UNDERSTAND
Start with the person
We begin by listening to what is happening and understanding how it is affecting your everyday life.
ABOUT THERAPY AND REHAB
Rehabilitation starts with understanding you.
Therapy and Rehab is an Advanced Rehabilitation Centre focused on helping people understand changes in physical ability, regain or maintain function, and participate in the things that matter to them.
WHY THERAPY AND REHAB?
Rehabilitation is more than treating a condition.
A diagnosis may describe a problem. Rehabilitation helps us understand what that problem means for you — your abilities, your circumstances, your priorities and the life you want to lead.
ENABLE
Work with what matters
Rehabilitation is shaped around the abilities, activities and goals that are important to you.
PARTICIPATE
Look beyond the appointment
The aim is not simply to complete treatment. It is to help you use what you develop in real life.
OUR APPROACH
Understand first. Decide what comes next.
We do not assume that every person needs the same treatment. Assessment helps us explore what is happening, what you are finding difficult, what you can currently do and what you want to achieve.
From there, we can work together to identify appropriate options. Sometimes that means physiotherapy or exercise rehabilitation. Sometimes it means education, preparation, adaptation, another intervention, or an appropriate onward pathway.
OUR WAY OF WORKING
Assessment → Understanding → Rehabilitation → Progress
Each stage helps build a clearer picture of where you are now and what may help you move forward.
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY REHABILITATION?
Rehabilitation is a package, not a single treatment.
Depending on the person and situation, rehabilitation may include assessment, treatment, exercise, education, functional development, preparation for or recovery after surgery, return to work or activity, adaptation and appropriate onward referral.
ASSESSUnderstand what is happening.
UNDERSTANDMake sense of your situation.
PLANAgree priorities and options.
PROGRESSReview, adapt and move forward.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Start with the person. Understand the situation. Work towards what matters.
Understand
Help people make sense of their situation and possibilities.
Enable
Develop abilities and capacity where this is possible.
Participate
Connect rehabilitation with everyday life and meaningful activity.
Lead
Support people to take an active role in decisions about their rehabilitation.
REHABILITATION IS A PARTNERSHIP
You are part of the rehabilitation team.
Good rehabilitation is something we work on together. Our role is to bring clinical knowledge, assessment and rehabilitation expertise; your role is to bring your experience, priorities, circumstances and goals.
FROM PHYSICAL ABILITY TO PARTICIPATION
Physical Ability → Function → Independence → Participation
Rehabilitation ultimately connects what your body can do with what you need and want to do in real life.
A DIFFERENT WAY TO THINK ABOUT REHABILITATION
You don't have to know exactly what you need before you contact us.
You may know that something has changed, that movement has become harder, or that you want to get back to something important. You do not have to arrive with the right label or treatment already decided.
START WITH WHAT MATTERS
Let's start with you.
Tell us what is happening, what you are finding difficult, or what you would like to achieve.