Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology
We provide a range of services to restore movement and physical function impaired by disease, injury, or disability.
General enquiries
CALHNPhysiotherapyOutpatients@sa.gov.au
What we do
Physiotherapy services provided include:
- adult musculoskeletal conditions
- burns outpatients (state-wide)
- patients referred from the Pain Management Unit with chronic pain (LINK)
- haemophilia (state-wide)
- hand therapy
- Lymphoedema - limited service and eligibility
- patients with a chronic respiratory disease who may benefit from instruction in airway clearance techniques
- assessment and treatment of pelvic floor function and continence issues (male and female).
Services not covered:
- chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease, spasticity
- bandaging/garments for vascular conditions
- exercise prescription for weight control
- soft tissue massage only
- paediatric conditions - refer to Women's and Children's Hospital children's physiotherapy
- return to work/Industrial Rehabilitation/Work Cover/Motor Accident claims or any compensable condition.
Where to find us
Outpatient clinic located on Level 3 (ground floor), Royal Adelaide Hospital.
While many services are provided at the RAH, patients may be directed to another site for management of specific conditions.
Who we are
- Briana Bates - Director
Allied health services accept GP, private specialists, allied health and other health professional referrals.
Once your referral has been received it will be triaged according to clinical urgency.
If your referral is accepted, you will either:
- receive a letter, phone call or text message confirming your appointment time, date and location
- receive a letter confirming you have been waitlisted for an appointment.
If the referral is declined, your GP or referring medical practitioner will be notified.
Outpatient services
Find out information about specialist outpatient appointments, how to be referred, plus information when attending an outpatient clinic.
Your outpatient appointment
Contact us to:
- change your appointment time
- cancel your appointment
- find out triage status
- general outpatient enquiries.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment time, let us know as soon as possible.
Allied health services accept GP, private specialists, allied health and other health professional referrals.
A written referral is required prior to an appointment being issued. Emailed or faxed referrals are preferred.
Referrals should include:
- patient details - address, date of birth, contact phone number, medicare number, pension card
- reason for referral
- relevant clinical history of the patient
- list of current medications
- current treatment regimen
- recent relevant test results – x-ray, pathology, etc
- referrer's name and contact details.
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