Physica Ringwood || Yarra Valley (Chirnside Park) || Knoxfield
Physica, established in 1978, is a leader in Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy and Clinical Pilates, proudly serving the communities of Ringwood, Croydon, Vermont, Mitcham, Ringwood East, Chirnside Park, and Knoxfield. Our dedicated team helps people achieve better outcomes by optimizing movement, enhancing body function, and reducing pain. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including on-site Physiotherapy, Clinical Pilates, Osteoporosis programs, Falls and Balance programs, and off-site Hydrotherapy, all designed to support your musculoskeletal health.
23/10/2025
👏 A huge thank you to Craig Hankridge from !
We were thrilled to have Craig present at our Physica Clinical Excellence Series in September. His insights into lower limb foot conditions and podiatric management were incredibly valuable, giving our team a deeper understanding to directly support outcomes for our clients.
It’s through sharing knowledge and experience like this that we continue to grow as clinicians and enhance the care we provide every day.
Thank you again Craig for your time and expertise! 👣
07/10/2025
🎉 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉
Please welcome Jacinta to the Physica Active family! Our new exercise scientist will be helping with:
🏋️♀️ Classes
💻 VALD assessments
👤 1-on-1 sessions
Can't wait for you all to meet her! Welcome aboard, Jacinta! 💪
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02/10/2025
Struggling with achilles pain?
At Physica, we stay up-to-date with the latest evidence-based treatment approaches to get you back to doing what you love.
Book your assessment today and experience high-quality, research-informed care. 💪
📚 Shoutout to Imaging Associates Rowville and Dr Rassie for an excellent education session on stress injuries and diagnostic imaging!
Really informative diving into the different types of stress injuries and how imaging helps us diagnose them accurately. This knowledge directly translates to better care for our patients! 💪
Always learning, always improving! 🙏
10/09/2025
🎓 Big shoutout to Grant and Dan for completing their 2025 Masters student supervision!
They've been mentoring students from the Masters of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy program, helping develop the next generation of skilled physios. 💪
We're absolutely thrilled to announce that our amazing Exercise Scientist, Jack, has just commenced his Masters of Physiotherapy at Swinburne University of Technology! 🏛️
Jack has been an incredible part of the Physica Active team here in Ringwood, bringing his expertise in exercise science and his passion for helping our patients achieve their health and fitness goals. 💪
Drop a 🎓 in the comments to congratulate Jack on this amazing achievement!
05/09/2025
🏀 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: NBL1 MEMORIES 🏀
Taking it back 3 years ago when Physica was gearing up to support all the NBL1 teams at the National Championships! What an incredible experience it was being part of Australia's NBL1 national basketball competition. 📸✨
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the 2025 NBL1 National Champions:
🏆 Men's Champions: Canberra Gunners
🏆 Women's Champions: Knox Raiders
02/09/2025
🦵 Whether your tear is from sports or wear-and-tear, supervised exercise therapy shows equal results to surgery after 12 months 📊
Before considering surgery, book a physio assessment to explore your options!
Our evidence-based approach includes:
🎯 Detailed movement analysis
🎯 Targeted strengthening programs
🎯 Pain management strategies
🎯 Education about your condition
🎯 Return-to-sport planning
The takeaway? Your body has incredible healing potential when given the right guidance and exercises.
📍 Located in Ringwood, Chirnside Park and Knoxfield - we're here to help you make informed decisions about your knee health.
✨ A huge thank you to Dr Graeme Gonzales, Neurologist, for joining us in this month’s Physica Clinical Excellence Series.
His in-depth case discussions provided valuable insights that will further strengthen our clinical knowledge and support our shared care approach with clients.
We’re very grateful for his time and expertise!
31/07/2025
🎉 We’re incredibly proud to celebrate an amazing achievement! 🎉
Greg Collis-Brown has been awarded the APA Victorian Branch Physiotherapy Achievement Award – Contribution to the Profession! 👏
This prestigious award recognises Greg’s outstanding dedication to physiotherapy over an incredible 47-year career — not only as a clinician, but also as an educator, mentor, and leader in manual therapy.
From mentoring students on weekends, to lecturing at universities, delivering countless Australian Physiotherapy Association courses, and guiding our own team’s growth, Greg has poured his heart into the profession.
His impact stretches far and wide, and this award is a well-deserved tribute to his unwavering commitment to excellence and lifelong learning.
Congratulations Greg — we’re honoured to work alongside you! 🙌
29/07/2025
🌸Postnatal info session with Nevine 🌸
| 👩🎓 Women’s Health Physio |
Are you a new mum looking for expert guidance on your recovery? Join Nevine for a practical, informative session covering:
✅ Pelvic floor education & exercises
✅ Abdominal separation (diastasis) checks & safe core strengthening
✅ Bladder, bowel & pelvic pain concerns
✅ When and how to return to high-impact exercise
Get evidence-based advice, self-check tips, and strategies to feel strong and supported
August 13th 1.30-2.30pm
Call Allison for bookings - 0433 033 976
01/07/2025
💆♂️ Need a midweek reset? 💆♀️
We’ve got Myotherapy sessions available TOMORROW (Wednesday) at Physica!
Perfect for relieving tight muscles, tension, and stress.
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In 2018 Physica will celebrate 40 years of providing Physiotherapy in our current location of Ringwood, Victoria, Australia.
Physica was established by Mr Warwick James who saw that the urban spread east of Melbourne required a skilled Physiotherapist. In the current location Warwick converted an old house into a clinic called Ringwood Manipulative Physiotherapy Clinic. Quickly the clinic grew with the booming population growth in Ringwood and surrounding districts. Richard Gole and Greg Collis-Brown came on board soon after and grew the clinic not only in practitioners and clients but also the reputation as being one of the leading Physiotherapy clinics in Australia. This was primarily on the back of Greg Collis-Brown being a mentor and educator at the universities teaching physiotherapy both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels.
In 2001 the clinic underwent a major redevelopment into a purpose built facility. This, combined with Ringwood becoming a junction point of the East Link freeway and the Eastern freeway, has seen a further growth in Ringwood as a suburb and the clinic.
Richard Gole left as a partner and physiotherapist in 2001 and Warwick James followed in 2008 (Warwick continues to work at the clinic). From then Andrew Seymour, Darren Ross, Chris Tubb and Daniel Zwolak have become partners and the clinic changed names to Physica in 2009.
From 2009 to 2017 we worked to help establish six clinics in Tasmania to grow the Physica brand. We provided mentoring and professional development services to the Physiotherapy industry in Tasmania. In late 2017 the clinics in Tasmania came under the umbrella Physiotas - with Physica having left a permanent mark on improving the quality of care in Physiotherapy across the state of Tasmania. A legacy we will be proud of.
The clinic continues to grow with a superior leadership and mentoring process led by our senior Physiotherapists, in particular Greg Collis-Brown.
Physica continues to be known as a centre of excellence with nearly all staff having attained post graduate Masters qualifications in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. Our services include: Musculoskeletal and spinal physiotherapy, sports physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, clinical pilates, antenatal physiotherapy, GLA:D rehabilitation for knee and hip arthritis, falls and balance, TMJ (jaw) treatment, vestibular and balance physiotherapy, bike/swim/running education/rehab, orthotic prescription just to name a few.
We strive for excellence and will strive to achieve your goals. If you have any questions on how we can help you in any way; drop us a line, whether this be to achieve a pain free movement or strive for excellence in your sporting aspiration we cater for all ages and conditions.
Thanks for reading our story, we look forward to adding more pages over the the next 40 years and sharing this with you whether it be here on social media or in our rooms.
