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3 clinics - Takanini, Karaka, Pukekohe. Physio Mechanics is an industry leading physiotherapy clinic, gym and pilates studio.

We deliver excellence in total body rehabilitation and facilitate successful achievement of patient goals, whatever they may be. We deliver excellence in individualised total body rehabilitation in a professional, friendly and effective way encouraging injury rehabilitation and prevention. Our services range from massage therapy to exercise prescription, acupuncture to self management education, postural/biomechanical assessments to headache/migraine treatment and many more. Visit our clinics today for immediate relief of your aches and pains.

02/03/2026

MOVE Over Cancer 🎀
Next month, our focus is cancer awareness and support, highlighting the important role physiotherapy plays in oncology care.
Throughout the month we’ll be sharing content around:
💗 How physio can support people during and after cancer treatment
💗 Managing fatigue, strength loss, and mobility changes
💗 The importance of safe, guided movement during recovery

To support our fundraiser efforts, we’ll also be hosting:
🥂 Pilates, Prosecco, and platters sessions
🎟 Raffles with some great prizes
Movement is powerful — especially when it brings a community together for a cause that impacts so many.
Stay tuned for event details, educational posts, and ways you can get involved 💕

27/02/2026

🏃‍♀️ Our Physios Practice What They Preach 💪
At our clinic, staying active isn’t just something we recommend — it’s something we live.

You’ll find our physios:
🚶‍♀️ Walking before or after work
🏃‍♀️ Running the local roads and trails
🏋️‍♀️ Training in the gym
🏑 Competing on the hockey turf
🏐 Hitting the netball courts
⚽ Playing football on the weekends

Why does this matter?

Because understanding sport and movement isn’t just textbook knowledge — it’s lived experience. We know the feeling of sore muscles after a tough session, the frustration of niggles, and the determination to get back on the field.

Being active helps us:
✔️ Better understand your goals
✔️ Relate to your injuries and setbacks
✔️ Guide you safely back to the sport you love

Movement is medicine — and we’re right there with you. 💙

23/02/2026

🏃‍♂️ Returning to Sport? Don’t Skip the Testing! 🏐🏉⚽
Getting back on the field after an injury isn’t just about feeling ready — it’s about being truly prepared. Return-to-sport (RTS) testing ensures your body can safely handle the demands of your sport, reducing the risk of re-injury.
Why RTS Testing Matters:
✔️ Confirms your strength, mobility, and stability are ready for training and competition
✔️ Checks your movement mechanics under sport-specific loads
✔️ Ensures your injury site and surrounding muscles can tolerate sprinting, cutting, jumping, or contact
✔️ Helps your physio design a targeted plan to address weaknesses before full return
Examples of RTS Tests We Use:
• Single-leg hop and landing tests – assesses power, stability, and symmetry
• Agility & cutting drills – evaluates deceleration, pivot, and change-of-direction control
• Strength & endurance testing – Shoulders, quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves
• Balance and core stability challenges – checks trunk control and injury risk
• Sport-specific functional drills – passing, kicking, or sprinting as relevant
✅ Passing RTS testing doesn’t just mean “ready to play” — it’s a strong signal that your body is prepared to tolerate training loads and reduce re-injury risk.
📲 If you’re returning from injury, book a physio return-to-sport assessment to ensure you’re safe and confident heading back onto the field.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

22/02/2026

Team In-Service 👏
Our physiotherapist James, who is currently completing his Post-graduate and Master’s in Physiotherapy, recently led an in-service with the wider team on pain management.
We discussed how pain is more than just what’s happening in the tissues — it’s influenced by the nervous system, emotions, stress, beliefs, and past experiences. Importantly, pain doesn’t always mean damage, and ongoing pain can persist even after tissues have healed.
The session focused on practical ways physiotherapy can help reduce pain through movement, education, hands-on treatment, and clear communication, especially for people dealing with long-term or complex pain.
A great reminder of the importance of understanding the person behind the pain, and using evidence-based care to support recovery 💙

19/02/2026

School clinics
🏫 School Clinics Are Back! ⚽🏉🏐
We’re excited to announce that our school physiotherapy clinics at Pukekohe High School, James Cook High, and Strathallan are resuming for the year!
Winter sports are back in full swing, which means increased training loads, running, jumping, and contact for young athletes. Early assessment and preventative care are key to keeping children on the field and off the sidelines.
Our school clinics focus on:
✔️ Early injury detection
✔️ Strength, mobility, and movement guidance
✔️ Education on safe training habits
✔️ Support for ongoing niggles or old injuries

💛 Best of all — our services at schools have no surcharge under ACC for the students. Encourage your kids to get checked early
📲 Encourage your student athletes to get checked early — prevention now means fewer interruptions later.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

15/02/2026

Quote Pre-season is your chance to set your body up for success.
🏐🏉⚽ It’s not about pushing harder or doing more — it’s about preparing smarter. Gradually building strength, improving mobility, fine-tuning technique, and addressing niggles now can make the difference between a strong, consistent season and one interrupted by injury.
📲 Unsure where to start? Our physios can help you tailor a pre-season plan specific to your sport and goals. https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

13/02/2026

⚽ Football (Soccer) Pre-Season: What Should You Be Working On?
Football pre-season is about preparing your body for repeated sprinting, sharp changes of direction, kicking, deceleration, and endurance — all while training volume ramps up quickly.
Many early-season football injuries happen when speed, running loads, and match intensity increase faster than the body can adapt.
🔹 Key Focus Areas for Football Pre-Season
✔️ Hamstring strength – sprinting and kicking demands
✔️ Calf & Achilles capacity – repeated running and acceleration
✔️ Hip & groin strength – cutting, kicking, and lateral movement
✔️ Acceleration & deceleration – controlling speed changes
✔️ Change of direction & agility – cutting, pivoting, evasion
✔️ Aerobic base + load progression – avoiding overload spikes
Pre-season misses show up in-season.
📲 Our physios can help you get it right from the start.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

10/02/2026

🏉 Rugby Pre-Season: What Should You Be Working On?
Rugby pre-season is about preparing your body for high-speed running, heavy contact, rapid changes of direction, and repeated collisions — all while managing increasing training loads.
The biggest injury risk happens when strength, conditioning, and contact exposure increase too quickly without the body being ready.
🔹 Key Focus Areas for Rugby Pre-Season
✔️ Neck & upper body strength – contact prep and tackling safety
✔️ Lower limb strength – quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes
✔️ Acceleration & deceleration – sprint mechanics and control
✔️ Change of direction – cutting, sidestepping, agility
✔️ Core & trunk control – force transfer and injury prevention
✔️ Load management – gradual increase in running and contact volume
Ignoring these areas early is one of the biggest reasons injuries spike at the start of the season.
📲 If you’re unsure what routine is best for you, our physios can help tailor one specifically for you.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

09/02/2026

🔥 Why Warm-Ups & Cool-Downs Matter in Pre-Season ❄️
Pre-season is when training loads rise fast — and skipping proper warm-ups or cool-downs is one of the easiest ways injuries sneak in.
Warm-ups aren’t just a formality.
A good warm-up prepares your muscles, joints, and nervous system for the demands of training and game-day. It improves movement quality, reaction time, and reduces the risk of muscle strains and joint injuries.
Cool-downs are just as important.
They help your body transition out of high intensity work, reduce stiffness, support recovery, and keep you ready for the next session — especially when training multiple times per week.
🔹 What Should a Good Warm-Up Include?
✔️ Light cardio (3–5 mins): jog, bike, skipping
✔️ Dynamic mobility:
• Hip openers
• World’s greatest stretch
• Ankle mobility drills
• Thoracic spine rotations
✔️ Activation exercises:
• Monster walks
• Calf raises
• Dead bugs
✔️ Sport-specific prep:
• Acceleration drills
• Change of direction
• Jump / landing practice (netball, rugby, football)
🔹 What Should a Cool-Down Include?
✔️ Low-intensity movement: walking or light cycling
✔️ Breathing exercises: slow nasal breathing to bring heart rate down
✔️ Mobility & stretching:
• Calves, hamstrings, quads
• Hip flexors
• Glutes
• Lower back
Pre-season tip:
Warm-ups and cool-downs shouldn’t be rushed or skipped — they’re key to staying consistent, reducing injury risk, and performing better throughout the season.
📲 If you’re unsure what warm-up or recovery routine is best for your sport, our physios can help tailor one specifically for you.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

04/02/2026

Why Do Injuries Spike in Pre-Season? 🤕❄️

The start of pre-season is one of the highest-risk times for injury — and it’s not by chance.

Training loads increase quickly, intensity goes up, and bodies that may have had a break are suddenly asked to sprint, cut, jump, and collide again. Muscles, tendons, and joints often aren’t fully conditioned for these demands yet.

Old injuries can resurface, small niggles get pushed through, and poor warm-ups or rushed progressions increase the risk even further.

Pre-season is the time to address pain early, build strength and conditioning gradually, and focus on proper warm-ups and movement quality. Getting on top of issues now can be the difference between missing games and staying consistent all season.

Train smart. Listen to your body. Pre-season sets the tone for your entire winter.

📲 Unsure where to start? Our physios can help you tailor a pre-season plan specific to your sport and goals.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

02/02/2026

🏃‍♀️🏉⚽ When Should You Present to Physio Mechanics This Pre-Season? 👣
Pre-season is the ideal time to check in with your body — not just when you’re injured, but before small issues become season-ending problems.
👉 Early Physiotherapy Assessment
If you’re noticing ongoing tightness, recurring niggles, or pain that doesn’t fully settle after warm-ups, a physio assessment can identify movement restrictions, strength deficits, and load-management issues before training intensity ramps up.
👉 Gait Scan Assessment
Our gait scan is a powerful tool for athletes experiencing recurring foot, ankle, knee, hip, or lower back pain. It analyses how your feet load and move, helping us uncover biomechanical contributors that may be increasing injury risk during running, cutting, and jumping — all key demands in netball, rugby, and football.
👉 Custom Orthotics (When Needed)
Based on your assessment and gait scan results, custom orthotics may be recommended to improve foot mechanics, support performance, and reduce unnecessary strain throughout the kinetic chain.
👉 Rehab, Strength & Pre-Season Prep
Building strength, improving control, and refining warm-ups now can significantly reduce injury risk once the season begins. Our tailored rehab and exercise programmes are designed to support pre-season conditioning and injury prevention.
Why pre-season matters
Training loads increase quickly, old injuries can resurface, and small biomechanical issues are often exposed. Addressing these early can make the difference between staying on the field or sitting on the sidelines.
📲 Book your pre-season assessment at Physio Mechanics and set yourself up for a strong, resilient winter season.
https://nzappts.gensolve.com/physio_mechanics

30/01/2026

Pre-Season for Winter Sports ❄️🏉⚽
Winter sports are just around the corner, which means now is the time to prepare your body for the season ahead.
Pre-season training isn’t just about fitness and strength — it’s about keeping a close eye on any aches, niggles, or pain that pop up along the way. Ignoring early warning signs can turn small issues into bigger injuries once the season kicks off.
Throughout February, we’ll be focusing on netball, rugby, and football, with an emphasis on agility, movement efficiency, warm-ups, and sport-specific preparation. Our goal is to help you train smarter, reduce injury risk, and feel confident heading into winter competition.
Set your body up now so you can perform at your best all season long 💪❄️

Address

88 Great South Road
Takanini
2112

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+6492997677

Website

http://www.physiomechanics.co.nz/

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Physio Mechanics is an industry leading physiotherapy clinic, gym and pilates studio. We deliver excellence in individualised total body rehabilitation in a professional, friendly and effective way facilitating injury rehabilitation and prevention. We have a highly experienced huge team so are able to specialize in a wide range of rehab needs from headache and migraine treatment, womens health, pilates, chiropractic care, custom orthotics prescription, acupuncture and dry needling, massage therapy, and so much more. Visit one of our clinics today or call on 09 299 7677 (Takanini), or 09 296 7677 (Karaka) for immediate relief of your aches and pains.