Physiotherapy

The Physiotherapy Department is part of Allied Health at St Vincent’s Hospital and operates across all clinical areas.

Physiotherapy management is provided for the following conditions

• Acute and chronic musculoskeletal disability and dysfunction
• Amputation
• Cardiorespiratory dysfunction
• Central Nervous System trauma and disease
• Congenital physical dysfunction
• Geriatric and aged conditions
• HIV-related conditions
• Neurological/Neurosurgical conditions
• Oncology and Palliative Care-related conditions
• Peripheral Nervous System trauma and disease
• Physical mobility impairment
• Post surgical conditions at risk of developing respiratory complications
• Rheumatologic conditions
• Surgical, congenital and traumatic orthopaedic conditions

Other services

• Provision of cast application, cast removal and application of braces and splints
• Education of patients, relatives, Medical, Allied Health and Nursing staff, Physiotherapy students, medical students and overseas trained physiotherapists
• Organisation of physiotherapy discharge and referral for inpatients
• Prescription, supply and maintenance of mobility aides and equipment
  required for patients
• Management of staff related work injuries
  

Inpatient services

• Emergency Department
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Ward/ Thoracic Medicine and Heart /
  Lung Transplant Unit
• Coronary Care Unit
• Intensive Care/ Critical Care
• Orthopaedics/ Rheumatology/ Urology Ward
• HIV/ AIDS / Immunology and Gastroenterology Ward
• ENT & Head& Neck Surgery/ Plastic Surgery & Gastro surgical Ward
• Renal / Oncology / Haematology Ward
• Neurology / Neurosurgery / Vascular Ward
• Aged Care
• Day Stay Unit
• Palliative Care Unit
• Rehabilitation Unit
  

Outpatient / ambulatory care services

• Hospital Ambulatory Care Clinics e.g. Fracture Clinic,
  Cardiac Surgery pre-op clinic
• Community / General Outpatients (Musculoskeletal)
• Community Palliative Care patients
• Palliative Care Outpatients
• HIV / AIDS Outpatients
• Cardiothoracic Outpatients
• Rehabilitation Outpatients
  

Exercise rehabilitation is provided to outpatients from

• Heart/ Lung Transplant
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Immunology B
• General Musculoskeletal Outpatients

Physiotherapists working in Sacred Heart provide inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy services to Palliative Care and Rehabilitation patients.

Physiotherapy Manager
Noah Mitchell
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