A physio practice dedicated to understanding your problem and helping you get painfree fast. What makes Adelaide West Physio and Pilates different?
You will notice the difference as soon as you walk in the door. You will feel like you have been listened to - we spend more face to face time with you so that we can fully understand your problem. You have our undivided attention for the whole appointment time. We don’t put you on a machine and treat someone else at the same time. We have expertise that set us apart:
• headache and migraine solutions
• low back pain
• persistent pain
• sports physiotherapy
• running performance and running injuries
• credentialled McKenzie therapists who use the McKenzie method
We are fully committed to helping you get better quicker - it is more than just a job. Our passion is helping, that is why we chose to become physiotherapists and massage therapists. You will know exactly what is going on - we provide you with a clear plan of attack and an estimate of the number of treatment sessions required to get you better. You can feel reassured that we know our stuff - we spend time and money on continuing professional development and higher qualifications. We are committed to using scientific evidence to inform our treatment so you get better quicker and you get the best bang for your buck. Adelaide West is an independent physiotherapy clinic, not part of a franchise. That means we have autonomy in how we do things, which means that we can be more responsive to our patients so we can help you the best we can. You will enjoy using our fully-equipped and supervised Pilates studio - it doesn’t matter if you are completely new to Pilates, we give all the help that you need to make sure that you get the best out of it. If you suffer from headaches, we have a dedicated headache service - Adelaide West Headache Clinic - for more information, see www.adelaidewestphysio.com.au/headache-clinic or the Adelaide West Headache Clinic page. If you are looking for something to help out with tired or tight muscles, or you are an athlete looking for a pre or post game massage, you can't go past our Remedial Massage Therapists, who also work closely with the physiotherapists. All of this means that you get quicker results with less visits. On top of that, we have arguably the friendliest practice around, with the best reception staff!
15/11/2025
13/11/2025
Nuts, prostates and mental health
Please donate to anyone who is raising money for Movember.
🙏 To donate online: bit.ly/russmo
11/11/2025
😬 We know it can feel like a big risk to try something new — especially if you’ve already tried lots of things before.
It can feel like another potential waste of your time, your money… and your hope.
That’s why we offer a free Ask a Physio phone call — no strings attached, just real advice from a headache physio who gets it.
Message “Y” and we’ll take care of the rest 😃
11/11/2025
It's interesting what you learn about people, even after you've known them for nearly 20 years.
I had no idea that Kim used to do figure skating, yet it's obvious when you see her do this.
She's still got it!
10/11/2025
Why Movember? Prostates and testicles are important. No doubt about it. But the men's mental health stats are what drives me to do Movember every year.
- 3 out of 4 su***des in Australia are men
- globally, on average, one man dies by su***de every minute of every day
We have lost too many young guys over the years. The ripples from each loss reach so many people - family, friends, children, parents, first responders.
Just last week, Marshawn Kneeland who played for the Dallas Cowboys committed su***de. He was 24. He had just scored his first touchdown in the NFL two days beforehand. It just shows how complicated this topic is.
Movember is doing great things in all three areas - testicular cancer, prostate cancer and men's mental health and su***de prevention.
So far, as a clinic we have raised $10188 since 2012 - this is something I'm really proud of!
06/11/2025
Howard is OS at the moment, visiting his grandmother in China. We thought this was a lovely photo to share ❤️ He'll be back on Monday.
05/11/2025
It’s more than a little leak – it’s your quality of life.
Why not ring us on 8356 1000 and have a free chat with Lisa, our women’s health physio!
04/11/2025
Here is Kim showing us how she goes about starting 'that conversation' about why things still hurt.
Cleverly, she starts talking about the changes in the tissues, how things become more sensitive at the receptors in response to injury, before making the trip upwards.
Because when things hurt beyond an expected timeframe, there are changes throughout the body. It's not just about the brain 🧠
03/11/2025
For every purchase of one of these deals, we will donate $10 to Movember as part of our ongoing support for this fabulous organisation.
Depending on how you look at it, you could say you get a free remedial massage voucher with every 3 massages purchased. Or you could say you get 4 massages 25% off.
Either way, it's great value!
If you are thinking ahead a wee bit, we can issue them as massage vouchers for Christmas gifts!
NB: There is a very real limit to how many deals we will sell, based on our capacity to fulfil them. This offer finishes on 15/11/25 📌
For more info including the terms and conditions, click on the link (basically the terms and conditions are that they are fully transferrable, valid for 3 years and not redeemable for cash) 😁
It is our perennial favourite BUY 3 and GET ONE FREE Offer but with a twist!
31/10/2025
For better or for worse, it's Movember again!
Please donate to anyone who is fundraising for Movember - it all goes to the same place.
We have a donation box in the reception area or donate to Russell's MoSpace movember.com/m/russellmackenzie007
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Read our story and see if we sound like your kind of people!
to provide a reliable and professional service with the highest level of expertise, using the best current research, science and consensus.
to help our patients reach their maximum potential of their physical health and quality of life by establishing and working towards the patients’ own goals.
to make use of the power of education and self-management principles wherever possible.
to provide our services in a friendly, supportive and caring environment, by enthusiastic practitioners, with acknowledgement of the importance of psychological health as part of total health.
We aren’t part of a franchise – we don’t dance to the tune of a head office.
If our customers or one of our staff suggests an improvement to our practice, we can just do it!
We value our continuing education very highly – we each attend external courses throughout the year and we invest in our physios to do so. Plus we hold two sessions of one hour of continuing education each week.
In other words, that’s two hours each week to improve the outcomes for our customers and clients.
The end result? Our customers get results faster and save money and time.
You should feel really welcome to give feedback – good or bad, feedback is the only way that we know how we are doing as a clinic.
We always want to know how we can improve.
Some of our services are quite special – there aren’t many practices in Adelaide with:
- a Headache and Migraine clinic and a Watson Headache Certified Practitioner
- Credentialed McKenzie Method therapists and a focus on the well-researched McKenzie Method
- our knowledge and passion for pain biology and novel approaches to persistent pain
- involvement in studies with UniSA and Return To Work SA
- physios with an in-depth understanding of strength and conditioning
- regular GLA:D exercise classes for knee and hip osteoarthritis management
You can be sure that we are using the best evidence to back up our treatment methods – you won’t find us using outdated concepts, unnecessary or ineffective electrotherapy, or any ‘pseudoscience’ like many sadly do in health.
It means getting your results faster instead of stuck in wasteful and expensive treatment cycles.
We take the time – our appointments are purposely scheduled to give you the time that you need to explain your problem and so that we can really listen. You won’t feel bundled out of the door with a bunch of unanswered questions. You will have our undivided attention for your whole appointment.
We want you to understand your problem. You need to understand it to get the best results.
We make an effort to stay in touch – we want to make sure that you get exactly the outcome that you are looking for.
We follow up with all our clients because we aren’t satisfied until you are.
We offer 5 guarantees on your visits - there aren’t many places that offer guarantees in health care! You can read more about them here.
This is a sign of how much we believe in our therapists and front desk staff.
You will know exactly what is going on - if you have something wrong, there is nothing quite like having a clear explanation of what is wrong, a plan of attack of how you are going to get better and an estimate of your recovery time.
We provide you with a clear plan of attack and an estimate of the number of treatment sessions required to get you better
