Thrive Physiotherapy Services

09/11/2025

Each repetition, each effort, each try is building strength and skill. Stay patient - progress is happening even when it feels slow!

15/10/2025

Red Flag Referral Guidelines (6 months - 5 years)

The Red Flag Identification Guide is a health resource developed to help you determine whether a child may have developmental delay. When there is one of more red flag 🚩 (in any area) it is an indication of delayed development. You are able to contact your family doctor, child health nurse (4992 7000) or other health professional if you are unsure.

Who helps with these red flags?
🚩Paediatrician
🚩Speech pathologist
🚩Occupational therapist
🚩Physiotherapist
🚩Social work
🚩Psychologist
🚩Dietician

It is important to know that red flags at any stage of development include:
🚩not achieving indicated developmental milestones
🚩strong parent concerns
🚩significant loss of skills
🚩lack of response to sound or visual stimuli
🚩poor interaction with adults or other children
🚩difference between right and left sides of body in strength, movement or tone
🚩loose and floppy movements (low tone) or stiff and tense (high tone)

Please swipe through to see the Red flags from 6 months - 5 years.

Parents - If there are Red Flags call your Family Doctor or Child Health Nurse or check in with your local allied health professional.

Professionals - REFER EARLY − Don’t wait 🤍

13/10/2025

✨ Understanding Hypermobility ✨

Hypermobility is more than just being extra flexible—it’s when your joints move beyond the normal range, which can come with challenges like joint pain, fatigue, and increased injury risk. Swipe through to learn what hypermobility is, how we assess it, and how physiotherapy can help!

At our clinic, we use tools like the Beighton Score to assess hypermobility and design tailored exercises that focus on building strength and stability. Our goal? To help you manage hypermobility safely and keep doing what you love without pain!

01/10/2025

✨ Dry Needling: The Science ✨

Dry needling isn’t just about “releasing knots.” It works by:
✔️ Improving blood flow + oxygen delivery
✔️ Flushing out irritating chemicals
✔️ Resetting overactive muscle activity
✔️ Calming the nervous system’s pain signals

The result? Reduced pain, softer tissue, and better movement.

Dry needling is most effective when combined with exercise and a tailored rehab plan.

📖 Ref: Cagnie B et al. Physiologic Effects of Dry Needling. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013

18/09/2025

Pre - term babies and physiotherapy 🤍

Early support can make a big difference!

Swipe to learn more ✨

28/08/2025