university!). We have an intensive onboarding process which means you’re in amazing hands with anyone on our team!

We have a policy at Fixio; we only hire nerds! You are guaranteed to have a passionate, dedicated professional as your partner in health. We all attend weekly mentoring with expert physios, fortnightly inservices where we discuss any difficult cases and attend weekend courses to continually upskill ourselves and our team mates.

We generally recommend you read our teams biographies and make your choice based on the area that is injured as each team member has a specialty. That said, timing may be most important to you so please choose your therapist based on convenience.

Is Fixio suitable to post surgical rehabilitation?

Yes, all of our team go through post operative rehabilitation training. We will contact your surgeon and ensure that we have the most up to date protocols to guarantee the fastest recovery possible, within the guidelines that the specialist has recommended. We will also stay in contact with your surgeon throughout the process and liaise with any other providers, such as your GP.

You will also have a personalised recovery plan tailored to ais in your recovery to help you regain mobility and strength after surgery.

I’m an athlete. Can Fixio improve my performance?

Yes! We have strength and conditioning experts on the Fixio team who can assess your performance based not just on your sport, but the level at which you compete and the position in which you play on the team. We also have team members who work or have worked in elite sport. We understand what you want and need.

Our futureproofing sessions are designed for athletes, by athletes, to tweak your performance by scanning for any niggles before they occur. Consider us your essential team member to guarantee performance when it matters.