If you face trouble in lifting your arm, if you feel you need to adjust your shoulder often and experience discomfort while moving your shoulder, you may be suffering from rotator cuff injury. Gatton Physiotherapy offers high quality physiotherapy sessions for rotator cuff rehabilitation.
Our Physios are qualified and experienced in assessing rotator cuff condition and diagnosing injury’s severity. Our treatment sessions and exercises are designed according to the diagnosis. There are some broad spectrum exercises that remain same for all rotator cuff injuries. However, we always create a customized exercise regime according to injury’s nature and patient’s age and health background.
Common treatment regime includes, but not limited to, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, laser and heat treatment.
We have a firm belief in preventive measures to keep injuries at bay. Physios at Gatton Physiotherapy recommend patients to not overlook any shoulder pain that lasts longer than 48 hours. The core idea is to cure an ailment before it gets too severe.
If you are looking for bulk billing physiotherapy, you’ll need to discuss your EPC eligibility with your physician. Bulk billing in physiotherapy works on referral, this is the standard procedure followed as per health policies of Australian medicare.
Unlike other injuries, rotator cuff problems are often overlooked. Minor pains and aches are frequently attributed to sleeping on one side, too much work and other factors. But consider this: more than 60% of chronic shoulder ailments are often condition that could be easily curbed on their onset. Don’t wait till you can’t take it anymore.