Physiotherapy

General Information

Description of Service

Physiotherapy is the fourth largest healthcare profession in the world. It is a clinical speciality that addresses problems with movement, dysfunction and pain. These can arise from musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory and chronic disability conditions.

Services Provided

Our physiotherapists offer inpatient, ambulatory and some home-based care to patients of Maroondah Hospital.

The Physiotherapy Department also has an on-going role in:

• Preventative Healthcare
• Professional Development
• Performance Review & Development
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Teaching, Training & Research

Staff

Our Department comprises a Physiotherapy Manager with senior staff specialising in musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory, emergency medicine and aged care. Junior staff rotate through a variety of clinical areas with Allied Health Assistants working in the acute and aged care service area. An Allied Health Receptionist supports the Department administratively.

As a member of the Eastern Health Physiotherapy Clinical School we offer a comprehensive clinical program to undergraduate Physiotherapy students from La Trobe University throughout the year. In partnership with Occupational Therapy & Speech Pathology we also offer clinical placements to Allied Health Assistant students.

The Professor of Physiotherapy, appointed across Eastern Health, contributes to both professional and research development for Maroondah Hospital Physiotherapy staff.

Where do the Maroondah Hospital Physiotherapists Work?

Operating out of the Physiotherapy Department are many of our ambulatory services including 1:1 acute musculoskeletal, neurology & respiratory care, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, assessment within the Falls & Balance & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinics and Pre-admission education.

Outpatient physiotherapy services including cardiac rehabilitation and pre-admission education operate out of the Physiotherapy Department.

Where else might you find us?

• Emergency Department (ED)
• Short Stay Unit (SSU)
• Critical Care Unit (CCU)
• All General Wards
• Acute Care of the Elderly Unit (ACE)
• Functional Enhancement Program (FEP)
• Maroondah Aged Care Rehabilitation Unit (MACRU)
• Outpatient Medicine - Orthopaedics
• Mental Health Wards
• Hospital in the Home (HITH)

Links

Australian Physiotherapy Association
Ph (03) 9429 1799
http://apa.advsol.com.au/

Physiotherapists Registration Board of Victoria
Ph (03) 9286 1888
www.physioboard.vic.gov.au

Australian Physiotherapy Council
Ph (02) 6262 6029 Int: 61 2 6262 6029
www.physiocouncil.com.au

Physiotherapy - La Trobe University
Ph (03) 9479 5766
www.latrobe.edu.au/physiotherapy

Physiotherapy - The University of Melbourne
Ph (03) 8344 4171
www.physioth.unimelb.edu.au

Physiotherapy-Monash University
Ph (03) 9904 4466
www.med.monash.edu.au/physiotherapy

Mayfield Education – Allied Health Assistance Training
Ph (03) 9882 7518
www.mayfield.edu.au