Independent Kids Is excited to be offering a service specifically for adults.

 

Physiotherapist, Andrew Michael, has joined the team. Andrew’s services will cater to adult clientele with a wide range of neurological conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, MS, MND, Stroke, and much more. Physiotherapy is important for service for these conditions as it allows assists you to:

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• Improve your functional goals

• Improve mobility  

• Improve/maintain independence in the home

• Reduce risks of falls

• Reduce functional deterioration and disease deterioration.

 

Andrew is passionate to work with clients in southern Tasmania to improve their functional goals and gain independence through exercise and education. Andrew has extensive experience in delivering Physiotherapy supports with over 9 years in the industry working predominantly in the public health sector across Tasmania and in NSW.

 

Andrew’s services predominately be home/community based with scope for some clinic appointments.

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Andrew is also passionate about respiratory Physiotherapy and helping to assist clients with chest Physiotherapy needs such as:

 

• Airway clearance and chronic cough

• Improving exercise tolerance

• Bronchiectasis management strategies

• COPD/Emphysema

• Asthma management strategies

• Post surgical rehabilitation

• Neuromuscular condition management (such as MND, Parkinson's, and Spinal Cord Injuries).

• Post-COVID recovery

• Respiratory rehabilitation and exercise.