Frequently asked questions

The World Health Organization describes Rehabilitation as a set of interventions for persons  with a health condition, injury, trauma, or aging who have limitations in performing everyday activities such as  thinking,  communicating, eating, walking, driving, doing domestic chores, having relationships, or maintaining a job.

Rehabilitation guides individuals to maintain or return to their everyday activities, fulfil meaningful relationships, and have a sense of maximized well being.

Interventions are provided by Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians, Rehabilitation Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Prosthetic/Orthotic Clinicians, and several other allied health professionals. This process is driven by goals you want to achieve focusing on activities that matter to you.

A Rehabilitation Medicine Physician is a medical specialist trained in the management of persons with limitations in everyday functioning as a result of a health condition, injury, trauma, or aging. Examples of these conditions include stroke, spinal cord injury, other neurologic conditions,  musculoskeletal disorders or injuries, amputation, cardiac or pulmonary conditions, etc.

The Specialist will guide your rehabilitation and coordinate care with your other allied health professionals including your other Specialists and General Practitioners to ensure optimized patient management.

The benefits of Rehabilitation include but not limited to:

• Reduction of the impact and prevention of complications of a health condition, injury, or disease.
• Assist to reduce or slow down the disabling effects of chronic health conditions by enabling persons with strategies and assistive devices they require.
• Reduce hospital length of stay and prevent re-admissions.
• Return to employment, driving, and remain independent at home.

Yes. Please request a referral from your General Practitioner or Specialist detailing your condition with a medical summary so we could then make an appointment.

Inpatient Rehabilitation is for persons that require rehabilitation in a hospital setting. Most often this is offered for persons already admitted in an acute medical or surgical ward who require an ongoing hospital admission to undergo further recovery.  Occasionally this is also offered for persons in the community that need to be admitted for an intensive rehabilitation program.

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation program is located at Level 3 Rehabilitation Unit,  St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital, cnr Roderick and Pring Streets, Ipswich.

Day Rehabilitation offers a range of programs in an outpatient setting for persons who require ongoing recovery from an illness, surgery, chronic medical condition, or trauma. Programs are designed to help persons regain independent living, participation in life skills, and return to work or leisure activities.

Day Rehabilitation is also offered at Level 3 Rehabilitation Unit,  St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital, cnr Roderick and Pring Streets, Ipswich.

Initial and succeeding consultation fees with our Rehabilitation Specialists will be notified prior to your outpatient appointment.

If you have  a private health fund or other funding assistance (CTP, WorkCover, NIISQ), this may cover the cost of your Inpatient or Day Rehabilitation Program. Do ensure you contact your provider regarding eligibility and excess or co-payments.

Please call Ramsay Health Plus (07 3816-9213) for an outpatient appointment.

Spasticity is a condition that affects the muscles, causing them to become stiff and tight. This increased muscle tone is often associated with damage to parts of the brain or spinal cord that control voluntary movement. It can occur after a stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or in conditions such as cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis.

Spasticity can vary in severity and be triggered or worsened by various factors, including:

Spasticity can be managed through a combination of therapies and lifestyle changes. Here are some practical strategies to help you manage your symptoms: