Therapy and Health Services

ECH Therapy Services provide a comprehensive range of allied health services that assist older people to remain in their chosen environment within the community by supporting them to better self-manage their health.

Areas that Allied Health Services can assist with include the following:

  • Balance and risk of falls
  • Unsafe home environment
  • Strength and fitness
  • Stiffness & mobility problems
  • Self-management of chronic conditions
  • Pain management
  • Bladder control
  • Swallowing / communication issues
  • Neurological conditions including stroke and Parkinson's disease
  • Feet and lower limb problems

ECH Professional Allied Health Services include:

    Chronic Condition Self Management

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Chronic condition self management is about people being actively involved in their own health...
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    Dietetics

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Dietetics provides dietary assessment, education and counselling to individuals and groups for...
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    Falls & Balance

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Socialise and Stay Involved
    Falls and Balance is a program to improve balance, flexibility and strength and to reduce the...
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    General Fitness and Exercise Classes

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Socialise and Stay Involved
    For those wanting to increase their fitness levels, mobility, manage weight and overall health...
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    Massage Therapy

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Massage is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for a curative effect through...
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    Neurological Rehabilitation

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Neurological Rehabilitation is a community based weekly rehabilitation group which clients can...
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    Occupational Therapy

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of...
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    Parkinson's Disease Exercise

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Parkinson's Disease Exercise is an exercise program for strength, flexibility and balance for...
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    Physiotherapy

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Physiotherapy uses a variety of techniques to assist muscles and joints work as well as possible....
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    Podiatry

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Podiatry deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical and...
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    Speech Pathology

    Focus on Needs:

    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    A speech pathologist (formerly known as speech therapist) assesses and treats people who have...
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    Spinal Disorder Group

    Focus on Needs:

    • Exercise and Activity
    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    The Spinal Disorder group offers a combination of exercise and education for people with chronic...
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    Water Therapy

    Focus on Needs:

    • Socialise and Stay Involved
    • Exercise and Activity
    • Health Services and Body Therapies
    Water Therapy is a group exercise program utilising the physical resistance and buoyancy of water...
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