Allied Health Services: Physiotherapy & OT
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Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy

Muscular Dystrophy Queensland offers physiotherapy and occupational therapy services to support Queenslanders living with neuromuscular conditions.

These services are available to clients on an NDIS plan or through other funding options. Our allied health team works with individuals to maintain mobility, manage fatigue, and optimise daily function, helping clients stay active, independent and engaged in the activities that matter most to them.

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Allied Health Services

Muscular Dystrophy Queensland provides an allied health service that includes physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

We provide in-home therapy services via regular outreach visits to areas outside Greater Brisbane. This includes the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, the Scenic Rim and Cairns. Services are also provided to regional Queensland via Telehealth appointments, and outreach visits can be arranged where there is demand.

 

Services are available in the following settings:

  • At our Client Centre in Underwood
  • In the community member’s home 
  • Our team delivers hydrotherapy sessions at some community facilities, including council swimming pools
  • To supplement our face-to-face services, we also offer follow-up appointments via Telehealth when this is helpful for the person we’re supporting

For our community members with NDIS funding, all of our allied health professionals are experienced in providing reports and performing the tasks required by the NDIA, so that people receive the services and assistive technology they need.

Physiotherapy

Muscular Dystrophy Queensland’s specialist physiotherapists (PT) have a deep understanding of the nature of neuromuscular conditions and, therefore, know how to assist our community members to manage their conditions.

They do this by providing symptom management, lifestyle modification advice and interventions, and prescriptions for assistive technology to improve mobility and independence.

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Assistive technology refers to equipment that can promote independence. Muscular Dystrophy Queensland’s physiotherapists provide functional assessments and then build individual programs for our community members that address current issues, as well as providing advice about the future profile of the condition. 

Allied Health Services provided by our physios 

  • Physical and functional assessments including gait, balance, posture, range of movement, muscle strength, timed tests, and outcome measures
  • Advice and treatment regarding symptom management e.g. muscle stretching and light exercise programs, management of pain and fatigue, and balance exercises
  • Equipment prescription for manual and power wheelchairs, pressure relieving cushions and other assistive equipment
  • Assessment and referral for custom-made orthotics
  • Specialised seating assessment, recommendations and prescriptions
  • Hydrotherapy for individual and group programs
  • Individualised therapy at our Underwood Centre for gait and balance
  • Respiratory assessment and management in the community setting
  • Liaising with other healthcareprofessionals, medical specialists and educational settings to provide coordinated care

Members of our Allied Health Team in the pool

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Muscular Dystrophy Queensland’s occupational therapists (OT) also work exclusively with community members with neuromuscular conditions and know how to help people to participate fully in their life roles and activities of daily living.

A principal goal of occupational therapy in the life of a person with a neuromuscular condition is to maintain as high a level of independence as possible.

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Allied Health Services provided by our OTs

  • Functional capacity assessments
  • Understanding abilities and limitations to create strategies to achieve your goals
  • Prescription and application for assistive technology and equipment
  • Assessing home and work environment/s and recommending assistive technology and strategies for maximising independence
  • Making recommendations for minor home modifications and home access improvements
  • Advice on smart technology and environmental controls
  • Strategies for community access and participation
  • Strategies for life transitions

The occupational therapists work with you if you need to apply to the NDIA to obtain specialist housing, and they also submit reports for the NDIA and liaise with your planner to obtain assistive technology needed for your independence.

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