Physiotherapy Works

26/07/2022

Find something you love and keep moving 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏊🏼‍♀️ 🚴

At age 52, Sister Madonna Buder entered her first triathlon. 40 years later, the "Iron Nun" is still going strong.

15/01/2022

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15/01/2022

Over 50 and noticing your strength is not what it once was?

Join us to boost your strength and resilience with physio led resistance training!

15/01/2022

Seeking enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapists at any career stage, including those returning to practice

Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic physiotherapist who values evidence-based practice?

We are looking to expand our team of professionals dedicated to changing the lives of our older clientele. You will be joining a workplace that is supportive, innovative and provides an ideal training environment.
Our team embraces new grads, flexible working hours and individuals returning to practice after a break. Growing the capacity and capability of physiotherapists to meet the needs of our ageing population is core to our practice and we see mentoring and teaching as an essential part of that.

The Director of Physiotherapy Works is a physiotherapist with more than twenty years’ experience in improving the lives of older adults through resistance training. Passionate about keeping older clients independent for longer, we are seeking someone who has honed their exercise prescription skills or is interested in learning this critical and expanding area of practice.

Physiotherapy Works is an innovative practice that focuses on clients aged 50 years and over. We are based in central Auckland but also provide services to clients in their homes.

The programmes that we offer are dynamic and fun and aimed at countering endemic ageism and the limitations that places on people in later life.
Our clients regularly amaze with what they are able to do with our support.
We feel intense professional pride when our 90-year-old clients perform modified cross-fit programmes with kettle bells, bar bells and plyometrics.

This work is critical in making a radical difference to peoples’ lives. If you are a physiotherapist at any stage in your career that wants to make a difference every day in your professional life, please join us.

More information can be found on the Physiotherapy Works website: www.physiotherapyworks.co.nz

Please contact Lynne O’Sullivan to register your interest (email: lynne@physiotherapyworks.co.nz; mobile: 0274 585 475).

18/11/2021

We work exclusively with older adults improving and maintaining independence. Check out what we do on our website www.physiotherapyworks.co.nz

15/10/2021

Exercise makes you feel good 😊

The Effect of Exercise on Psychological Well-being

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☑️ Improves mood, cognition and attitude
☑️ Provides a sense of mastery
☑️ Increases self-acceptance
☑️ Expands your social network

🔺Physical Activity and Incident Depression:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29690792/

🔺Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training With Depressive Symptoms:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2680311

🔺Treating depression with physical activity in adolescents and young adults:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28994355/

🔺Exercise in the treatment of clinical anxiety:
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-018-3313-5