The Physiotherapy Department provides assessment and treatment for people affected by injury, illness or disability using movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[1026,1027,1028,1029,1030,1031],"class_list":["post-1203","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-balance-rehabilitation","tag-exercise","tag-manual-therapy","tag-movement","tag-physiotherapists","tag-physiotherapy-assistants"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"structured","page_sections":["general_details","accessing_this_service","what_to_bring","general_content","clinic_details","healthcare_professionals"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"
The Physiotherapy Department provides assessment and treatment for people affected by injury, illness or disability using movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice.<\/p>\n","conditions_treated":"","our_services":"
Our physiotherapists provide a variety of specialised services to patients staying in hospital.\u00a0We also have outpatient services including:<\/p>\n
To access this service, your GP or medical practitioner will need to send a referral letter to the hospital. If there is a waiting list<\/a>, you will receive a confirmation letter and be advised on what to do next. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time for your appointment.<\/p>\n You can also access this service when you are staying in hospital or if you have been referred by a hospital clinician. Patients attending the Better Breathing Program will require a referral from their treating specialist.<\/p>\n Please call the Physiotherapy Department on\u00a0(07)\u00a03139\u00a04443 during business hours to cancel or change your appointment with as much notice as possible.\u00a0Rehabilitation Day Therapy Unit and Vestibular patients please contact (07) 3139 4798.<\/p>\n"}],"include_refer_a_patient_panel":false,"refer_a_patient_text":"","refer_a_patient_link":"","specialist_hotline":"1300 364 938","after_your_hospital_appointment":[{"variation":"Preadmission and surgery","free_text":""}],"general_content_0":false,"what_to_bring":[{"category":"general","what_to_bring_general":[{"display":["every_time","for_appointment"],"every_time":"","_copy":"","for_appointment":"","_copy2":"","for_procedure":"","_copy3":"","for_overnight":""}],"what_to_bring_mental_health":false,"what_to_bring_child_health":false}],"general_content":[{"other_content":[{"heading":"What to wear","content":" The Physiotherapy Department provides tertiary services to specialty areas such as:<\/p>\n To refer a patient to this service, view the referral guideline<\/a>. GP and Specialist Referral Hotline: 1300 364 938.<\/p>\n","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"13 HEALTH","free_text":"","variable":""}],"related_services":[{"links":[{"link_type":"internal","page":{"ID":1226,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2017-08-10 05:07:44","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-10 05:07:44","post_content":"","post_title":"Rehabilitation Day Therapy Unit","post_excerpt":"We specialise in care for people who need rehabilitation after a disabling illness or injury.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"rehabilitation-day-therapy-unit","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-11-08 15:30:09","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-08 05:30:09","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&p=1226","menu_order":0,"post_type":"services","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"link_text":"Rehabilitation Day Therapy Unit","anchor":"","link":"","target":true}]}],"related_information":"","resources":" Physiotherapy outpatients<\/a><\/p>\nInpatient referral<\/h3>\n
How to cancel or change your appointment<\/h2>\n
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