Hip Physiotherapy in Melbourne
Our physiotherapists are skilled in the diagnosis and management of a range of hip pain and injuries and can help you recover from hip surgery or sporting injuries.
Physiotherapy treatment for hip pain and injuries in Melbourne’s CBD
At City Baths Spinal and Sports Medicine Clinic, our physiotherapy practitioners are experienced in the treatment and management of a range of hip conditions, including:
- Bursitis
- Labral tears
- Hip strains
- Hip dislocations
- Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
- Osteitis pubis
- Iliopsoas impingement
- Dysplastic hip
- Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Hip or pelvic fracture rehabilitation
- Post-surgical physiotherapy
Our physiotherapists use a range of drug-free techniques to help you manage your hip pain or injury, including:
- Manual therapy: joint mobilisation and soft tissue massage
- Exercise prescription and/or clinical exercise
- Dry needling
- Heat and cold therapy
Choose the best physiotherapist for your hip pain:
We have several physiotherapists, all skilled in the treatment of hip conditions, who can help you manage a wide range of injuries and pain.
Learn more about some of our physiotherapy practitioners below.
If you’ve injured your hip at sport, or think you may be suffering from an overuse injury due to running or marathon training:
(Level 1 Sports Physiotherapy; Carlton VFLW physiotherapist)
Emily enjoys working with athletes of all levels and particularly enjoys working with female endurance athletes. She has been working in private practice for over 10 years and draws upon her experience as a physiotherapist in Carlton’s VFLW program, as well as her own experience training for endurance events, to help her patients overcome a wide range of injuries.
(Level 1 Sports Physiotherapy; NMFC physiotherapist)
Zac has extensive experience working with athletic and non-athletic populations and enjoys assisting patients achieving their peak performance through the development of personalised rehabilitation programmes. He can help you with a return to play programme, treat your hip overuse injury and prevent it from returning with a running plan programme.
(Head Physiotherapist Werribee VFL)
Drawing on his experience in sports physiotherapy through his roles at multiple professional and amateur sporting clubs, Tom combines exercise-based rehabilitation and manual therapy to get his patients back to performing at their best.
If you’re suffering from general, ongoing hip pain resulting from arthritis or a weak hip joint:
Aki is an excellent choice for patients wanting to improve their hip strength and pelvic stability to manage their pain.
She enjoys integrating physiotherapy treatment with clinical exercise programmes and excels at developing pilates-style strength programmes for her patients to complete in our clinic’s reformer studio.
Our Senior Physiotherapist, Lynne enjoys working with patients who have a complex medical history and uses a holistic approach to improve her patients’ condition.
She has experience working with patients with hypermobility disorders, such as Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and has an interest in treating pelvic and hip pain, including pre- and post-natal pelvic pain.
Lynne has undertaken further study in Clinical Pilates, making her ideally placed to assist patients in managing their hip conditions through movement-based rehabilitation.
Chronic hip pain, dislocations, fractures, labral tears and post-surgical physiotherapy:
For patients seeking post-surgical hip physiotherapy or treatment of chronic hip pain, fractures, and labral tears, our Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Alicia Rayner, offers advanced physiotherapy treatment via sophisticated hands-on techniques and exercise rehabilitation.
Alicia holds not only the title of musculoskeletal specialist but also a Master’s degree in Sports Physiotherapy and has a history of working with elite athletes, making her an ideal choice for athletes looking to return to sport following injury or surgery.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
If you are experiencing pain, don’t wait. Call our physiotherapy team on (03) 9639 2286 or book an appointment online today.