We offer open-access online scheduling allowing you to set up your appointments at a time that works best for you. Whether you are in need of a health assessment, need advice on nutrition, are recovering from an illness, injury or surgery, manage stress and anxiety or just want to improve your quality of life, we can help!
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Physiotherapy is the treatment and rehabilitation of the body following pain, injury or surgery.
Our Physiotherapists treat all injuries and pain of the body ranging from the more common complaints of joint sprains, muscle strains and back/neck ache to problems such as ligament tears, arthritis, osteoporosis, disc problems, sciatica, headaches, poor biomechanics, muscle imbalance, inflexibility and poor core strength.
Within your first session we diagnose your problem, explain your condition to you, treat you with hands on physical therapy and provide you with advice on exercise, good posture and workplace ergonomics. We use treatment techniques such as joint mobilisations, soft tissue release (trigger point therapy, acupressure, dry needling and massage), stretching, core strengthening programs and muscle energy techniques.
No doctor’s referral is necessary to see a physiotherapist. We can refer on to specialists and doctors or for further tests if required. Whether you have sprained your ankle, hurt your shoulder or pulled your hamstring, whether you are super sporty, an armchair athlete, or thinking of returning to fitness and whether you have pain in your body or just want advice as to how to get stronger to prevent any problems, then physiotherapy can help you.
Biokinetics using exercise therapy to treat medical conditions. We look at the patient as a whole and don’t treat symptomatically. More often than not, pain is a response to something else happening in the body. Through our biokinetic assessment we find the cause of the problem and treat that.
MCG Biokinetics has a special interest in treating back pain, sports injuries and orthopedic conditions. However our practice is not limited to seeing just these type of patients. We also see patients with chronic conditions, patients with neurological conditions and kids. The MCG team are both physically active and understand the value of a strong team.
Dietetics is the branch of knowledge concerned with the diet and its effects on health, especially with the practical application of a scientific understanding of nutrition.
Our dietitians strive to provide you with personalized nutrition advice throughout the various stages of life, from birth through to old age. We are equipped to assist with breastfeeding, complementary feeding (feeding for young children), weight management (weight loss or weight gain), exercise nutrition, body composition analysis, healthy eating as you age and so much more. Our dietitians also offer medical nutrition therapy for any medical conditions you might suffer from such as diabetes, renal disease, dysphagia, hypertension, obesity and much more. We also offer the OptiFast Program which is a medically-supervised weight loss program that closely monitors and assesses progress towards better health and emotional well-being, which has proven to be especially effective for diabetic clients.
We always use the latest evidence-based nutritional science to provide you with practical lifestyle guidelines that are easy to implement to ensure that you meet your nutritional goals and achieve an optimal nutritional status.
A doctor’s referral is not necessary to see the dietitian. You can earn 1000 Discovery Vitality points per year for visiting the dietitian and learning about healthier eating habits. If you would like to live a healthier lifestyle, have any diet related questions or are looking to better manage the symptoms of your medical condition, then our dietitians can definitely help you.
Sports massage therapy is a specific type of massage that treats and prevents different sports injuries. It encompasses different forms of massage and muscle manipulation to help treat sports injuries and muscle strains. It involves stretching and stimulating tight muscles, and improving the condition of soft tissue The benefits of sports massage include improved circulation, eases muscle pain, improves quality of sleep, increases joint mobility, boosts immune function, aids in soft tissue healing, injury prevention and improves recovery time.
Drama Therapy is a form of Psychotherapy, which utilises creative techniques drawn from Drama and Theatre. The techniques used in therapy will depend on what the therapist and client feel would be of the most benefit to the client and is an active, collaborative process.It can involve creative techniques such as role taking, movement, storytelling and story making, play, drawing, etc. It allows the client to find creative ways in which to express themselves and work through difficulties they might be facing. It does not require the client
to perform or be skilled creatively.
Drama Therapy can be highly beneficial to the client. It allows the client the space to express themselves creatively. This can give the client a way to express and process things that may be difficult to express and process directly. Engaging in the creative process also allows the client to discover different perspectives on themselves and others as well as creative solutions to problems they may be experiencing.
A paediatrician is a specialist medical doctor that offers management of the physical, behavioral, and mental care of children from birth.
Paediatricians are trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases.
Your paediatrician will see your baby often from birth to 2 years of age and usually every year from age 2 to age 5. From age 5, check ups are normally done yearly unless there are concerns or complications. If your child isn’t well, the person to call would be a paediatrician. In caring for your child, a pediatrician will:
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