As we head towards the start of our Autumn Wellness Program, which kicks off March 17th, we thought it would be a great time to introduce new clients (and re-familiarise our past clients!) with our gym facility. Our Autumn Wellness group classes will be held Thursdays 11am in our gym area for 6 weeks. Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy's gym adjoins, but is separate to, our clinic’s treatment room and contains the same Life Fitness equipment found in all major health club facili

Our practice is back up and running for face-to-face consultations following the Hunter’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions. We are very happy to be back to our normal trading until the end of the year. In case you missed it, we covered some balance exercises in one of our lockdown videos and added some variations to some of the classic balance exercises including single leg balancing, heel raises and lunges. If you are new to these exercises or would like to try some beginner

As you are all aware, Newcastle and the Hunter region are back into a lockdown. Our practice is currently closed for all face-to-face consultations, so what better timing than to boot up our follow-along exercise series! If you missed some of our earlier at-home workout series last year, you can check our our follow-along session 1 here and session 2 here. This video is all about balance! As we age, we experience a general decline in our cognition and sensory system (our vest

As you may have seen in our previous blog posts, Newcastle Aquatic Physiotherapy has decided to close its doors to all face-to-face consultations including our face-to-face classes and hydrotherapy pool in response to COVID-19. While we understand this is not an easy decision, it allows for our clients and staff to practice self-isolation which helps to reduce the risk of community acquired COVID-19. Our team now provide online services in the form of video conferencing and t

As per the Australian Government’s recommendations, we are all experiencing an unknown period of self-isolation with exception of going outdoors to exercise and purchasing essentials. We understand this is a difficult time for a lot of people at the moment, and our staff is exercising self-isolation by discontinuing all face-to-face consultations and classes. If you are self-isolating at the moment, we want to ensure that you are still keeping as active as possible during thi

UPDATE 25/03/2020: Physiotherapy has been declared an essential service as of 24th March which will allow Newcastle Aquatic Australian Physiotherapy to continue to provide quality care to our patients. Due to the continuous changes to our practice in line with recommendations made by the Australian Government Department of Health and the Australian Physiotherapy Association we anticipate further changes to our normal scheduling. We have decided to discontinue all water-based

This month's blog post explores some of the common conditions that can arise over the holiday break and some simple ways to prevent them.

As we get closer to the holiday period, it is normal for our schedules to get busier. This can often disrupt our daily routine. This is especially the case if your time is now split between organising events and spending time with family and friends. The holiday season is a common time for chronic injuries to creep up again for a number of reasons: 1. You are run off your feet! Working as many hours as possible to meet deadlines; cooking and cleaning for arriving visitors; ba