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Therapy designed to support you through the physical, functional, and emotional challenges related to Parkinson's disease.

We’re here to work with you, one-on-one, as a team. Together, we’ll take the time to understand your unique needs, goals, and how your condition is progressing. From there, we’ll create a personalised plan to help you manage your symptoms, stay active, and keep living life your way for as long as possible.

Parkinson’s therapy targets

  • Mobility and balance: Enhance walking abilities and reduce the risk of falls.
  • Muscle strength: Build and maintain strength to support overall physical function.
  • Tremors and rigidity: Improve control over involuntary movements and ease muscle stiffness to support smoother, more purposeful movement.
  • Coordination and fine motor skills: Improve hand control and precision to support daily tasks.
  • Speech and communication: Develop clearer and more effective communication skills.
  • Swallowing difficulties: Reduce the risk of choking and ensure safe, enjoyable eating and drinking.
  • Cognitive function: Enhance memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.
  • Mental wellbeing: Support psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing.

Your program may include

Neurological physiotherapy
Maintaining movement and mobility is key to living well with Parkinson’s. Our physiotherapists focus on exercises and techniques that help you stay active and independent.
  • Task-specific training: Practising real-life movements to retrain the brain, helping with walking, siting, standing, and moving independently.
  • Building strength: Tailored exercises strengthen weakened muscles, improving stability and slowing down further strength loss.
  • Enhancing balance and coordination: Specialised exercises improve balance and coordination, reducing the risk of falls and improving ability to engage in functional tasks.
  • Improving arm and hand function: Strengthening and coordination exercises help maintain movement and dexterity in affected limbs.
  • Reducing pain: Physiotherapy helps alleviate joint and muscle pain caused by imbalances or improper movement.
Occupational therapy
Parkinson’s can make everyday tasks more challenging. Your occupational therapist will help you find new ways to maintain independence.
  • Enhancing independence: Learn new techniques to perform everyday activities such as dressing, cooking, and bathing with greater ease.
  • Improving arm and hand function: Strengthening and coordination exercises help restore movement and dexterity in affected limbs.
  • Enhancing vision and perception: Techniques and adaptive strategies can help manage visual impairments and spatial awareness challenges.
  • Adapting to your environments: Therapists provide recommendations for home modifications, such as grab bars or adaptive equipment, to improve safety and accessibility.
  • Conserving energy and managing fatigue: Learn strategies to pace activities, conserve energy, and prevent overexertion.
  • Returning to work and community activities: Tailored strategies help individuals regain skills needed for work, hobbies, and social engagement.
Speech pathology
Speaking and swallowing can become more challenging with Parkinson’s, but the right strategies can make a big difference. Our speech therapists work with you to strengthen your voice, improve communication, and support safe swallowing, helping you stay connected and maintain your quality of life.
  • Clearer articulation: Exercises target slurred speech and imprecise pronunciation to improve clarity.
  • Enhanced intonation: Techniques to help add natural variations in pitch, making speech more engaging.
  • Better breath support: Breath control exercises can boost vocal strength and stamina.
  • Swallowing management: Therapy to address swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), reducing the risk of choking and ensuring safe, comfortable eating and drinking.
  • Communication strategies: We teach pacing, pausing, and facial expressions to make conversations easier and more effective.
PD Warrior® program
Designed specifically for Parkinson’s, PD Warrior® is more than just exercise—it’s a high-energy, neuro-active training program that helps you move better, feel stronger, and stay independent for longer.
  • Dynamic, neuro-active exercises: Targeted movements designed to challenge the brain and body.
  • Strength, agility, and confidence: Training that improves mobility, coordination, and overall movement control.
  • Symptom management: Evidence-based techniques aimed at slowing symptom progression and enhancing quality of life.
Exercise physiology
Using tailored, evidence-based movement programs, our exercise physiologists focus on rebuilding strength, restoring function, and improving overall health and wellbeing.
  • Enhancing physical function: Structured exercise helps regain mobility, endurance, and independence in daily activities.
  • Improving cardiovascular health: Aerobic exercise supports heart and lung function, reducing the risk of future strokes.
  • Building strength and endurance: Targeted resistance training combats muscle weakness and fatigue following stroke.
  • Enhancing balance and coordination: Exercises are designed to improve stability, reducing falls and promoting safer movement.
  • Supporting neuroplasticity: Repetitive, meaningful movement patterns help the brain rewire and adapt for recovery.
  • Managing fatigue: Graded exercise programs are designed to improve energy levels and reduce stroke-related fatigue.
  • Addressing chronic conditions: Programs consider co-existing conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or obesity.
  • Encouraging long-term self-management: Education and home-based exercise plans empower individuals to maintain their progress.
  • Boosting mood and motivation: Physical activity supports mental health, confidence, and a sense of control over recovery.
Psychology
Our psychologists support you in navigating emotional, cognitive, and behavioural changes, helping to build resilience.
  • Adjusting to life with Parkinson’s: Therapy helps individuals process the emotional impact of Parkinson’s and adapt to new realities.
  • Managing mood changes: Psychological support addresses common issues like depression, anxiety, frustration, and grief.
  • Improving cognitive function: Strategies are provided to support attention, memory, problem-solving, and executive functioning.
  • Enhancing coping skills: Therapy builds resilience and equips individuals with tools to manage stress and setbacks.
  • Supporting identity and self-esteem: Psychologists help rebuild a sense of self and confidence while navigating Parkinson’s related changes.
  • Promoting behaviour change: Support with motivation, goal setting, and habit formation.
  • Supporting relationships: Therapy can address the impact of Parkinson’s on communication, family dynamics, and social connections.
  • Assisting with fatigue and sleep: Psychological strategies help manage sleep difficulties and fatigue.
  • Empowering carers and families: Education and emotional support extend to loved ones to promote a holistic approach to care.
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Working with such a passionate and skilled team inspires me to bring my best every single day.

Josh
Exercise Physiologist
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