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Telehealth Consults Mar 28th, 2020

We like to give you choices to continue your physiotherapy treatment.

At CENTRAL WEST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION we offer quality care for our patients. There are many things we are doing as professionals to minimise risk of exposure through rigorous hygiene practices and patient screening to keep you and our staff safe. So, you are welcome to come in for your treatment, subject to our screening processes.

However, if you are in self-isolation, don’t meet our screening processes, or would prefer to minimise contact in any way, you may like to consult with us via Telehealth. Telehealth is also a great way to minimise cost and travel for treatment and rehab reviews.

Telehealth uses digital technology that’s readily available on your computer, phone or other mobile device to receive treatment from our physios. It is a safe and effective treatment option that physios are trained to deliver.

If you would like to talk to us about continuing your treatment through Telehealth, please call us on 99650697.

Squat Depth May 11th, 2019

Squat Technique May 9th, 2019

Deadlift Technique May 6th, 2019

Pool Testing Procedure Apr 27th, 2019

Remove Green pool cover by turning handles on pool cover stand.

Collect water sample from 20cm below water surface

Find two test tubes and syringe on water testing bench.

Rinse each test tube with pool water by filling syringe with pool water. Add half a syringe to each testing tube, shake test tubes and discard water.

Test pH

Activate PalinTest 9, found on water testing bench. When 'Choose a test' screen comes on press pH button and press 'Ok'. Palin Test 9 will ask you to Insert blank (ie a test tube without a testing tablet added, just pool water).

Add 10mLs of water sample test tube and insert into Palin Test 9 with diamond on test tube facing you, perpendicular to palin test 9 screen. Press 'Ok'. Palin Test 9 will ask you to 'Insert Sample'.

Add 'Phenel Red' test tablet to full test tube. Crush tablet using white crush/stir rods until tablet gone.

Insert pH sample into Palin Test 9 with diamond on test tube facing you, perpendicular to palin test 9 screen. Press 'Ok'. Note pH Level.

Test Chlorine/Bromine

Use arrow keys to highlight 'Choose a test' at bottom of screen. Press 'ok'. Press Cl^F button to select 'Chlorine Free' test. Palin Test 9 will ask you to Insert Sample.

Add 3mLs of water sample to test tube. Add 'DPD 1' test tablet to test tube. Break DPD 1 tablet using second (clean) white crush/stir rods.

Add rest of 10mL sample from syringe to DPD 1 test sample and continue to crush DPD 1 tablet until tablet is completely crushed.

Add Sample into Palin Test 9 with diamond on test tube facing you, perpendicular to palin test 9 screen. Press 'Ok'. Note Chlorine Level.

Use arrow keys to highlight 'Choose a test' at bottom of screen. Press 'ok'. Press 'Br' button to select 'Bromine test'. Palin Test 9 will ask you to Insert Sample.

Press 'Ok'. Note Bromine Level.

Enter Results

Enter results in Pool testing record spreadsheet found in one drive on each computer.

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Mywellness App May 2nd, 2018

Mywellness is the Connected Wellness Experience that helps you achieve your sporting, fitness and health goals in a fast, easy and fun way.

With mywellness, you can track all of the activities that you do at the gym or outdoors, measuring kilometres travelled and calories burned. Every physical activity you take part in enables you to collect MOVEs. These are units of measurement that you can compare with your friends, to see who is most active.

Smartabase Website Nov 18th, 2017

Cranial Nerve Examination - Express Oct 28th, 2017

Cranial Nerve Examination - Complete Oct 28th, 2017

Student Survey Aug 30th, 2017

Athlete Self Reflection Form - MWAS Feb 27th, 2017

ICDC - Referral Form Details Feb 22nd, 2017

ICDC - Health Professional Report Template Feb 21st, 2017

Chronic Pain Explained - Chronic Pain Australia Jan 18th, 2017

Blood Lactate Testing Jun 13th, 2016

One of the goals of Central West Health and Rehabilitation is to provide opportunities for talented sportspeople and young athletes from the Midwest to achieve excellence in their chosen sport. One way we do this is by using various physiological testing techniques to provide enthusiastic athletes with the information they need to get the most from their training.

Blood lactate testing is a good example. Blood lactate curves have become important in the diagnosis of endurance performance, and are used for intensity prescriptions in endurance sports.

This data is used to highlight an athlete’s blood lactate ‘deflection point’ and ‘rapid accumulation point’ during incremental exercise of any type. As well as a test of improvement, training can be built around these values to ensure an athlete is getting the most from their training time.

Blood Lactate Testing Jun 13th, 2016

Blood lactate testing is a good example. Blood lactate curves have become important in the diagnosis of endurance performance, and are used for intensity prescriptions in endurance sports.

Y - Balance Test May 17th, 2016

Call to boost allied health referrals to specialists May 11th, 2016

THE government should consider supporting direct referrals of chronic disease patients from allied health professionals to specialists to reduce the reliance on GPs, a parliamentary committee recommends.

The move would combat the circular process in which patients, in order to qualify for a Medicare rebate, must firstly consult a GP for a referral to an allied health professional, and then return for a subsequent initial referral to a specialist.

Under the proposal, rebates would be enabled only where a GP originally refers the patient to allied health. The GP would also have to indicate in the original referral that specialist assessment may be warranted.

The recommendation is one of 13 emerging from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health's inquiry into chronic disease prevention and management in primary health care.

In a 205-page report, released on Thursday, the committee also recommends increasing the number of allied health treatments that can attract a rebate each year. Allied health MBS items at present provide up to five treatment sessions per year, which may not be enough for those with ongoing conditions, the committee says.

The inquiry, which received nearly 200 submissions, also urges the government to examine reforms to the MBS to allow GPs to claim a rebate for a chronic disease management consultation and a general consultation benefit for the same person on the same day.

The committee, chaired by Liberal MP Steve Irons, showers praise on the Turnbull government's Healthier Medicare reforms, due to kick off with trials in mid-2017, saying they incorporate many of the committee's recommendations.

The committee also recommends:

That the government consider loosening privacy restrictions around medical practitioner access to patient records, noting the difficulties that occur when patients transition from hospital to primary care;

Boosting the amount and quality of data on chronic disease and service use in PHNs;

That the government explore ways to make better use of nurses in chronic disease care;

That the government examine the inclusion of an integrated health assessment check for cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and diabetes, where a patient does not already qualify for an existing assessment and the treating practitioner identifies a risk; and

That the government consider expanding the Practice Incentives Program to include breast, bowel and skin cancer screening.

You can read the report in full here.

Worksite Services Start for Golden Grove May 10th, 2016

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Hydrotherapy can help shoulder pain Mar 5th, 2016

Hydrotherapy is great for Sudden Low Back Pain Mar 2nd, 2016

Insight - SBS - Beating Diabetes Mar 2nd, 2016

The Lancet - Use of opioid painkillers increases fourfold in Australia in 10 years while most of the world lacks access to basic painrelief Feb 5th, 2016

Harnessing the power of water to train, relax, and recover Jan 7th, 2016

There are pools that contain water and then there are SwimEx Sports Therapy Pools, that capture its power. With adjustable water speeds, multiple design options and a wide, even current, SwimEx leads the aquatic industry world wide. Our heated SwimEx therapy pool is the most versatile and powerful pool available for rehabilitation, therapy and conditioning.

Swimex Therapy pools are used by many American college and professional sports teams. This versatile pool has adjustable depths of 48” and 60” (122cm and 152cm). It features eight distinct easy-to-identify coloured workout stations including angled plyo pads, open/closed chain kinetic exercise benches, floor inserts and an angled platform for the ultimate in aquatic running. The adjustable floor offers the option to gradually increase weight-bearing activities, creating the ideal aquatic therapy environment for progressive strength training and rehabilitation programs.

The SwimEx adjustable laminar flow adds another dimension to treatment and conditioning protocols and can be used for all levels: from the frail patient all the way up to the professional athlete.

The SwimEx Advantage:

Multiple water depths to vary weight-bearing status, enabling progression from acute rehab in non-weight-bearing environments to aggressive weight-bearing functional activities.

Deeper water to decrease swelling in an acute injury through hydrostatic pressure.

A variable speed laminar flow that targets different muscular contractions (isometric and eccentric) to achieve multiple goals.

A wide variety of workstations for stretching, seated exercises and/or closed-chain exercises.

Comfortable seating ideal for completely submerged upper extremity exercises.

The ability to treat your patient in a horizontal or vertical position to gain active, active assisted and passive shoulder and elbow range of motion exercises.

Safety matters: a safety and health training for young workers. Dec 14th, 2015

Surveys suggest that 80% of teens have worked by the time they finish high school. Although work provides many benefits for young people, it can also be dangerous.

As new workers, adolescents are likely to be inexperienced and unfamiliar with many of the tasks required of them. Yet despite teen workers’ high injury rates on the job, safety at work is usually one of the last things they worry about. Many of teens’ most positive traits—energy, enthusiasm, and a need for increased challenge and responsibility—can cause them to take on tasks they are not prepared to do safely. They may also be reluctant to ask questions or to speak up when they are feeling unsafe or threatened at work.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) have partnered to help make all young people aware of the critical life skills they need to stay safe and healthy on the job, now and throughout their lives. To do this they have put together the following leaflet.

NIOSH 8 Core Competencies are:

Recognize that, while work has benefits, all workers can be injured, become sick, or even be killed on the job. Workers need to know how workplace risks can affect their lives and their families.

Recognize that work-related injuries and illnesses are predictable and can be prevented.

Identify hazards at work and predict how workers can be injured or made sick.

Recognize how to prevent injury and illness. Describe the best ways to address workplace hazards and apply these concepts to specific workplace problems.

Identify emergencies at work and decide on the best ways to address them.

Recognize that employers are responsible for, and workers have the right to, safe and healthy work. Workers also have the responsibility for keeping themselves and co-workers safe.

Find resources that help keep workers safe and healthy on the job.

Demonstrate how workers can communicate with others—including people in authority roles—to ask questions or report problems or concerns when they feel unsafe or threatened.

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