Adelaide Hills Physiotherapy Services
Thrive Health Therapies provides experienced, evidence-based mobile physiotherapy for adults across the Adelaide Hills. Our physiotherapists come to you, providing personalised support in your home or community.
We support adults living with neurological conditions, disability, reduced mobility and other complex health needs to improve their movement, strength, confidence and independence.
We are currently welcoming new physiotherapy referrals in the Adelaide Hills.
Physiotherapy Services Across the Adelaide Hills
Our mobile physiotherapists provide practical, goal-focused support in homes and community settings throughout the Adelaide Hills. Receiving physiotherapy in your own environment allows your therapist to understand how you move through your daily routine and identify strategies that are relevant to your home, activities and goals.
We have particular experience supporting adults with neurological conditions, physical disabilities, mobility limitations, balance difficulties and complex rehabilitation needs.
Who we support: Adults
Where we provide services: Homes and community locations across the Adelaide Hills
Service options: Mobile physiotherapy and telehealth appointments
Funding accepted: NDIS, Support at Home, DVA, private health insurance, private funding and eligible GP referrals
Where we work in the Adelaide Hills
How Our Adelaide Hills Physiotherapists Can Help
Our physiotherapists support people to improve their movement, strength, balance, coordination and overall physical function. We work with adults living with disability, neurological conditions, injuries and other complex health needs. Support is tailored to each person’s goals, whether they want to move more confidently, participate in everyday activities, maintain their independence or improve their overall wellbeing.
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Our physiotherapists provide specialised rehabilitation for people with a wide variety of diagnoses. This includes conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, acquired brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, chromosomal disorders, intellectual disabilities, and amputees. We work with you step-by-step to help achieve your short and long-term goals.
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Improving your balance can increase your capacity to transfer and mobilise, ultimately supporting greater independence in the home and community. People who have reduced balance are at much higher risk of falls which can lead to long term injury and disability. We work with you to improve your balance whilst implementing strategies to ensure your home environment is safe and the risk of falls is reduced.
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Our physiotherapists incorporate strength training into physiotherapy to build strength, improve stability, and enhance mobility. We conduct thorough assessments of your strength so that we can tailor exercises to your individual needs. We can also create home exercise programs you can complete in the comfort of your own home.
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Our Physiotherapists can work with you to improve the safety of your gait (walking). They will thoroughly assess your mobility and determine whether you may benefit from a gait aid such as a walking stick or walking frame. They will measure and fit the aid to your individual needs and teach how to safely use it.
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We can assess your ability to transfer and mobilise and develop a manual handling plan. This plan can be used to guide your formal or informal supports so that they can best support your daily needs. We also offer manual handling training.
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Assistive technology is any specialised equipment that enhances the learning, working and daily living for people with disabilities. Our physiotherapists work with you to determine whether you may benefit from any assistive technology.
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Our physiotherapists provide evidence-based guidance to help manage pain. This may include advice regarding ways to self-manage your symptoms and the formulation of a plan to get back to activities you enjoy. We can also assess for pain relief assistive technologies such as a TENS machine and provide education so that they are implemented effectively and safely.
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Our physiotherapists focus on enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance through targeted exercises. By strengthening heart and lung function, they help individuals improve aerobic capacity, respiratory strength, and overall endurance. This supports clients in managing health conditions effectively, promoting better performance in daily activities.
Who Do Our Physiotherapists Support?
At Thrive Health Therapies, our physiotherapy services support individuals managing a wide range of conditions including (but not limited to):
Neurological Disorders: Such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, brain cancer, dementia, epilepsy, motor neurone disease, spinal muscular atrophy, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy.
Physical Disabilities: Including individuals with limb amputations or other mobility challenges.
Chronic Conditions: Such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, fibromyalgia, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), and heart or vascular diseases.
Developmental Disorders: Including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, learning difficulties, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Intellectual Disabilities: Supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities to improve physical function and independence.
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation: Facilitating recovery and restoring function after surgery.
Mental Health Conditions: Including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, focusing on physical well-being and its connection to mental health.
Genetic Disorders: Providing tailored therapies for conditions that affect physical movement and function.
Our physiotherapists are dedicated to helping clients of all abilities regain strength, mobility, and confidence, enabling them to live more active and fulfilling lives.
What to Expect at Your First Physiotherapy Appointment
Your physiotherapist will take time to understand your health, daily activities, current challenges and the goals that matter to you. Depending on your needs, the appointment may include an assessment of your movement, strength, balance, walking, transfers, pain or physical endurance.
Because the assessment occurs in your own environment, your physiotherapist can also consider the practical challenges you experience at home and in your community.
We will discuss our recommendations with you and develop a personalised plan. This may include ongoing physiotherapy, a home exercise program, equipment recommendations, manual handling support or collaboration with your family, support workers and other health professionals.
Mobile Physiotherapy in Your Home or Community
Physiotherapy in Your Home
Home visits can be particularly helpful when disability, reduced mobility, fatigue, accessibility or transport makes travelling to a clinic difficult. Your therapist can tailor assessment and therapy to your actual home environment, daily routine and available equipment.
Physiotherapy in the Community
Appointments may also take place in an appropriate community location when this supports your goals. This could include practising mobility, accessing local facilities or building confidence participating in community activities.
Via telehealth
Where clinically appropriate, we can provide physiotherapy consultations through a secure video call. Telehealth may be useful for exercise reviews, education, planning and follow-up appointments when an in-person visit is not required.
Reduced Physiotherapy Travel Fees in the Adelaide Hills
Having a physiotherapist based in the Adelaide Hills allows us to provide more localised services and reduce travel fees for many adults in the region. It also means less time is spent travelling between appointments, helping us offer more flexible and efficient physiotherapy services across the Hills.
The travel required will depend on your location and therapist availability. We will explain any anticipated travel charges before services commence so you can make an informed decision. If you are unsure whether we service your suburb, contact our team and we can confirm current coverage and provide an estimate of the applicable travel fee.
Why Choose Thrive Health Therapies for Adelaide Hills Physiotherapy?
Local Adelaide Hills coverage: Our mobile physiotherapist provides appointments in homes and communities throughout the Adelaide Hills.
Experienced neurological care: We have extensive experience supporting adults living with neurological conditions and complex physical needs.
Mobile service: We come to you, reducing the need to travel to a clinic and allowing therapy to take place in your everyday environment.
Reduced travel fees: Our local coverage helps reduce travel time and associated fees for many Adelaide Hills clients.
Personalised support: Your physiotherapy plan is developed around your abilities, environment, preferences and meaningful goals.
Practical recommendations: We focus on strategies that can be incorporated into your daily life.
Collaborative approach: With your consent, we can work with family members, carers, support workers, support coordinators and other health professionals.
Current availability: We are currently accepting new adult physiotherapy referrals in the Adelaide Hills.
Meet our Adelaide Hills Physiotherapist
Nicolette Alberts (she/her)
Senior Physiotherapist
Nicolette is an experienced physiotherapist with over 15 years of clinical practice, specialising in rehabilitation and community-based neurological care. She has extensive experience supporting people with conditions including stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. Nicolette works with clients in their homes and communities to improve function, independence and quality of life. She focuses on what matters most to each individual and develops practical strategies to help them achieve meaningful and realistic goals.
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Nicolette provides support across the following:
Age Groups: Adults
Service Locations: Findon Clinic & throughout metropolitan Adelaide
Therapy Services: Ongoing therapy, hydrotherapy, assistive technology reviews, manual handling reviews, exercise prescription
Clinical Expertise In:
Amputees
Neurological disorders: stroke, TBI, MS, Parkinson’s disease, SCI, dementia & cerebral palsy
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Dementia & Aging
Intellectual Disabilities
Funding Options for Physiotherapy
Thrive Health Therapies welcomes clients accessing physiotherapy through:
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Support at Home
Private health insurance
Private funding
GP Chronic Condition Management Plan (GPCCMP)
Funding availability depends on the individual plan, policy or eligibility.
A GP referral is not required for NDIS-funded or privately funded services. An appropriate GP referral and care plan are required to claim eligible Medicare rebates through a GPCCMP.
Frequently Asked Questions About Adelaide Hills Physiotherapy
If you can’t find an answer to your question, please contact our friendly team on 0474 248 081 or email enquiries@thrivehealththerapies.com
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Yes. We provide physiotherapy in homes and suitable community locations throughout the Adelaide Hills. Availability and travel charges depend on your location, so please contact us with your suburb and we can confirm whether we currently service your area.
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Our Adelaide Hills mobile physiotherapy service is available to adults, including older people. We support adults living with neurological conditions, physical disabilities, reduced mobility, balance difficulties and other complex health needs.
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Yes. Our Adelaide Hills physiotherapist has extensive experience in neurological and community rehabilitation, including supporting adults living with stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
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Yes. Our physiotherapist can visit you at home, allowing assessment and therapy to take place in the environment where you complete your everyday activities.
This can be particularly helpful if disability, reduced mobility, fatigue, accessibility or transport makes attending a clinic difficult.
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Your physiotherapist will discuss your health, daily activities, current concerns and goals. They may assess your movement, strength, balance, mobility, walking, transfers, pain or endurance.
They will then discuss their recommendations with you and develop a personalised physiotherapy plan.
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Mobile physiotherapy may help with strength, balance, walking, transfers, physical endurance, pain management, falls prevention and participation in everyday activities.
Our physiotherapists can also provide home exercise programs, mobility equipment assessments, manual handling plans and training for carers or support workers.
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Eligible NDIS participants may be able to use their funding for physiotherapy when the support relates to their disability, functional needs and NDIS goals.
Thrive Health Therapies can support participants whose plans are self-managed, plan-managed or NDIA-managed.
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Depending on your eligibility, you may be able to access physiotherapy through Support at Home, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, private health insurance, private funding or a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan.
Please contact our team if you are unsure whether your funding can be used.
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You do not need a referral to access privately funded or NDIS-funded physiotherapy.
Appropriate referral documentation is required for some funding arrangements, including DVA and Medicare rebates through a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan.
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Yes. Family members, carers and support workers are welcome to attend when you would like them to be involved.
With your consent, your physiotherapist can provide education and practical guidance to help the people supporting you understand your mobility, exercise program or manual handling requirements.
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Yes. Our physiotherapists can assess your mobility and transfer requirements and prepare an individualised manual handling plan. We can also provide practical training for family members, carers and support workers.
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Travel fees may apply to mobile physiotherapy appointments. Because we have a physiotherapist covering the Adelaide Hills locally, travel fees are reduced for many clients in the region.
We will explain the anticipated travel charges before your services commence.
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Yes! We are currently accepting new adult physiotherapy referrals in the Adelaide Hills. Appointment availability may vary depending on your location, preferred times and the type of physiotherapy required.
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You can complete our online adult referral form, call us on 0474 248 081 or email enquiries@thrivehealththerapies.com.
Please include your Adelaide Hills suburb and a brief description of the support you are seeking. Our team will contact you to discuss your needs, funding and appointment availability.
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Our speech pathology services support clients of all ages to improve communication, feeding and swallowing function. We help with speech clarity, language development, social communication, and safe eating through personalised therapy and practical, goal-focused strategies.
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Our Allied Health Assistants support clients to carry out therapy programs that build strength, improve mobility, and enhance daily function. Working under clinician supervision, they help you stay active, practise therapy tasks, and work toward your goals with consistent, hands-on support.
Learn more about our Allied Health Assistant services.
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