Havelock Physiotherapy Services

Manipulative Physiotherapy

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Havelock Physiotherapy specialise in hands-on manipulative physiotherapy. We have physiotherapists qualified in post-graduate manipulative training with the emphasis on accurate diagnosis and management of your musculoskeletal condition.  Manipulation involves a range of hands-on techniques- from gentle mobilisation of the joint to high velocity thrust techniques. All techniques are discussed with you by the therapist to determine the option which is most suitable for you. Manipulative physiotherapists use a combination of specific manual procedures, together with general physiotherapy using techniques, equipment, exercise, advice and return to work conditioning.

Sports Physiotherapy

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Physiotherapists are skilled in all aspects of treatment of tissue injury and recovery. Initial treatment is focused on management of the tissue injury – reducing or preventing  excess swelling and  facilitating healing.  Full recovery involves exercise regimes for optimum rehabilitation eg, for: tendon and muscle strengthening,  flexibility and balance with the priority being able to return to the activities carried out before the injury.

Breathing and Respiratory Disorders

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Checklist:

• Do you suffer from any or some of the following? Shortness of breath/fatigue/sighing and yawning/headaches/panic feelings/racing heart/dizziness/gastric reflux/bloating????

All or any of these symptoms could be caused by poor breathing patterns. One in ten New Zealanders experience some form of breathing disorder or chronic over-breathing. This can produce a range of disturbing symptoms which are difficult to diagnose by the doctor and the patient. Havelock Physiotherapy have always prioritsed analysis and treatment of these. We have recently entered into a specialist interest with “Breathing Works” from Auckland where physiotherapists are trained and certified as Bradcliff practitioners. They have specialised training and support from the Breathing Works team. Beth Averill is a Bradcliff practitioner.

Checklist:

• Do you have a chest condition which makes it difficult to clear mucous from the lungs?

Havelock Physiotherapy are the local agents for the Fisher & Paykel Health Care Home Himidifier unit – named the Airvo. This is a new, simplified and streamlined machine which provides you with 100% humidified air at body temperature. This has been shown to significantly improve the clearance of mucous from the airways. It is suitable for anyone who has mucous clearance issues – from bronchiectasis and COPD to Cystic Fibrosis.

Our physiotherapists are skilled in the latest mucous clearance techniques from breathing techniques to autogenic drainage.

Acupuncture

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Acupuncture is available at Havelock Physotherapy. We have a registered acupuncturist Jill Davidson as part of our team. If your injury is covered by ACC you are eligible to access acupuncture using this claim number.

Rehabilitation – Chronic Pain disorders/post injury

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Checklist:

• Do you have a pain condition which is preventing you from returning to work?
• Has it gone on for longer than 12 weeks?
• Is the pain significantly limiting your lifestyle?

Havelock Physiotherapy have developed a high level of expertise in the field of chronic pain. A chronic pain condition occurs  when pain reception becomes the main problem rather than the normal pain which accompanies injury or illness.  Physiotherapists from Havelock Physiotherapy form part of Hawkes Bay Pain Assessment Services – a company made up of Occupational Health Physicians, Clinical Psychologists and Physiotherapists. They carry out multi-disciplinary assessments for patients with pain disorders and give recommendations for their ongoing care and management. Havelock Physiotherapy also provides rehabilitation programmes for patients with chronic pain which vary from one-on-one sessions to group classes. The focus can be on musculoskeletal rehabilitation for return to work and sport through to rehabilitation for very debilitated chronic pain patients.

Continence Concerns

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Checklist:

• Do you have find you leak when trying to cough, sneeze, laugh or jump?
• Do you have trouble controlling urine when trying to get your key in the door?
• Do you need to go to the toilet more than seven times in a day or more than twice at night?

Incontinence In New Zealand – How common Is It Really?
Very common. Bladder and bowel control problems are very common.
Approximately 600,000 New Zealanders do not have full bladder control and experience leakage of urine
Almost 10% of New Zealanders have bowel control problems.

Do You Have A Bladder Control Problem?
Yes if you leak urine (in amounts that vary from a few drops to large volumes) twice or more a month. This maybe with coughing or sneezing, laughing, jumping or exercising. This is Stress Incontinence
Yes if you experience an overwhelming urge to wee sometimes not long after having been to the tiolet. This could be triggered by: Running water (eg before a shower) When you arrive home, go to get out of the car or to put your key in the door, or When you are away from home. Often those that suffer from this know where every public toilet in town is. This is Urgency and Urge Incontinence
Yes if you are going to the toilet more than 7 times a day. More than twice at night can also be considered as more frequent than is ideal and is of significance especially if it coincides with other bladder or bowel symptoms.
Yes if you have bulging into and in some cases out of the vagina from any combination of the bladder, cervix and uterus and bowel. This could be a prolapse and if present can cause some of the above mentioned symptoms.

Do You Have A Bowel Control Problem?
Yes if you suffer from constipation, or an overwhelming urge to empty your bowels and not making it.
Yes if you have any uncontrolled bowel leakage, a feeling not not completely emptying the bowels each time.
Yes if you have to strain to empty bowels.

Continence Concerns – Read the Full Article Here

Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder, resulting in the loss of minerals in bones, compromising bone strength and predisposing it to increased risk of fractures.
It is, in fact a result of the body’s attempt to correct certain biochemical imbalances present in body tissues.
This imbalance can be reversed or helped by:

• Exercise – weight-bearing exercise to strengthen, improve fitness and balance by providing specific loading on the bone
• Ensuring your diet is:
  • low in foods that create an acidic or ph lowering effect in the body
  • provides the necessary minerals required
• Medication

The effects of Osteoporosis can be devastating

• 25% of Post-menopausal women develope Osteoporosis
• 1:5 women over 65 have a collapsed vertebrae
• 50% of Osteoporosis victims who fracture a hip will never walk again
• 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men over the age of 65 will develop osteoporosis

Individualised exercise prescription is a key component in the prevention and management of osteoporosis aiming at

1. Promoting bone formation
2. Falls prevention
3. Post fracture rehabilitation

Here at Havelock Physiotherapy we provide management for Osteoporosis, designing individual programmes to suit specific needs

Osteoporosis – Read the Full Article Here

Falls Prevention and Treatment

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Checklist:

• Have you fallen in the last year?
• Can you stand on one leg for 30 seconds?
• Can you get up from a chair without using your hands?

One third of all people over 65 will fall in one year. Of those who break their hips, one third will die within the next year. Improvement and maintenance of strength and balance can change these statistics and make a significant difference to people being able to continue to live independently in their own homes. Havelock Physiotherapy can assess your risk potential, and teach you exercise programmes to change this. We can provide the “Falls Programme” or “Otago Exercise Programme”   protocol for you which you do not qualify for unless you are over 80 years of age, or a Maori or Pacific Peoples over 65.

Vertigo Disorders

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Checklist:

• Do you have dizziness that last less than a minute?
• Does your dizziness occur if you move your head quickly?
• Have you altered your lifestyle to cope with your dizziness:

There are many possible reasons for the distressing experience of vertigo. Physiotherapists are skilled in the analysis and treatment of the specific conditions which respond to treatment. Leanne Wait is our team specialist in this field.

Breast Cancer

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Checklist:

• Have you been diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the last 2 years?
• Have you had surgery for your Breast Cancer in the last 2 years?

Julie is dedicated to helping women who are recovering from breast cancer surgery or treatment through the use of personalised health programmes. They include a blend of pilates, physiotherapy, massage, stretching and breathing techniques. This therapeutic combination is believed to address both the physical and emotional side effects of breast cancer.

Breast Cancer – Read the Full Article Here