PHYSIOTHERAPY

We practice a hands-on approach to treatment combined with clever exercise programs to alleviate pain, build strength and restore function.

Our highly experienced Physiotherapists assess and treat all musculoskeletal problems

This includes back and neck pain, shoulder injuries, elbow and wrist injuries, hip, knee, ankle and foot problems.  In fact, if it hurts, we can probably help.


We have extensive sports physiotherapy experience.  No matter your level, from weekend warriors to professional athletes, we have the expertise to help.


Our extensive knowledge of anatomy and pathology combined with our understanding of human behaviour and biomechanics allow us to achieve logical working diagnoses for your pain. want to design and choose from the various options in the text editing bar. 


Learn more about your treatment options, the conditions we treat, and the classes we offer below.

For the latest in evidence-based treatment that works, head to The Treatment Room.

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Conditions we treat

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"Goal-driven treatment is key to great results."

What's brought you to physiotherapy? Pain often stops people doing something they love. Maybe it's a brisk walk in the evening, tackling a steep track on your mountain bike, get more game time at footy, or spending time with loved ones.  We listen to your story and help you set SMART goals, so you can get back to doing what you love.

Your treatment options

We offer a huge range of evidence-informed, effective treatment options to help you achieve your personal goals.

Sports Physiotherapy

Dry Needling

Joint Mobilisation

Strength and Conditioning

SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY

Sports Physiotherapy relies on addressing fundamental rehabilitation prinicipals. These include early assessment, evidence-informed intervention, early therapeutic exercise, and a thorough return to play process.


At Movement for Life Physiotherapy, we believe in applying these principals to people from all walks of life, irrespective of age and ability.  Our experience has shown us that these practices consistently achieve outstanding results for clients.

So whether your goal is a brisk walk in the evening, tackle a steep track on you mountain bike, get more game time at footy or a weekly work out in the gym, see someone who can help you achieve your goals.

Our Sports Physio's

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy treats injuries and conditions affecting muscles, joints, and bones. From ankle sprains, to back pain, to overuse injuries.


Our Physiotherapist's can improve your mobility, reduce pain, and enhance strength through tailored exercises, manual therapy, and rehabilitation techniques. This therapy helps restore function, prevent future injuries, and promote overall physical well-being.

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DRY NEEDLING

Dry needling is a therapeutic technique where thin needles are inserted into trigger points in muscles to relieve pain, reduce tension, and improve mobility. It targets musculoskeletal dysfunction, enhances circulation, and promotes natural healing by releasing tight knots and improving movement.


It is important you only receive dry needling from someone who has undergone certified training in this technique.

Dry Needling Physio's

Clinical Pilates

Clinical Pilates is a tailored exercise approach focusing on core strength, posture, flexibility, and injury rehabilitation. Guided by physiotherapists, it enhances stability, balance, and movement efficiency, helping prevent injuries, reduce pain, and improve overall musculoskeletal health through controlled, low-impact exercises.



In addition to clinicial pilates, we offer CorePlus classes.  These tailored group sessions combine clinical pilates with functional strengthening exercises to achieve amazing individual outcomes.

JOINT MOBILISATION

Joint mobilisation is a hands-on therapeutic technique used by physiotherapists to restore movement, reduce pain, and improve function in stiff or restricted joints. Through controlled, passive movements, it enhances flexibility, relieves tension, and supports musculoskeletal rehabilitation, promoting optimal mobility and joint health.

Joint mobilisation is commonly used to manage neck and back pain and posture related issues. It can help with restoration of movement following surgery, and in some circumstances reduce symptoms of pins and needles and numbness.

Strength & Conditioning

Physiotherapists excel in strength and conditioning due to their deep knowledge of biomechanics, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. They create evidence-based, individualized programs that enhance performance while ensuring safety. Their expertise in movement mechanics, recovery, and injury management makes them uniquely qualified to optimize strength, mobility, and overall physical function.

THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE

Therapeutic exercise is a structured, evidence-based movement program designed to restore function, improve strength, flexibility, and mobility, and reduce pain. Used in rehabilitation, it targets specific impairments, enhances recovery, prevents injuries, and promotes overall physical well-being through controlled, progressive exercises tailored to individual needs.


Therapeutic exercise is used by physiotherapists during injury rehabilitation, following surgery and for management of chronic or persistent pain.  Therapeutic exercise is a key part of the rehabilitation pathway, transitioning patients from acute injury towards full functional recovery.

Pain Management

Physiotherapy-led pain management focuses on relieving pain and improving physical function using a range of techniques. These may include manual therapy, joint mobilization, therapeutic exercises, postural correction, hydrotherapy, and modalities like heat and cold.


Physiotherapists assess the root cause of pain and create individualized treatment plans that not only alleviate symptoms but also promote long-term recovery, mobility, and strength, helping patients manage pain without relying on medications or invasive procedures.

FRACTURE MANAGEMENT

Does your injury require a splint, cast or brace?

Movement For Life Physiotherapy is one of the few providers in Darwin to offer a plastering and splinting service. 

  • Need a cast?

    Our physiotherapists are skilled at applying and removing plaster and fibreglass casts for both upper limb and lower limb injuries, and can perform this service at short notice.  We stock waterproof covers and can do waterproof casts if required.  We can also supply and fit Donjoy Exos splints for some wrist fractures which are waterproof, breathable and remouldable. 

  • Need a splint or a brace?

    You might be able to manage your injury with a removable splint. We stock a range of pre-fabricated splints, braces and boots suitable for a range of upper limb, lower limb and spinal related conditions, including wrist sprains, ankle sprains, lower limb fractures, knee and shoulder injuries, and back pain.

  • Need crutches?

    Movement For Life Physiotherapy stocks new crutches available to purchase, as well as a large number of hire crutches for short term injury management.

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points are caused by muscle overuse, poor posture, stress, or injury, leading to muscle tension and localized pain. Commonly occur in the neck, shoulders, upper back, lower back, and hips.


Trigger point therapy involves applying pressure to specific muscle knots (trigger points) to relieve pain and tension. It helps reduce muscle stiffness, improve blood circulation, and promote relaxation, enhancing overall muscle function.

MUSCULOSKELETAL HYDROTHERAPY

Hydrotherapy involves the use of water for therapeutic purposes, such as exercise or immersion, to promote healing and pain relief. It offers numerous benefits, including improved circulation, increased flexibility, and reduced muscle tension.


The buoyancy of water provides a low-impact environment, reducing stress on joints and muscles. Hydrotherapy is effective in treating acute and chronic conditions like arthritis, muscle injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, and chronic pain by enhancing mobility, relaxation, and overall physical function.

Movement For Life Physiotherapy operates a purpose built hydrotherapy pool onsite at their Coconut Grove clinic. For more information on this unique facility, click on More Info below.

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Pre-Employment Screening and

Corporate Health Solutions

Movement For Life Physiotherapy understands that workplace injuries cost money, time and productivity.  They are also really stressful, for employer and employees. 

We believe that the principals underlying quality workplace health and safety include appropriate screening of potential employees, targeted education, relevant practical training, and, when an injury does occur, timely access to appropriate services and early return to work planning. 

At Movement For Life Physiotherapy, we provide a comprehensive range of corporate health solutions.

  • Pre-Employment Screenings

    Movement For Life Physiotherapy undertakes a variety of different pre-employment screenings and can customise screenings to suit different roles and task in your business or industry.  

    We work with employers to deliver the information you need, focussed on the individual and their risk profile.  Reports are completed electronically and delivered confidentially and securely following assessment.

  • Functional Capacity Evaluations

    Do you want to delve a little deeper on an employees physical capacity?  Or want to know what an employee returning from injury can safely do?  Our Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE's) are perfect.  We'll work with you and the employee to understand the job role, then customise an FCE to give you the data required to make informed decisions.   We can even tailor these into a mini-FCE, ensuring you get just the information you need.

  • Ergonomic and Manual Handling Training and Education

    If you have concerns about the set-up of a workspace or the manual handling techniques of staff, or feel that your staff could use some education about safe practice and ergonomics, we can help.  

    We deliver customised presentations on safe manual handling, ergonomics and posture.  We tailor our presentations to the work environment and even undertake practical sessions in the field to ensure your employees get relevant first-hand information.

  • Workplace Assessments and Strategies

    One of our specialty areas, Movement For Life Physiotherapy has worked extensively across a broad range of industries implementing company wide strategies to reduce injury risk and to assist clients to safely return to work following injury. 

    From Aged Care, to Hospitality, to the Mining Sector, we have had great success in reducing injury risk and costs associated with workplace injuries.


    We work closely with Health and Safety Officers, site managers and key personal to understand the needs and risks of a job or task.  We then work with managers and workers to implement practical, efficient ideas and systems to meet your goals. 

  • Early Intervention Services

    Without a doubt, the research shows that the earlier an injury is properly assessed and evidence-informed management is commenced, the better the outcomes and the less work time lost.  

    Movement For Life Physiotherapy offers early intervention for all workplace injuries.  Injuries are thoroughly assessed, workplace duties considered and where practical, alternative duties or restrictions applied.  As long as it is safe to do so, we will endeavour to keep employees at work and engaged.  

    Even if an injury occurs outside out business hours, you can book an appointment using our online booking services.


PRE AND POST SURGERY

Movement For Life Physiotherapy has a long history of providing physiotherapy services to patients both before (prehabilitation) and after (rehabilitation) surgery, including 12 years of inpatient services at Darwin Private Hospital between 2004 and 2016.

  • Our Experience

    Our physiotherapists routinely see patient’s who have had joint surgery, back surgery, abdominal surgery or chest infections once discharged from hospital.  We have extensive experience managing orthopaedic conditions and work closely with local and visiting interstate surgeons. Our areas of expertise are rehabilitation following joint replacement surgery (knee, hip and shoulder), ACL reconstruction, ankle reconstruction, shoulder rotator cuff repair, spinal surgery and all joint arthroscopic surgery.

  • Prehabilitation (before surgery)

    Movement For Life Physiotherapy can perform pre-surgical assessments through our Pre-operative Rehabilitation, Exercise and Physiotherapy (PREP) Program. PREP Programs provide an opportunity to learn about your injury, consider different management options, learn exercises prior to surgery and develop better strength and movement before surgery and clarifies what will be required after surgery. This PREP can reduce your recovery time and improve your outcomes.

  • Rehabilitation (after surgery)

    Our physiotherapists work closely with the treating surgeons to develop clear rehabilitation protocols. These protocols are put into effect following surgery to ensure you receive optimal treatment and expedite your recovery.

    On discharge from hospital Movement For Life Physiotherapy can provide you with all your outpatient physiotherapy needs. During the early stages of recovery, we provide one on one treatment. As you progress there are numerous group sessions available to allow you greater independence, appointment flexibility and access to the services you need.

Taping

We provide a range of taping services to stabilize joints, enhance recovery and improve performance.


Rigid taping has benefits throughout the rehabilitation period and can prevent further injury, providing support to healing tissues and  improving confidence during return to activity.


Kinesiotaping is a dynamic taping that allows full range of motion during activity.  It has multiple benefits including pain and swelling reduction when applied under the right circumstances.

Looking for group exercise classes?

Group Exercise for Great Results

Movement for Life provides a selection of classes to support our patients care plans. They're unique, backed by evidence, and lots of fun.

Many classes require you to be assessed by a physiotherapist first, who will provide a initial class program and personalised treatment plan to monitor your progress.


Learn more about the classes we have on offer here.

Classes

Our approach to your health care

Schedule an appointment

We make it easy to schedule an appointment. Book online anytime, or call our offices on 08 8945 3799 during business hours. We'll work with you to match you with the best physiotherapists on a day and time that suits you.

Initial consultation

During your initial visit, we conduct a comprehensive assessment of your physical condition to understand your needs. As we develop a personalised treatment plan, we also guide you through the process, ensuring you’re informed every step of the way.

Personalised treatment plan

Following your consultation, we’ll outline a clear plan for your recovery and progress. We'll arm you with an exercise program, and offer expert advice on preventing future issues, equipping you with the tools to maintain long-term health and well-being.

Continuous evaluation

During each session, we assess your progress to ensure your treatment plan stays effective. Regular evaluations help us make any needed adjustments, keeping you on track for recovery and reaching your health care goals.