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Back Pain Back pain is a general term that refers to any kind of pain or discomfort felt in the back. Back pain is the fifth most common reason that people visit their doctors, and affects nearly four in five people through their life time. Back pain can be localised to different parts of the spine and the nearby muscles, and can also be distinguished by how long the pain has been present. An episode of back pain that lasts for less than six weeks is called Acute Back Pain. Pain that lasts longer than six weeks but less than twelve is called Sub-Acute Back Pain, and pain that lasts longer than twelve weeks is called Chronic Back Pain. Back pain of any kind can be caused by a number of factors, given the complex anatomy of the spine and surrounding muscles, ligaments, nerves and other bones. Because of this, back pain can be referred to as a bio-mechanical problem. Pain can arise due to muscular, bony, disc, or neurological causes to name a few, and diagnosis of back pain may be affected by the length of time you have been experiencing the pain. Back Pain can be further complicated by physical factors like weakness or stiffness, practical factors like your work environment, and fear surrounding treatment and progression of the pain. Management of Back Pain depends on the cause of the pain, how it feels and changes during the day, what makes it better and worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing that pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step toward managing and minimising any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your Back Pain, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain-free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in-clinic and out. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Elbow Pain Elbow Pain refers to any pain felt below the middle of the upper arm, and above the wrist. The elbow is the primary joint at which your arm bends forward and back, as well as the point at which it rotates the wrist. It is the point of attachment of many muscles that generate power, as well as muscles which offer fine control of the fingers and the wrist. For this reason, elbow pain is common in professions with involved or comprehensive upper limb movements, and may be felt by one in three people over the course of their lives. The elbow is made up of the humerus, the upper bone of the arm, as well as the lower bones of the arm called the radius and the ulna. These three bones all interlock at the elbow joint, and are held in place by ligaments that bridge the joint, as well as by the overlying muscles. The elbow needs to be very flexible in order to accommodate dextrous movements of the upper limb, as well as stable and solid enough that force can be generated using the arm to push, pull, and rotate objects in the world. For this reason, the elbow is a stable but dynamic joint. The elbow is also covered in muscles that move both the elbow and the wrist, as well as the hand. The muscles that control the fine movements of the fingers all originate from the elbow, before travelling down through the forearm and through the carpal tunnel before attaching to the fingers and producing precise, controlled action. For this reason, pain in the elbow can result in clumsiness, weakness, or pain in the hand. This can be confronting to people who rely on their dexterity to navigate the world. The elbow is most commonly injured through acute trauma such as a fall or a bad knock. It is common for a strike or blow to the elbow to cause swelling, stiffness, pain, and a loss of function. Such impacts may occur during the course of sporting or work-related activities, or may just as easily be the result of domestic clumsiness. Conversely, the elbow can also experience injury as a result of long-term changes such as wear-down of the joint surfaces or progressive weakness in the muscles overlying it, as is the course in ageing. Management of Elbow Pain depends on the cause of the pain, how it feels and changes over the day, what makes it better or worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing the pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step towards minimising and managing any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in and out of the clinic. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Home Visits Atlas Physio is happy to provide you with clinical sessions in the privacy of your own home. We provide these services for clients who cannot make it to our clinic in Fairfield, for those clients who would prefer a more convenient and time-sensitive consultation, or for those clients whose state of health means that they cannot leave their places of residence or care. Atlas Physio has provided in-home care to clients in their own houses, in retirement homes, and in residential aged care facilities. Since its founding, Atlas Physio has served the communities of the North and Northeast suburbs including Thornbury, Northcote, Westgarth, Ivanhoe, Heidelberg, Abbotsford, Darebin, Brunswick, Preston, Coburg, Fairfield, Reservoir and Alphington. Home visits are conducted differently to normal clinical visits - be sure to familiarise yourself with the differences between home and in-clinic visits. Scheduling Home visits are not able to be scheduled online. To schedule a home visit, dial 0400 174 015 to speak to a clinician and to schedule your visit. Payment Home visits are charged differently to in-clinic appointments. This is to address costs associated with travel, time, and the unique needs of our patients' in-home environments. Be sure to familiarise yourself with the differences in pricing as noted in our fee schedule. Specials Sessions conducted on a home-visit basis are eligible for discounts. Attendance Policy Once a home visit has been scheduled and confirmed, it is your responsibility to be present at the nominated address at the nominated time. In the event that the client resides in a gated community, critical care unit or other such location that requires security access, you are responsible to inform the administrators of that location that the appointment is taking place. Cancellation Policy Home visits may be cancelled with at least 24-hours notice. Confidentiality Home visits conducted in assisted retirement homes, residential aged care facilities, domiciles, critical care units and other supervised residences may require our clinicians to liaise with other medical staff. In this event, we will abide by the consent and privacy policy stated on our website, and we will always endeavour to respect our patients' confidentiality.

Postural Pain During the course of our lives, we use our bodies to interact with the world around us. Whether we're shopping for groceries, sitting at our desks in front of our laptops and screens, doing yard work, or even playing games with our loved ones, all of these activities require us to use our bodies in different physical postures. A posture refers to the position in which the body is held while completing a specific activity. Naturally, because there is an infinite number of activities that we can engage in, there are infinite different postures that our bodies can assume, either voluntarily or involuntarily. These postures can be static; held in position for long periods of time like an office-worker sitting at their desk, or they can be dynamic; as in the case of a motor mechanic tightening screws or a woodworker who would need to stand, sit, lie, and kneel to get the best angle on their project. Because of the number of postures we need to assume, their varied and often awkward nature, and the time we need to maintain them, postural pain is very common. Postural pain is not limited to a specific occupation, a specific level of engagement, or a specific group of people by gender or age. Anyone who has felt stiff after a long-haul flight or felt a pain in their neck after watching a movie has experienced postural pain. People experience postural pain in different places depending on the nature of the activity: pain can be felt in the neck, in the shoulders, the back, the hands, the hips and in the knees. The pain can be sharp and aggravated by specific movements, or dull and persistent without becoming particularly severe. Regardless of the behaviour of the pain, postural pain is largely the result of muscular strain and tension that has accumulated over a short or long period of time, which then combine with a person's unique anatomy and physiology to produce discomfort. That means that every incidence of postural pain is different, and arises from a unique combination of anatomical, occupational, personal and environmental factors. With this in mind, how do you deal with postural pain? If we use our bodies to interact with the environment, and that environment produces strain, and that strain can eventually become so severe as to produce pain, how do we begin to address the issue? A physiotherapy-driven approach to addressing postural pain looks at all of these factors. Through physiotherapy, the first approach is to improve the strength and endurance of the muscles responsible for maintaining posture. This can be done generally through global strength and conditioning, or with work that specifically targets muscle groups relevant to a particular activity like lifting or rotating. The second appropach is to examine the environment in which the work is taking place, and to rearrange either the environment or the worker within it to minimise the accumulating stress over time, and thus minimise the risk of a flare-up. Lastly, postural pain that is already present can be managed in clinic using a targeted approach that minimises the present discomfort and then addresses the underlying contributing factors discussed earlier. A truly comprehensive approach will address postural discomfort by employing elements of all three approaches. Management of your discomfort depends on its causative factors, how it feels and changes during the day, what makes it better and worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing that pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step toward managing and minimising any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain-free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in-clinic and out. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Joint Replacement Joint replacements are surgeries conducted to replace bony human joints with prostheses to restore function and minimise pain. Every year in Australia, over one-hundred thousand surgeries are performed to replace knees and hips alone. Other joints like the shoulders, the elbows, and ankles can also be replaced, but hip and knee surgeries are by far the most common. People elect to undergo joint replacement surgeries for many reasons, but the most common is because the joint is painful to use because of age-related weardown of one of its component parts. Taking the knee as an example, the most common reason for a knee replacement is to ease pain caused by arthritis. Joint replacements are surgeries and so will require post-surgical physiotherapy, which will usually be provided as part of your care either as a hospital or rehabilitation inpatient, by visiting a recommended clinic, by physiotherapy service at your home, or a combination of these. Joint replacement requires specific rehabilitation and management given that surgeries to the knees, the hips, and the shoulders all have potential to affect how people navigate their homes, undertake their work, and care for themselves. For this reason, your physiotherapist will usually communicate directly with the consult and management team overseeing your procedure, to relay any concerns and so that your primary clinician or consultant can communicate any specific orders or precautions to your treating therapist. Physiotherapy assessment and management is important to provide patients with education and orientation regarding the nature of the surgery and its benefits, risks, outcomes and timecourse so that people can make informed decisions. Often, physiotherapy management in joint replacement will involve prehabilitation of the joint before surgery occurs. Undergoing exercise and conditioning before surgery puts the limb in as strong a position it can be before the procedure, which has been proven to improve the speed and quality of recovery following the operation. Prehabilitation is also useful to manage symptoms in anticipation of an operation being undertaken, given that public system waiting lists can be long and changes can occur during that time. Physiotherapy input following joint replacement is important for two reasons. Firstly, because surgical procedures require causing damage to the body to achieve a therapeutic aim, rehabilitation will focus on restoring the limb to as good a functional state as it can be before undertaking heavier exercise or returning to work and life. Rehabilitation will be patient-and joint-specific but may include manual therapy, progressive exercise therapy, swelling management, gait re-education, and postural correction. Your physiotherapist will use a combination of techniques to come up with an individualised rehabilitation plan, guided by your needs and deficits, as well as the surgeon’s protocol. Secondly, physiotherapy rehabilitation is necessary to minimise complications such as stiffness, pain and weakness. During the process of healing, scar tissue formation and inflammation can make moving and getting around painful, and if not managed correctly, can be inhibitive to exercise and affect a patient's outcomes. Following surgery, the combination of inflammation, pain, and post-operative orders can result in weakness of the muscles around the joint, firstly due to their injury as part of the surgical process, then due to lack of use due to precautions, and even potentially for longer periods of time if the use of the injured limb is compensated for by the use of the opposite side. Management of your discomfort depends on its causative factors, how it feels and changes during the day, what makes it better and worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing that pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step toward managing and minimising any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain-free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in-clinic and out. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease is a neurological condition that affects a person's ability to move safely, balance, and coordinate their movements. Parkinson’s disease causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. Symptoms usually begin gradually and worsen over time. As the disease progresses, people may have difficulty walking and talking. They may also have mental and behavioural changes, sleep problems, depression, memory difficulties, and fatigue. Parkinson’s Disease occurs when nerve cells in an area of the brain that controls movement called the Basal Ganglia die or become nonfunctional. Normally, cells in this region produce dopamine, and their loss results in decreased amounts of dopamine within the brain, causing the movement problems associated with the disease. It is still unknown why neurons in this region die, but one risk factor is age. Although most people with Parkinson’s Disease first develop the disease after age 60, as many as one in ten experience onset before the age of 50. Early-onset forms of Parkinson’s are often, but not always, inherited, and some forms have been linked to specific gene mutations. Parkinson’s Disease also causes the loss of nerve endings that produce norepinephrine, the main chemical messenger of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls many functions of the body such as heart rate and blood pressure. Many brain cells of people with Parkinson’s Disease contain clumps of toxic protein, referred to as Lewy Bodies. Accumulation of Lewy Bodies in the brain can impair neural and cognitive function, and scientists are trying to better understand the normal and abnormal functions of neurotoxic proteins and their relationship to genetic mutations that impact Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological conditions like Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Parkinson's Disease is a condition that affects many regions of the human body and which has impacts on many domains of human function. The most visible and stereotypical signs of Parkinson's Disease are tremors in the hands, legs, jaw and neck, muscular stiffness, slowed and imprecise movement, and impaired balance and coordination with an increased risk of falls. While management of Parkinson's Disease is an ongoing process that requires input from medical, specialist, and different Allied Health professions like Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, and Home Support, Physiotherapy is critical in the management of Parkinson's Disease as well. Physiotherapy management of Parkinson's Disease addresses a person's present difficulties within the context of their diagnosis, while bearing in mind its potential future progression. That means that physiotherapy treatment for Parkinson’s Disease is rehabilitative as well as preventative - it addresses current concerns and risks while preparing the patient for what may come as the disease progresses. In the initial phases of management, physiotherapy focuses on addressing risks imposed by mobility difficulties. Manual therapy is useful for relieving muscle tension and pain, tremors are treated with strengthening, core work, hydrotherapy and purposeful movement. Balance and coordination are improved through exercise that strengthens the lower limbs and the core as well as their coordination through simple and complex movements. Falls risk is addressed and controlled by looking at a person's home environment and recommending modifications and assistive devices. Parkinson's Disease progresses with time, and the nature of that progression is different for every person. Some will experience mild symptoms from the time of their diagnosis and experience no deterioration from that point. Others will experience worsening symptoms that require additional support. Still others will experience patterns of fluctuation. Given the highly individualised nature of a person's neurochemistry and the highly individualised nature of their environment, it is difficult to track or predict by trend the progression of the disease with any amount of information. Regardless of the progression or present nature of the situation, physiotherapy is able to help. Management of your discomfort depends on its causative factors, how it feels and changes during the day, what makes it better and worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing that pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step toward managing and minimising any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain-free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in-clinic and out. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Carpal Tunnel Carpal Tunnel Pain refers to pain experienced due to inflammation, wear-down or irritation of the structures in the Carpal Tunnel of the Wrist. Carpal Tunnel can be felt as pain in the wrist accompanied by numbness of the fingers and palm of the affected hand, which may also be accompanied by weakness, loss of dexterity, and pain that moves up the arm. ​ Carpal Tunnel Pain is caused by compression of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel of the Wrist. The Carpal Tunnel is an anatomical structure, bounded by bones and ligaments. The Carpal Tunnel allows tendons, blood vessels, and nerves to pass from the forearm to act on and supply structures inside the hand. Muscles that pass through the Carpal Tunnel allow the fingers to move, and nerves that pass through the Carpal Tunnel provide sensation to the hand. One such nerve in the Carpal Tunnel is the Median Nerve. ​ The Median Nerve provides sensation to the palm and fingers, as well as allowing some small muscles in the palm to be controlled. Compression of the Median Nerve results in pain felt in the areas of skin supplied by this nerve, as well as weakness in the muscles that this nerve controls. The Median Nerve is most commonly compressed by inflammation of the Tendons that run through the Carpal Tunnel, alongside this nerve. ​ Tendons in the Carpal Tunnel can become inflamed for many reasons. Most commonly, inflammation is caused by repetitive movement of the hand in the use of machinery or fine tools like a stylus or a pen. Carpal Tunnel Tendons can also become inflamed due to a cyst or tumour in the Carpal Tunnel, due to trauma to the wrist, or by infection. Management of Carpal Tunnel is a process that involves addressing physical, occupational, personal, and lifestyle risk factors to minimise pain and maximise function. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your Carpal Tunnel Pain, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in and out of the clinic. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today

Assessments and Reviews In order to receive services as an NDIS client, you will need to be assessed by a clinician before beginning your treatment. In this assessment, your clinician will discuss your situation, your medical history as well as any other information that may be relevant, and may refer to or discuss your NDIS Plan when developing your physiotherapy plan. The purpose of this assessment is to create a comprehensive picture of you and your situation as it is when you first begin engaging with treatment. This lets your physiotherapist consider how physiotherapy can support you to achieve your goals, if there is any additional input you need like a different service, equipment, reporting or review, and it lets you talk about what is important to you and how you want to achieve that. Every person who is seen by a physiotherapist is assessed in a similar manner. As a client of the NDIS, however, this assessment is more thorough because your physiotherapist's findings will be used to develop the treatment that you receive. This treatment will balance things like exercises, reports, and equipment purchases against the funding you have in your plan. It's important that this is discussed and agreed on, because too much of any one therapy or service may exhaust the funds in your plan, and too little therapy or therapy that is ineffective may not be enough to make meaningful progress towards your goals. For this reason, as an NDIS client, your assessment may be conducted over more than one session and may take more time before a treatment plan is developed. This is to account for the fact that every person's context is different, and clients with profound, unique, or complicated disabilities require more consideration and review to ensure that they are receiving services that are appropriate and sustainable for them. This also applies for clients who have unique social contexts, like those living in supported accommodation or in inconsistent housing situations. Regardless of your context, your initial assessment is your opportunity to let your clinician know exactly what you want to do, what you're finding difficult, and what you want to achieve. This gives your clinician the tools to figure out a plan between what you can do now and what you want to do in the future, and to address the physical, situational, and personal difficulties that need to be overcome in order for you to achieve your goals successfully and comfortably. Your clinician will listen to you and write down the things you want to do, and will make sure to do this in a thorough and comprehensive manner so that it forms a strong basis for treatment. Good treatment starts with a comprehensive assessment, which includes lots of talking, asking questions, and moving around. This is so your clinician can get the clearest picture of you as an individual: what you like, what you want to do, what your difficulties are and how physiotherapy can help you. It is the first step on a journey of hard work and effort, and is your opportunity to advocate for and discuss the things you want to achieve, and let us know how we can help you live the life you want.

Spondy Spinal Conditions Spondylosis, Spondylitis, Spondylolysis, and Spondylolisthesis are structural conditions that affect the alignment and integrity of the bony parts of the human spine. Spondy- conditions typically occur in the lower back, but due to the lifetime strain, ongoing loading and physical activities, as well as the effect of age- and disease-related deterioration, it is possible for Spondy- conditions to affect other segments of the spine as well. Spondylitis, Spondylosis, Spondylolisis and Spondylolisthesis are distinct conditions that happen to affect similar areas in the human back. Spondylitis Spondylitis is an umbrella term that includes different kinds of inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis is the swelling and inflammation of tissues in and around joints, and so worsening episodes of spondylitis can often go un-diagnosed or otherwise diagnosed as back pain. The symptoms of Spondylitis are similar to those experienced in mechanical lower back pain, and so accurate diagnosis of the issue may take time, review with other medical professionals, and imaging of the spine to rule out more serious or other pathological causes. Spondylosis Spondylosis is similar to spondylitis, being a type of arthritis. However, whily spondylitis develops as a consequence of an autoimmune condition, spondylosis develops due to normal wear and time-based use of the intervertebral discs and the spine as part of ageing. Given that spondylosis and its measurable features develop over time, the incidence of spondylosis in the population increases with age. Spondylosis can arise in the neck, the lower back, and in the upper and lower parts of the ribcage, due to the articulated and mobile nature of these regions. Additionally, as time goes on and symptoms develop, spondylosis can also be accompanied by bone spurs in the regions affected, as well as irritation of the nerve roots exiting the spine due to structural change to the apertures through which these nerves pass. Spondylolysis Spondylolysis refers to a stress fracture defect in a specific part of the vertebrae, which are the bones that make up the spine. This stress fracture is usually caused by repetitive loading over time, or traumatic damage due to impact, disease, strenuous activity, or recreational exercise. The extent to which this stress fracture causes discomfort and symptoms depends on the severity of the fracture itself as well as the mechanism by which the fracture occurred. While structural change is a normal part of growing, living and ageing due to the natural adaptive capacity of the human body, time-related weardown or damage to anatomical structures can cause issues like difficulty standing and walking, bending, changes in strength and sensation in the limbs, and of course, pain. Spondylolisthesis Spondylolisthesis often refers to the progression of another spondy-injury, but it may also may arise independently of any prior illness or injury, or may be congenital. Spondylolisthesis is defined as the displacement of one vertebra over the vertebral body below it, and depending on the extent to which the vertebra is displaced, this may cause different symptoms. Low-grade displacements may present with generalised discomfort. Pronounced displacement may cause severe pain, sensation and stress changes, and other issues that may require medical attention and cause other more serious consequences. Given that vertebrae may move forward, backward, or left and right relative to the segments below them, Spondylolistheses can also be described as anterolistheses, posterolistheses, and laterolistheses, indicating forward, backward, or sideways movement respectively. Regardless of the nature and extent of the condition, physiotherapy intervention can help to assess, diagnose, triage and manage any discomfort as well as take note of the presence or likelihood of serious side-effects or symptoms that warrant further investigation. Management of your discomfort depends on its causative factors, how it feels and changes during the day, what makes it better and worse, and the length of time you have been experiencing that pain. All of these factors will be addressed in your initial assessment, which is the first step toward managing and minimising any pain or discomfort. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain-free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in-clinic and out. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.

Rotator Cuff Pain Rotator Cuff Pain and Rotator Cuff Injuries are the result of discomfort or trauma felt within the muscles that make up the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Rotator Cuff Pain can be felt as pain in the front or back of the affected shoulder, as well as down the arm and in the neck, in some cases. This is because the muscles that control the movement of the shoulder and the position of the shoulderblade all occupy a small area within the shoulder joint, and work very closely together. The muscles of the Rotator Cuff are found on the side and back of the shoulder, but many muscles support the stability and function of the shoulder joint, and all can be implicated or affected in rotator cuff pain. Rotator Cuff Pain is most commonly caused by over-use of the shoulder, by injury, or by age-related changes to the joints of the shoulder, neck and collarbone. The shoulder joint consists of numerous muscles all working together to articulate the shoulderblade and stabilise the arm so that we can complete tasks requiring dexterity, finesse, and power. We write, work, exercise and play with our arms and our hands because they are designed to produce a nearly infinite combination of movements to help us interact with the world. During the course of this interaction, we may over-exert ourselves and cause ourselves injury, or we may cause irritation of the muscles, joints, and ligaments within the rotator cuff as a result of our doing the same movements over and over again without taking time to relax and soothe those working parts. Rotator Cuff Pain can be localised to different parts of the shoulder, the upper arm, the chest, and can also be distinguished by how long the pain has been present as well as if the neck is affected. An episode of Rotator Cuff Pain that lasts for less than six weeks is called Acute Pain. Pain that lasts longer than six weeks but less than twelve is called Sub-Acute Pain, and pain that lasts longer than twelve weeks is called Chronic Pain. Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries is a process that involves addressing physical, occupational, personal, and lifestyle risk factors to minimise pain and maximise function. The treatment you receive will be tailored to address the specific cause of your discomfort, and will focus on minimising pain, maximising your ability to move pain free, and developing a plan to minimise the risk of a flare-up in the future. Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries is sometimes tricky because we need to use our hands and arms to live our lives comfortably. This is especially important when our dominant arm becomes injured. Managing the Rotator Cuff is done by balancing rehabilitation and repair while still continuing to use our hands to work and life. At Atlas Physio, we will provide you with education, structured management, and ongoing monitoring of your pain both in and out of the clinic. Contact us to arrange an assessment, and to take the first step on a course of corrective care today.