What to expect at your first Momentum Physio & Rehab Consult

Once you’ve made your consultation, you’ll receive an email to complete a new patient form. Completing your intake form before your appointment allows us to better prepare for your session. This helps us to review any scans, reports, or coordinate with your other providers as needed.

Please bring any relevant referrals, imaging reports (X-rays, MRIs) and any other relevant information. If possible, please wear loose fitting clothing, or bring clothing that allows us to assess your problem area i.e. your knee or shoulder.

We will listen to your story to gain an understanding of your situation and the reasons you’re after some help. We’ll ask about your problem, including questions like what makes it worse or how it started, relevant medical history, and details about your lifestyle and activities.

Sometimes, reproducing your symptoms is needed to help with creating your plan, so a physical assessment will be completed. This assessment includes checking your strength, range of motion, and other relevant factors to help identify the reasons for your problem.

Based on the information from your history and physical assessment, and taking into consideration your goals, we’ll work together to determine the most suitable course of action for that session. This may involve techniques like massage or joint mobilizations, starting a rehabilitation program, or making a referral to another specialist. We always involve you in this decision-making process.

Together, we’ll create a written treatment plan based on the information from your session. This plan considers your individual circumstances, goals, and the nature of your injury. It serves as a roadmap for your treatment and rehabilitation process, and we encourage you to ask any questions you may have.

We’re committed to delivering real results. Our physiotherapy programs typically follow three key phases:

Phase 1: Symptom Relief
This initial phase focuses on understanding your body and helping you recover from pain and symptoms quickly. You’ll likely see your physio more often at this stage (around once-twice a week) for a short period of 2-3 weeks. Our goal is to use a variety of techniques to help you start feeling the difference from your very first session.

Phase 2: Addressing the Cause of Your Symptoms

This phase is dedicated to targeted rehabilitation for your specific injury, whether it’s knee arthritis, runner’s knee, tennis elbow, or anything else. Here, we focus on identifying and addressing the causes of your condition through an exercise-based approach, considering factors like lifestyle, fitness levels, strength, and joint stiffness. This phase can last 8-12 weeks or longer, depending on your goals, and may overlap with Phase 1.

Phase 3: Going Beyond Recovery

In this last phase, our goal is to help you build long-term resilience and confidence in your body. We’re not just here to get you out of pain; we’re here to help you achieve a level of strength and function that keeps you as functional as possible! For some, this might involve ongoing care every 4-6 weeks to keep you active and moving.

If you’re regularly active—whether that’s through sport, life, gym, Pilates, running etc — these sessions can help fine-tune your program and ensure you’re performing at your best. For those managing longer-term conditions, regular check-ins can be invaluable in maintaining progress with hands-on treatment.

We always take payment on the day of service, so to make things convenient, we offer EFTPOS and HICAPS facilities. These facilities allow for instant private health rebates.

If you have any further questions or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@momentumphysiogroup.com.au.