Our Services

 

Lifespan Therapy Services can provide a range of therapeutic supports. We offer Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services within the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Hunter regions. We offer community and home based therapy services.

Lifespan Therapy Services accepts private referrals, NDIS clients, Home Care Package clients and iCare clients.

The Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists at Lifespan Therapy Services can offer the following:

 

Occupational Therapy

  • Functional capacity assessments

  • Supported Independent Living assessments

  • Specialist Disability Accommodation assessments 

  • Capacity building assessments and interventions

  • Care Needs Assessments 

  • Home modification assessments and recommendations

  • Review of pressure care needs and prescription of assistive technology

  • Support Worker / Carer training on functional capacity, care needs and use of assistive technology

  • Upper limb assessments, interventions and management

  • Seating and positioning assessments and intervention

  • Assistive technology assessments, trials and implementation

  • Cognitive and perceptual assessments

  • Intervention for capacity building including increasing independence and participation in self care tasks, domestic tasks, meal preparation, shopping and community access

  • Development and implementation of ADL and therapy programs

  • Therapy Assistant services

Physiotherapy:

  • Complex mobility assessments and prescription of mobility aids to improve client and carer safety

  • Strength and conditioning programs

  • Falls prevention assessments and education within the home, SIL and community settings

  • Manual therapy to assist with pain management

  • Injury assessment and management

  • Hydrotherapy programs and assessments

  • Dry needling

  • Prescription of braces and splints and other adaptive devices

  • Aged care assessments

  • Assistive technology prescriptions

  • Training to Support Workers, Carers and Families on individual client needs, functional abilities, capacity building and assistive technology use.

  • Therapy Assistant services

 

If you have a specific Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy need, please contact us!