West Park Healthcare Centre

Nurses, WTF? Defensive and argumentative! Beware the food!!! Therapy team fun, friendly and compassionate, but if you have to stay for any amount of time. think twice. The nursing staff is completely apathetic to the patient’s newly acquired injuries and deficits. Look elsewhere for long-​term in patient care!
M H

This review has to do with the physiotherapy treatments I received from the Rehab Plus clinic located within West Park Health Care Centre.
About 10 years ago, I was being ‘a boy’ and rough housing with some pals and fell a certain way causing a full posterior dislocation of my left shoulder (in lay-​mans terms, I popped my shoulder 100% out of the socket on impact to the back before it fell down). I don’t need to describe the pain I went through in the moments, days and weeks that followed.
I had physio at the time to strengthen and correct the injury as best as I possibly could. Thankfully, unlike many other people who’ve done the same, I’ve never re-​injured it. Touch wood.
However, I’ve I gotten older, I’ve begun to suffer from chronic ongoing aches and pains in the same shoulder as well as tingling in my fingers and occasional shooting pains, equally not fun.
I ended up getting a referral to West Park to have some physio done on my shoulder to see what could be done. After an $ 80 initial assessment I was put through weekly exercise and ultrasound treatments to help fix the scar tissue that had built up and strengthen the are.
After about 10 treatments, I was happy with my progress and took to continuing my exercise at home.
It’s been about 4 – 5 months since my last session and while I still get occasional moments of discomfort, which given my injury is expected, the overall condition of my shoulder is much better than before.
Pro-​tip: if you’re considering physio, understand that doing your assigned exercises as often as prescribed is as important as taking antibiotics as directed when you’re sick. It’s essential and requires as much dedication on your part.
Thanks again Rehab Plus!