Rehabilitation

Our rehabilitation programs are individually focused and provided one-on-one. With our fully equipped gym, we can guide you through the early stages of recovery to later stages of rehabilitation and help you to achieve your goals.

In many instances, our rehabilitation programs are supported by private health funds to allow you to focus on your recovery and wellbeing without the burden of ongoing financial costs. We are also pleased to offer outpatient services for those patients without health fund eligibility. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.

We can assist you in your recovery and provide rehabilitation support for orthopaedic interventions including:

• ACL reconstruction.
• Hip and knee arthroscopy.
• Shoulder reconstruction.
• Shoulder sub-acromial decompression and/or rotator-cuff repair.
• Hemi- or total hip replacement.
• Partial or total knee replacement.
• Quadriceps or Achilles tendon repair post-rupture.
• Spinal decompression, fusion or instrumental fixation.
• Open reduction and internal fixation post-trauma or fracture.

In many instances, our rehabilitation programs are supported by private health funds to allow you to focus on your recovery and wellbeing without the burden of ongoing financial costs. We are also pleased to offer outpatient services for those patients without health fund eligibility. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.

Under the care and support of a rehabilitation physician, we can provide individualised programs that will assist you in maximising your functional outcomes and can arrange ongoing support services following discharge from our rehabilitation programs.

We provide support following:

• Stroke.
• Acquired or traumatic head injury.
• Cancer diagnosis.
• Parkinson’s diagnosis.
• Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
• Diagnosis of motor neurone disease.
• Other neurological or medical conditions.

In many instances, our rehabilitation programs are supported by private health funds to allow you to focus on your recovery and wellbeing without the burden of ongoing financial costs. We are also pleased to offer outpatient services for those patients without health fund eligibility. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.

Our Persistent Pain Management Programs are group based, usually with six to eight participants. They use the skills and expertise of physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and psychologists to help you to achieve the best outcomes.

We aim to:

• Improve your physical function.
• Facilitate a return to your daily activities or work duties.
• Improve your ability to manage pain.
• Promote a reduction in the use of medication to control your pain.
• Increase your self-esteem and confidence.
• Improve your understanding of your diagnosis.

You will receive a comprehensive discharge report with outcomes and recommendations for future management.

If you are interested in attending our persistent pain management program, you first need to meet with one of our specialised pain physicians. Learn more about our pain physicians, including their areas of interest and contact details, here. 

You will require a GP or Specialist referral to one of our pain medicine physicians, who will discuss the program options during your initial consultation. Your individual private health fund provides support to access our persistent pain management programs but this will vary depending on the fund and your level of insurance. We also accept enquiries from WorkCover Queensland (workers’ compensation) and third-party insurers.

Pulmonary rehabilitation aims to:

• Increase exercise capacity in order to reduce activity limitations.
• Reduce the symptoms of dyspnoea and fatigue.
• Improve quality of life.
• Increase confidence and ability to cope.
• Increase knowledge of respiratory conditions and management strategies.

Our pulmonary rehabilitation program is suitable for people living in the community who are limited by their breathlessness and would like to increase their ability to perform normal activities of daily life. You will require a referral from your respiratory physician or general practitioner. Your individual private health fund provides support to access our pulmonary rehabilitation program but this will vary depending on the fund and your level of insurance. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.

Our rehabilitation program aims to:

• Assess and improve functional joint range of motion, muscle strength and endurance.
• Provide education, assessment and treatment of lymphoedema and cording (where appropriate) under an Early Surveillance Model of Care.
• Develop a greater reserve of cardiovascular endurance, strength and knowledge in preparation for oncology treatment.
• Improve tolerance to oncology treatment.
• Reduce the severity of oncology treatment side effects.
• Reduce the chance of disease recurrence on completion of treatment.
• Provide education related to management of specific conditions with adaptive and preventative strategies, for example, how to best manage side effects and the benefits of physical activity.
• Maximise safety and therapeutic effect through education and a prescribed exercise program.
• Improve confidence, self-efficacy, activity endurance and independence with self-management strategies.
• Prepare necessary skills in personal and instrumental activities of daily living and community access.
• Signposting to appropriate support networks in the community.
• Assess and provide medical nutrition therapy to maintain nutrition status, minimise weight loss and manage nutrition-related symptoms.
• Assess and manage speech and swallow deficits as required.
• Provide pain education and management strategies as required.
• Provide support to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress as required.

In many instances, our rehabilitation programs are supported by private health funds to allow you to focus on your recovery and wellbeing without the burden of ongoing financial costs. We are also pleased to offer outpatient services for those patients without health fund eligibility. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.

We provide support with:

• Rehabilitation after breast cancer surgery.
• Lymphoedema management.
• Childbearing women pre/post-delivery.
• Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
• Pelvic organ prolapse.
• Chronic pelvic pain.
• Rehabilitation after gynaecological surgery.
• Rehabilitation after prostate surgery.
• Bladder overactivity.
• Urinary/bowel incontinence and constipation.

In some instances, our rehabilitation programs are supported by private health funds to allow you to focus on your recovery and wellbeing without the burden of ongoing financial costs. We are also pleased to offer outpatient services for those patients without health fund eligibility. For further information, please contact the Wesley Rehabilitation Centre.