Physiotherapy

All our physiotherapists have APA Sports Physiotherapy further training and experience working with elite athletes and local teams. 

We are also proud sponsors of, and provide physiotherapy coverage to, the Queanbeyan Tigers AFL Club, Queanbeyan Netball Club, Queanbeyan Cricket Club, The Ladies Green at Campbell and George and Queanbeyan Golf Club.

Entire Physio treats a broad range of sport related injuries such as: sprains, muscle strains, rehabilitation post surgery, muscle spasm, and vertebral stiffness.

Narelle specialises in treating women with functional pelvic issues from elite sports women, throughout pregnancy and into the menopausal years. Entire Physio also treats women with various pregnancy/new mother related musculoskeletal conditions (carpal tunnel, back pain, neck pain etc.).

Lara assesses and treats pelvic floor conditions and is trained in internal vaginal examinations. Lara treats women with pelvic pain, including those with endometriosis, birth preparation and rehabilitation and incontinence. Lara also treats women with mastitis and blocked ducts (inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast).

For more in depth information on what we offer, please follow the link below:

All our physios are trained in Trigger Point Dry Needling (TPDN). TPDN uses the same fine needles as used in acupuncture therapy, however has “Western” clinical reasoning applied to it.  

Points are stimulated to create local, spinal segmental or supra spinal pain modulating effects. 

The aims of dry needling include: reducing resting muscle tone, muscle spasm, neural/muscular pain, and releasing trigger points commonly known as “knots”. 

The benefits of acupuncture and dry needling have a rapidly growing body of evidence and are endorsed by the Australia Physiotherapy Association(APA) – the peak body responsible for the most up to date physiotherapy research and training. 

The APA has a specialist group dedicated to finding the most effective and safe ways for physiotherapists to use acupuncture and dry needling – our physiotherapists follow their regulations regarding this therapy.

For more information on the neurophysiology of dry needling, please refer to the following article:

With Emma: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a condition causing dizziness, a spinning sensation, or unsteadiness when the head is moved in certain positions. It may also include symptoms such as headache, neck pain, nausea or vomiting; although all symptoms of BPPV should be short in duration (a few seconds).

This condition is caused by crystals which are formed within the inner ear, breaking free, and falling into the semi-circular canals of the ear. Physiotherapy assists this by using a series of maneuvers to clear the semi-circular canals of these crystals.

Emma is trained in Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) 1 and 2, Y balance test and breathing assessments; created by Gray Cook and Lee Burton. This process systematically looks at the body, assessing your body’s movement patterns. 

Using the system she can identify dysfunctions before they cause injury. 

This system is also exceptionally useful for those who have had chronic, ongoing sports injuries (think right hamstring strain, followed by low back pain, followed by left calf strain, all within 6 months) and want to get to the source of what’s causing this ongoing chain of injury.

The FMS system identifies movement patterns throughout the entire body, ranking them as optimal, acceptable or dysfunctional. 

Once all data has been collected, dysfunctional movement patterns can be identified and addressed with specific, targeted exercises.

FMS is useful for persons or all levels of fitness; it is used on elite athletes and can be equally as effective in treating elderly populations. 

RTUS provides our physiotherapists with immediate information on how a muscle is contracting. 

It is a useful tool to help us assess the control of the pelvic floor muscles (the probe is placed on the lower abdomen), and transverse abdmominis group in relation to the rectus abdominis and obliques.

It is a useful tool to teach correct activation of these muscles, as well as giving the patient feedback on how to activate these deep, otherwise hard-to-visulise, muscle groups correctly. 

All our physiotherapists are trained in how to use the RTUS machine and it is frequently used in pre-screening for our exercise classes.

Lizzy is trained in thermoplastic splinting services for the upper limb; finger, thumb, hand and wrist injuries. Your splint is perfectly customised to you using heat to mould the plastic. These splints are safe for electrical trade work as there is no metal used in the construction of them.

Currently we offer conservative splinting for the following conditions:

• Mallet finger
• Volar plate injuries
• Central slip injuries
• Boutonniere/swan neck deformities
• Trigger finger
• Ulnar/radial collateral ligament sprain of the thumb
• First CMC joint osteoarthritis
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis when basic support bracing has failed