The Optimal Health Lab

15/12/2025

2025 Christmas Party🎄 This wonderful crew escaped an escape room to find themselves at a lovely dinner at on Friday night! They laughed, they did cheers and they look forward to another year supporting the OHL community together 🥂🕺🏻🍃

09/12/2025

🎄✨ We’re not ghosting you this Christmas! ✨🎄

OHL is here to keep you moving through the festive season. Full steam ahead until Dec 23, then popping back in on Dec 29 & 30 for Physio and Podiatry magic before we kick off 2026 fresh on Jan 5!

Our Client Portal never sleeps! Book anytime online, even during the festive break. Phones will only be answered on our open days, so why wait? Lock in your spot now and start 2026 feeling OPTIMAL 💪

05/12/2025

STUDENT SUCCESS 🏁 Our 4th year student Brady finished his 5week placement at OHL today. We thank for sending us a wonderful person to welcome into our team for the last 5weeks 💪🏽 Brady, you’ve been a delight and we wish you all the best with your physiotherapy career!!

27/11/2025

Let's send Physio Bec the BIGGEST, the LARGEST wave of support as she embarks on a full IRONMAN next weekend in WA... Please leave your messages of good luck below 🏁

23/11/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our radiant Physio Elise 🎈 We did a ‘cookie stack’ celebration on Friday with the OHL crew (and a present), but today we celebrate Physio Elise’s official birthday. Join us in sending birthday wishes to our ever-smiling Elise 📩

16/11/2025

OHL APPOINTMENT HACKS… How to get the OPTIMAL care you deserve, easily 🌏

✅ Bookings available by calling our friendly admin team on 9431 5955 within our opening hours,
OR Bookings also available via our Client Portal on our website. Open 24/7 for appointments and classes (up to 2hours before),

✅ Initial and review appointments can be 30mins, 45mins or 60mins. Let’s book the time you need to thoroughly get a diagnosis, care and a plan!
✅ And yes, we accept WorkCover, TAC, DVA, NDIS, Medicare plans and private clients (with and without referrals) into our care, across all services!

…And *little hint* we’re THRILLED to be sharing another service, with an incredible clinician, starting at OHL in 2026! Stay tuned!

09/11/2025

Hello OHL experts 👋🏼 Who’d you like to meet (or review with) to feel OPTIMAL before Christmas 2025?

BOOK TONIGHT via our Client Portal on our website, or call our friendly admin team on 9431 5955 from 8am tomorrow!

09/11/2025

Real time, real data 🏁 Much of our Physio, Podiatry and Myotherapy assessments happen in real time, including real time analysis of strength, balance and jumping with our Force Decks! If your health profession isn’t obsessed with testing (like Physio Logan here), it might be worth getting a second opinion with our OHL team 💪🏽🏋🏽‍♀️📈

29/10/2025

In case you haven't looked into November in your diary yet, be wary of a short week ahead with OHL having a refreshing long weekend 🌏 Book ahead if you know you'll need care that week, as availability is tight and we don't want to hamper your recovery!

27/10/2025

MORE OPTIMAL TIPS are live for your yummy nuggets of learnin' 📚

1️⃣ Want to better understand dry needling and why its used?
https://www.optimalhealthlab.com.au/blogs/optimal-tips/understanding-dry-needling

2️⃣ Are you ready to learn about 'neurological exams' in physio practice?
https://www.optimalhealthlab.com.au/blogs/optimal-tips/what-do-we-mean-by-doing-a-neuro-exam

3️⃣ Every physio rehab program is tailored to each client, but there are some strength training essentials which appear in many lower limb programs. Learn why...
https://www.optimalhealthlab.com.au/blogs/optimal-tips/the-strength-essentials-why-squats-deadlifts-calf-raises-belong-in-every-program

Under the LEARN > OPTIMAL TIP section on our website, you'll find over 70 Optimal Tips covered many, many topics! Let us know your favourite in the DMs

Dry needling is a modern therapeutic technique used by physiotherapists to treat musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. It involves inserting thin, filiform needles into specific points in the body, known as trigger points, to alleviate pain and improve muscle function. While it shares some similarit...

21/10/2025

This week is Children's Week here in Victoria 🙌🏼 OHL salutes this celebration and the week's theme of 'knowing their rights' by highlighting our ongoing mission to be accessible to all who need help, an open space for everyone to be who they are, safely and freely, and cared for in a way that respects their rights, knowledge and input!

If you are hoping your child could be welcomed into our care, but you'd like to ask some questions and/or give a brief to the particular OHL expert you'd like to see, please call us on 9431 5955 or email at admin@optimalhealthlab.com.au 🏁🌏🏆

15/10/2025

SPREADING THE MESSAGE 🌏 If we’ve helped you on your journey to better health, why not leave us a Google review? Your feedback helps others find the care they deserve — and gives our ENTIRE team a reason to do a happy dance 🕺💃

👉 https://g.page/r/Cf41PWf5mhT1EAE/review