Advance Healthcare Geelong

28/10/2024

Manage your injury at home with our free self-help diagnosis and treatment tool for common musculoskeletal injuries

This online tool draws from the experience of our clinical and research team to provide a provisional diagnosis for your injury and a self-directed treatment plan that you can do from home

If you need more help, we’re offering a free telehealth consultation with one of our expert physiotherapists

Find out more: www.advancehealthcare.com.au/advancemusculoskeletal-home

13/07/2023

👏 Introducing Dr Priya Arvind

Priya is our new Specialist Pain Medicine Physician (MBBS, DA, DNB, FFPMANZCA), who is now seeing patients via our Hoppers Crossing and St Albans clinics.

👉 Priya is an anaesthetist and pain specialist who completed her primary medical qualification and anaesthetic training in India. She has held various positions in anaesthesia and Intensive Care Units at several prestigious institutions, gaining extensive knowledge in administering cardiac, paediatric, and neuro anaesthesia.

👉 Priya relocated to Australia in 2019 and achieved the Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. She has trained at pain clinics in Hobart and on the Gold Coast, managing a wide range of acute and chronic pain patients.

👉 Priya has a special interest in pelvic and interventional pain management and favours an empathetic, compassionate, and holistic approach to patient care. She is committed to improving healthcare access for underserved populations globally.

📲 If you’d like to book an appointment with Priya, please use our online referral form here https://advancehealthcare.com.au/referral-form

✅ For a list of our other pain physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, podiatrist, psychiatrist, and dietitian click through to view our full team https://advancehealthcare.com.au/practitioners

04/07/2023

🤝 Congratulations are in order 🤝

🏆 Advance Healthcare physiotherapist and researcher Dr Shane Pritchard has received an award for Associate Fellowship from the Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) for his contributions to health professions education and research over the past 10 years.

✅ Shane travelled to the Gold Coast to present a feasibility study of the innovative student placement model at the ANZAHPE 2023 conference, which was developed by Advance Healthcare and La Trobe University.

✅ There was positive affirmation of the presentation (and placement model) from others involved in providing engaging learning experiences for health professional students in private practice and community settings.

👉 Learn more about Shane here https://ow.ly/Xl7250P12kc

👉 Learn more about Advance Healthcare’s research program here https://ow.ly/gKyg50P12kf

28/06/2023

Welcome Dr Rohan Kamath 👏

Rohan (MBBS, FRACGP) is a Provisional Pain Fellow in the last leg of his training towards attaining the Fellowship of FPMANZCA. He will be seeing patients via our Bundoora and Dandenong clinics.

👉 Rohan worked as a General Practitioner in Melbourne’s South-Eastern Suburbs for over 8 years, attaining his Fellowship in General Practice in 2018. Upskilling in the field of pain medicine became Rohan’s next objective due to the inherent challenges involved in managing patients with chronic pain in the primary care setting.

👉 Having trained at the Austin Hospital and the Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Rohan’s interests currently include the management of diverse and complex chronic pain conditions with a focus on interdisciplinary, patient-centred care.

📲 If you’d like to book an appointment with Rohan, please use our online referral form here https://advancehealthcare.com.au/referral-form

✅ For a list of our other pain physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrist, podiatrist, and dietitian click through to view our full team https://advancehealthcare.com.au/practitioners

23/06/2023

Are you suffering with chronic pain that is not getting better after a work or road trauma related injury?

👉 Advance Healthcare specialise in treating chronic pain that is not responding to usual treatment.

👉 We welcome patients with an accepted insurance claim following a motor vehicle accident or workplace injury to our 6 clinics across Melbourne and online via Advance Online, our virtual and telehealth-led portal for rural or regional patients.

Our effective and evidence-based program is delivered by a team of physiotherapists, psychologists and specialist pain physicians that have over 25 years of experience in treating chronic pain.

✅ There are no out of pocket costs and we can work with you and your insurer to confirm eligibility ✅

📲 Message, email or call to leave us your details and receive a no obligation callback on how we can help you on the road to recovery https://ow.ly/Mv6Y50OVm8M

15/03/2023

✅ Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of pain and disability.

👉 It is estimated that chronic low back pain affects up to 1 in 6 Australians at any given time (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016) and pain can often limit the ability to engage in daily activities, having a significant impact on quality of life.

For people living with chronic back pain, a good place to start is a graded exercise program. Over time, this can significantly improve pain, function, and quality of life, and help you return to the things you find meaningful.

Read Advance Healthcare physiotherapist Mathew Foreman's guide to graded exercise here.

👉 http://ow.ly/Kbr650NivbB

01/03/2023

✅ Chronic pain is not simply a physical problem to overcome.

👉 It can impact daily activities, including lifestyle, employment, and mental health.

We enjoyed this article in about how flexibility and persistence can protect the wellbeing of those who suffer from chronic pain. At Advance Healthcare, this aligns with our treatment model and we believe this philosophy should be a primary focus in most instances of patient care. Our own program supports this approach and informs our practitioners in assisting our patients to fulfill their potential.

New research shows the way a person with chronic pain responds to limitations to the activities or goals they value can impact their mental wellbeing – even more so than their pain levels.

31/01/2023

📚 Our world-leading research program achieved significant milestones in 2022 🔬

👉 Recruitment for our prognostic study assessing the factors associated with recovery during a pain management program is well on track to be the largest of its kind.

This year also saw the commencement of our randomised controlled trial examining the effectiveness of motivational interviewing delivered by physiotherapists during a pain management program. This involved a rigorous training program for the physiotherapists that was facilitated by motivational interviewing expert, Dr Paul O’Halloran.

👉 This project has contributed significantly towards the development of our physiotherapists, and in time may have important implications for the design and delivery of pain management programs.

✅ This is one of the many examples of our research program helping practitioners and patients fulfill their potential.

24/01/2023

Is it time to renew your care plan?

✅ For those eligible for Medicare funded treatment, care plans can be renewed from the beginning of each year!

👉 This allows access to bulk-billed or rebated services including psychology, physiotherapy, podiatry and dietetics.

Want to know more about Care Plans? Charles Ruddock – Director, Principal Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist at Advance Healthcare – talks Mental Health Care Plans here http://ow.ly/TL1T50Monh2

It is now more important than ever to be aware of the support available to you. For those who qualify, a Mental Health Plan allows you access to a local Psychologist for ongoing Psychology services with a Medicare rebate applied. Read more…

23/01/2023

🏃‍♂️ Do you have lower buttock pain that has persisted for at least 3 months? 🏃‍♀️

Advance’s Aidan Rich, APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, is undertaking his PhD on proximal hamstring tendinopathy. The main study for his research is currently recruiting participants for 6 free sessions of treatment with a physiotherapist at a choice of 11 locations around Melbourne and Ballarat.

To qualify for this research trial participants must:

✅ Be aged 18 – 65 years inclusive
✅ Have no history of hamstring surgery
✅ Have no Worksafe or TAC claim
✅ Be deemed appropriate for treatment

👉 For more information please email Aidan directly on arich@advancehealthcare.com.au

17/01/2023

So, how are our physiotherapists different? 💪

👉 Our physiotherapists have extensive experience in managing chronic and complex injuries that are not responding to usual care
👉 We focus on diagnosing the cause of your injury and providing specific, individualised and effective treatment programs to get you back to a normal life
👉 We have highly trained expert physiotherapists with a number having PhD or postgraduate Masters qualifications
👉 Our physiotherapists undergo continuous mentoring and professional development with our senior clinicians, including Assoc Professor and Specialist Pain Physiotherapist, Dr Jon Ford. Specialist Physiotherapists have attained the highest level of clinical qualification available in Australia for a physiotherapist.
👉 Our physiotherapists work in partnership with medical specialist doctors and other health professionals to ensure the best possible treatment and care
👉 We can bulk bill patients who have a Medicare referral from their GP, and provide both face-to-face and telehealth services

🖱️ Click here to read more about our physiotherapy services http://ow.ly/cQS850MomYG

16/01/2023

We are pleased to inform you that Advance has recently welcomed five new physiotherapists to the team!

👉 Peter Shahid
👉 Joshua Kiley
👉 Michael Sorrell-Saunders
👉 Matthew Licastro
👉 Jordan Margariti

🖱️ See our full team of highly qualified physiotherapists at
http://ow.ly/cT4350MomUB