Move and Grow Physio

30/07/2025

We stock a small range of body sock products because we use these regularly and know how much lots of our kids love them!
In addition to a small selection of body socks, we now have
Hug-a-shrugs and resistance bands - which are easily portable and easy to use while out and about, at school or in the community or walking around as legs remain free.
Chair Bands - to provide a light foot support and option for bouncy kids to move and get feedback through their feet while staying sitting in a chair.
Capes and Tunnels

22/07/2025

Check out this great initiative to have a Changing Places Space available for community events.

The Mobile Changing Place Facility is back, and is currently located at 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯📍

This facility, which will be 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, includes an accessible toilet for people with disability and high support needs. The changing place facility is opened by a Master Locksmith Access Key (MLAK key) 🔑

👉 Need an MLAK key? For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/AccessibleTownsville

14/07/2025

When you really love wearing your Archies.......

We are going to do a new Archies, arch support things order soon because we are missing a couple sizes and have had some specific requests.
So if you are particularly wanting a certain colour or size or style.... let me know and I'll see what I can do!

09/07/2025

It's been crazy busy so I'm definitely behind on posting some updates.....
Last week Lucy, Mila and a local support coordinator, Casey met with at his office to talk about the NDIS changes and concerns for Townsville locals.

We really tried to explain how these changes are going to effect our families and the way we can offer services, which we try to do in a way that best supports children and their supports... And that isn't always in the clinic.
We also tried to explain how very different providing disability specific therapy is to the musculoskeletal, single focus, versions of physiotherapy that were used to compare pricing structuring in Medicare or private health data.

Mr Thompson has offered to come see the clinic and get a better understanding of how we work and we look forwards to welcoming him into our space as soon as we can.

20/06/2025

The NDIA spent $46.3 million on legal fees in 2023-24 fighting NDIS participant appeals at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). This does not include the fees for non-legal personnel. In 70% of cases, NDIA decisions are changed after ART review.

For example, if a Participant’s NDIS funding plan was missing crucial therapy or equipment funding, a Participant can request an internal review by the NDIA. If it is still not appropriately funded, a Participant can have the matter taken to the Administrative Review Tribunal (previously the AAT). For 70% of of the cases that went to the AAT in 2023-24, the NDIA changed how they funded someone’s plan (likely changing it to include the crucial therapy or equipment funding that had previously not funded).

This shows the huge cost and inefficiency of the current approach. Instead of spending tens of millions on legal battles, we should be investing in better processes, fairer reviews, and direct support for people with disability.

The NDIS needs reform to support its’ sustainability, but slashing frontline rates with 18 days notice is not the answer. Let’s focus on where the real waste is. I welcome the NDIS to engage in consultation with Providers and Participants to support the development of more efficient and cost-effective systems.

18/06/2025

Hi all. I didn't sleep last night, and I couldn't show up for my team or kids today and that isn't ok. So this video is really hard. Skip to 5-7 for the future if you want to avoid the rest.

It was hard to make, and it may be hard to watch. I hope by sharing a really honest and transparent look at pricing, I can move forwards, and get back to doing what I love to do. Helping my kids and their families live the lives they want to live.

1. Why this video
2. I never wanted to own a business!
3. What's the worst that could happen (this one is a hard watch)
4. A brief history of avoiding making business minded invoicing decisions
5. Wearing the cost of price freezes, and the annual hope game
6. Flawed data and no real savings to be had
7. Move and Grow will persevere, we will change. We will value ourselves and our time. But we can't keep absorbing price freezes forever. And we deserve to be fairly compensated for the complex, emotional, challenging work we do.

I know there have been people rort the NDIS system. But I don't think therapists charging their time when travelling to deliver vital services is a big fish here. We are low hanging fruit, and we are scapegoats.
I have heard stories from families about rare therapists who do seem to be creating opportunities to bill every cent possible (and potentially in unethical or illegal ways). But I promise they are the exception, and I doubt any of this will fix that anyway. Why are we attacking the wrong people and spending millions of pricing reviews that don't actually w**d out the bad eggs or save money.

It just reduces services where they are most effective, takes working parents away from their jobs and pulls kids out of school so they can see us in our office instead of the community. It means a shift in how we deliver, or to whom. If nothing changes, it means a lot of very deserving kids will miss out on therapy. But we will keep fighting for you all, and keep doing our best to make lives better.
Move and Grow will still be here. And we hope families are able to find ways to get to us when we can't get to them

17/06/2025

https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-disability-support-stop-the-ndis-cuts?fbclid=IwY2xjawK9moBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHryqbuWM7OJzVfPZK-9sCL3npbhBAh94qTQZ2y4OGYKjBWYl_5AcF4J4UUYG_aem_tQFOpZq3TgjnlEmVQiFyCQ

Please sign the petition regarding maintaining fair and sustainable travel and adjusting pricing limits to reflect our unique and challenging work loads.

I have had so many messages and comments from our families that they value our service, please sign and share to help us fight these unsustainable rates.

Stand Up for Disability Support: Stop the NDIS Cuts

28/11/2024

We often get asked about activities for home to keep kids active indoors, especially with the longer end of year break coming up. Or asked where to find versions of some of the things we use in therapy, or in our sensory room.

So I've found some options and now have them available to make it easy!

And of course..... We had to product test our new swings!

27/11/2024

One of the best parts of my job, is the variety. And today I even get variety in hydrotherapy locations! What a stunning place to start the day!

Hydrotherapy or physiotherapy in water has heaps of benefits. The weightlessness of water can support some clients to be more comfortable, stretch it fully and move more freely. The resistance of water can help work muscles in different ways and build strength and endurance. The fun novelty of the pool can help with engagement and support kids trying challenges they might have otherwise avoided.

But swimming in a pool, and swimming in the ocean are completely different. And today we are going to also take advantage of the perturbations of waves challenging balance while standing and deeper in the water. And most importantly the love of the ocean this child has to build our relationship and engagement even more.

The ocean has a regular, calming rhythm that provides a regulating white noise and I'm excited to see what a difference it may make to my little client today.
His family love spending time at the beach and so doing a hydrotherapy session down here is not only fun, but functional and relevant to their life.

I love my job

27/11/2024

Snap shot from
The Christmas Party Townsville