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What we treatThe caseload of a Sunshine Coast physio clinic maps the region itself: surfers, runners, tradies, desk workers, netballers, retirees who refuse to slow down. These are the problems we treat most.
Hamstring tears from touch footy, rolled ankles from trail runs, paddling shoulders, tennis elbows that came from the gym. We diagnose the tissue, grade the injury, and run the return-to-sport progression so your comeback game isn't your next injury. Local club athletes make up a big slice of our week.
ACL reconstructions, rotator cuff repairs, knee and hip replacements, spinal surgery. The operation is half the outcome; the months of graded rehab afterwards are the other half. We work to your surgeon's protocol, report back at their milestones, and push the strength work that separates a stiff result from a great one.
The physio approach to back pain is active from day one: settle the flare, then restore the confidence and capacity the episode stole. Evidence backs early movement over bed rest for most presentations, and our job is coaching you through what "movement" safely means for yours.
Necks that ache by Thursday, headaches that start where the skull meets the spine. We treat the irritated joints and tight tissue, then rebuild endurance in the deep neck muscles that office years switch off. Expect specific exercises, not a lecture about posture.
The Coast is hard on shoulders; decades of paddling, casting, lifting and swimming show up as cuff pain that ruins sleep. Most cuff problems respond to a properly loaded strengthening program. We build it, progress it and know the signs that say a surgical opinion is the better path.
Runner's knee on the coastal path, netball knees at Fishermans Road, ankles that never got rehabbed and now roll on any uneven ground. Lower-limb problems are load problems, and load is exactly what physio manages best: calm it down, build it up, test it before you trust it.
Achilles, patellar, gluteal, tennis elbow: tendon pain that built over months and laughs at rest. Tendons recover through managed loading, not through waiting, and the research on this is emphatic. It's a longer road than a sprain, and we'll be straight with you about that at the start.
Lifting injuries from sites and warehouses, overuse strains from keyboards and production lines. Once your workers' compensation claim is accepted we manage the treatment, the capacity upgrades and the insurer paperwork, and we write it all in language that helps your return-to-work plan rather than complicating it.
For older patients, strength and balance work is the closest thing healthcare has to a guarantee: it measurably cuts falls risk. We run individual programs that start where you actually are and progress to where you want to be, whether that's confident beach walks or just the back steps without the handrail.
Pelvic girdle pain, low back pain, and the general protest of a body doing something remarkable. Treatment positions and techniques adapt trimester by trimester, and the focus stays practical: keeping you working, sleeping and moving comfortably for as long as possible.
Some problems need a scan before treatment, some need a GP, and some do better with our chiropractors along the corridor. Describe the problem to reception when you call and they'll book you with the right practitioner first time. There's also an honest breakdown at physio or chiro: which one?
A 40-minute assessment at either clinic gets you a diagnosis, a timeframe and a plan. Book online or phone the clinic nearest you.
Book online Mooloolaba (07) 5478 2333 Nambour (07) 5441 4768