http://www.wellnesslifestyles.com.au Our mission at Wellness & Lifestyles Australia is to improve the quality of elderly people’s lives. We believe in a holistic ‘wellness’ approach for our clients and giving ‘lifestyle’ choices to our therapists. Being a W&L customer means you receive the highest level of care from our experienced, enthusiastic team of therapists with unprecedented support from our team at head office. Being part of the W&L team of therapists means having the flexibility and support to develop a work lifestyle that you want.

1. WELLNESS & LIFESTYLES AUSTRALIA
At Wellness & Lifestyles Australia (W&L) you’ll find nothing less than the very best in mobile health care.
Established in 2003, we soon became SA’s number one provider of quality mobile physiotherapists, podiatrists,
dietitians, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and more!
Our reputation has allowed us to grow into Victoria and the Northern Territory. Our professional team of allied
health professionals is all experienced in aged care and are the best at what they do. They are led by our
exceptional team leaders and therapy managers who provide training, perform inductions and quality manages
our services.
Our mobile therapists will visit you in your aged care facility, hospital or your home and provide you with industry
leading service.
Health Care Managers
Let us save you time, money and risk, by having us manage your on-site therapy needs. Our accreditation,
testimonials and proven track record indicate you won’t find a better service anywhere.
We are the market leaders in the provision of mobile allied health services in South Australia. Our core business is
aged-focused allied health services.
It is our vision to become the benchmark for aged care therapy services in Australia, supplying ‘best in class’
services that surpass needs.
Why use Wellness & Lifestyles Australia?
 We are a South Australian based, owned and operated company.
 All our therapists are experienced and trained in aged care.
 We guarantee to respond to your requests for allied health services within 24 hours.
 We guarantee that if there is a problem at a particular site a Wellness & Lifestyles Manager will be onsite
within 2 hours.
 We are strongly committed to providing high quality service to all our new and existing customers.
 Our mission at Wellness & Lifestyles Australia is to improve the quality of elderly people’s lives. We
provide onsite, affordable allied health services to facilities and clients across South Australia, Victoria and
the Northern Territory.
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2. are provided so that a person would be able to
Achieving Wellness overcome the disability.
through 6. In cases wherein recovery is no longer
Physiotherapy possible, patients are served by assisting them
in making the most out of their remaining
function. Psychological support is also provided.
Having a well and healthy life does not end in
being free from sickness and disease. It is also How can you find competent physiotherapists?
about getting the chance to be able to move
and function at your highest potential. This 1. Ask your family and friends if they have
article talks about the basic things that you referrals on physiotherapists or physiotherapy
need to know about physiotherapy. clinics that they are aware of. Working with
those that they are familiar with allows you to
What is this kind of therapy all about? get some feedback regarding the quality of
services.
1. Physiotherapy is focused on helping persons
achieve wellness by promoting physical activity 2. You may also search the World Wide Web or
and effective mobility. This field is based on a your local telephone book’s yellow pages for
solid scientific foundation and offers a holistic professionals near you.
approach that could be offered by licensed and
qualified physiotherapists. 3. Review their credentials to find out if they
are licensed by your state. This ascertains that
2. It has preventive, restorative, and they have completed all the necessary
rehabilitative functions. educational and training requirements required.
3. When it comes to being preventive, it aims to 4. Pick the ones who have had at least a year of
help a person prevent injuries, diseases, and experience. This gives you a sense of confidence
disabilities. For example, a fit athlete may hire regarding the way they deal with different
one in order to find out about the most clients.
effective ways of executing exercises. A working
woman may also ask help about the best 5. Seek a medical clearance from your doctor
stretching motions in order to prevent lower regarding the suitable kinds of therapeutic
back pain from her new desk job. approaches for your condition. It helps if your
physician and physiotherapist could collaborate
4. In terms of restoration, it can help patients with each other.
recover from mobility problems brought about
by acute or chronic conditions. They are given A physiotherapist can definitely help you attain
treatment programs and regimens that could your optimum health and wellness. See to it
allow them to regain their functions. that you choose the one whom you could be
comfortable with. Do not be afraid to
5. On the subject of rehabilitation, the goal is to communicate your own health goals so that an
bring a patient back to his productive and effective and more personalized therapeutic
independent state after acquiring problems that regimen could be planned.
cause disabilities. Various therapeutic exercises
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3. getting more in demand. Their skills are really
needed in every hospital and care center.
Main Office This type of profession seems to be very
challenging but if you are dedicated enough to
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pursue then you overcome the challenges
contact@wellnesslifestyles.com.au behind it. They will not be a hindrance to those
who are passionate to become a professional
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care giver someday. This is actually an ideal
career to those who are skillful in providing
proper treatment to the patients. Giving a fast
Be a Physiotherapist medical support to those who need it is a
Assistant If You Have priceless service that one can do.
the Passion to Help When you decide to choose this job, you have
to be mentally and physically prepared because
Patients you will be dealing tough situations that need
urgent assistance. You should deal with it in a
Are you still confused on what type of career professional way. Keep in mind that your
you are going to take? It is not that difficult to services by the patients who were injured in an
select a certain course if you know what you accident or in an illness. It is important that you
love to do. You can read books about career are licensed and has the experience to do your
selection to help you decide on what kind of obligation. Implementing a plan of care is what
career that you should pursuit. In this article, you need to focus on.
assisting and showing care to sick people will be
A physiotherapist job is the one responsible in
discussed so if you feel that you enjoy working
providing proper treatment for the patients
in a hospital or in a nursing home then you
who urgently need it. This is such a crucial task
must think about taking a nursing course or a
that helps patients regain their mobility.
medical staff. If you are good in giving
Disabled individuals really depend on the
motivation or inspiration to others and help
professional staff who have the expertise to this
them recover physically, then you can be a
kind of work.
physiotherapist assistant.
Individuals who have the heart to serve patients
that are sick and with physical disabilities
should select this kind of career. They are the
ones who are suited to this kind of profession. Main Office
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rewarding task to do. It is one of the most
honorable and most appreciated jobs today. contact@wellnesslifestyles.com.au
People get sick and old that’s why medical
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4. help you attain full body function. There are
Know What some parts of the program that you will
Physiotherapy Can Do need to perform at home. Doing it without
To Your Body supervision every morning or at night will
result to great improvement. The exercises
can be painful for the first few days but you
Have you been not feeling well lately due to
have to bear with it to see good results.
muscle aches? With physiotherapy it will
get well. This will work if you will follow the Attend sessions and be on time. Dressing up
prescribed treatments. Some may say they is also important. Clothes must be loose
feel better in just five sessions, but it will and comfortable. For women, it is
depend on the severity of the ailment that recommended to put on a sports bra if the
you feel. Also, if a person grows older they back will be exposed. Try to be open with
are more prone to have muscle and joint your physiotherapist about the pain or the
ailments. It will be good to know on what is loss of movement of a specific body part.
physiotherapy is all about and what people Discuss this with them so that they will be
can benefit from it. aware of what you are feeling. They might
redo your program or add some more
Muscles and joints injuries can be healed
treatments depending on how your body
through physiotherapy. It is mostly
acts with pain or with the exercises.
concerned with remedying disabilities,
impairments and to promote mobility, Improvements will not happen overnight.
functionality and quality of life. Treatments There are cases that even after five sessions
will be based diagnosis, examination, there are still no changes in their conditions
intervention by the therapists. They will but muscles will still be strengthened to
then create a program just for their patient increase the chances of mobility and pain
that consists of massage, exercises and heat will be at bay. Your lifestyle may need to
treatment. These will relieve the pain, treat change. Be conscious of what you eat and
the impairment and to strengthen the try to exercise at least thirty minutes every
muscles. day. Maintain a good posture, do not slouch
whenever you are standing or just sitting.
The prescribed program particularly the
By doing all these, you will expect
exercises should be carried out, but some
improvement and if the recovery continues,
patients tend to forget the importance of it
you should appreciate your physiotherapist,
which could give a bad credit to
and of course yourself for doing a great job.
physiotherapy. Those who followed the
program religiously have experienced relief
in just weeks of rehabilitation. To be fully
cured, commitment is the primary factor to
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5. Main Office
2/59 Fullarton Road, KENT TOWN SA 5067
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