Origin Physiotherapy & Wellness

Happy Birthday Dani!

Hope you enjoyed your amazing cupcakes made by Grace. She certainly got creative, they are off the charts 💩

Following on from our exercises for desk workers, here a some more things to try!

1. Take breaks - set a timer if you find yourself forgetting!
2. Try a sit/stand desk
3. Check your desk setup, keep making adjustments until you find the right fit for you.
4. Posture - move between different postures

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Happy Birthday to our wonderful Jen!

We are pretty busy these days but never too busy for cake! This one was a custom chilo cheese cake (chi and milo) made by David. Went down a treat 🍰🤌

How long can you hold a plank?

Every Thursday Jess has her Powered By Physio class do a plank competition.

Looking strong everyone, keep up the good work 💪

We'll be back from 8am on Tuesday with Pilates 🧘🏼‍♀️

David and Madison attended the inaugural CBR Small Business Expo a couple of weeks ago and had an amazing time exploring the stalls, talks and panel discussions.

David and Madison took the opportunity to network, learn and connect with other business, industry and government leaders. Key highlights were Beyond Blue and Healthier Work ACT. David and Madison can’t wait to share their learnings and enthusiasm with the team!

Staying hydrated at the swimming carnival 🏊🏼‍♀️

David’s been running again!

Over the long weekend David, Mel and their pup Louie completed the charity fun run which aims to raise funds for local charities in Canberra.

The course was around Lake Burley Griffin and was a part of the Enlighten festival, and Canberra Day celebrations.

Great job team 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🦮

Monday is a public holiday!

The team is taking the day off but will see you back in the clinic on Tuesday 12th March from 8AM.

Welcome Neve! 🪷

Neve is joining our fabulous admin team. She is currently in her final year of a Bachelor of Medical Science at ANU, Neve is interested in pursuing a career within healthcare and takes a keen interest in allied health.

In her spare time, she plays a variety of sports and is an enthusiastic participant of the 1st grade women’s AFL competition in the ACT. She also is also enjoys hiking and has recently completed Everest Base Camp in Nepal 🗻

Additionally, Neve enjoys her role at Abilities Unlimited Australia where she works with children with additional needs in providing inclusive sports and participation for all abilities 👩‍🦼

Want to know more about abdominal muscle separation AKA DRAM? 🤰

Looking no further! Have a read through of the information about abdominal muscle separation including some handy hints.

If you are impacted by DRAM and need help with your management make a booking with one of our wonderful pelvic health physios!

Meet Danielle - AKA Dani 😃

Danielle graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree from the University of Newcastle. She predominately worked in private practice treating musculoskeletal conditions prior to undertaking further studies in pelvic health. Danielle has since completed a masters of pelvic floor physiotherapy through the University of Melbourne.  

Danielle knew she wanted to be a physio after undergoing major spinal surgery for scoliosis as a teenager. Over her years as a physio, she has developed a special interest in women’s and men’s pelvic health, including pelvic pain, prolapse, incontinence, pregnancy, postnatal recovery, and prostate surgery.  

Outside of work Danielle loves spending time with her partner, daughter and their fluffy cavoodle. Danielle also finds it hard to sit still, so you will regularly find her at the gym doing a crossfit session or pilates 🐶 🏋🏼‍♀️

Dani is available for appointments on Tuesdays!

A classic Canberra past time is a walk/ride/run at the weekend 🏃🏼‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️🚶🏽

Where do you like to go? Let us know in the comments!

Maintaining good bowel and bladder habits is an import part of looking after your pelvic health, regardless of if you've had a baby or not! 🧻

Check out or info and advice for staying healthy and regular 🚽

Give yourself a little love this Valentine's Day and book that physio appointment you've been putting off 💗

We love love here at Origin and self love is often forgotten. This is your reminder to show yourself some love by taking care of your body 🌹

Meet the lovely Shanell!

Shanell has recently joined our admin team and we look forward to having her skills and friendly personality in the clinic 🦜

Shanell left the coast for Canberra to further her career in Pharmacy and complete her studies in animals. She comes from a background in healthcare with over 10 years’ experience in pharmacy and an introduction to administration in Aged Care.

She thrives on helping people and jumped at the opportunity to join the Origin team, where she could put her administration skills to work and be a part of people's journey (and to cheer them on) to a healthier future.

Shanell has a love for all animals large and small, out of the clinic you can find her going on adventures to spot wildlife, training her friend's pets (including her own handsome budgie, Mr Einstein) or having downtime listening to her favourite podcasts and looking after her many plants 🎧 🪴

Have you ever had thumb and wrist pain?

It might be be De Quervain's tendosynovitis. Check out the information about this condition, what can cause it and how it cam be treated 👍🏽

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms book an appointment with one of our physios!

Where did you take your Origin Physiotherapy drink bottle over the weekend? 💧

Welcome to the team our new senior physiotherapist Lara! ☀️

Lara comes to us from Vibe Rehabilitation and is a senior physiotherapist with notable experience in the field. She specialises in treating headache, migraine, shoulder injuries, lower back and pelvic girdle pain, and sporting injuries 💆🏽 💪🏻🤽🏼‍♀️

Lara is passionate, always delivers quality evidence-based treatment and attends extensive amounts of professional development and courses to do so. And, because Lara loves to learn she is teaching herself to play the guitar. In her spare time one day, Lara hopes to travel to the Silk Road and go Scuba Diving in the Red Sea 🤿

Lara is available for appointments Tuesday – Friday.
Ring, email or book an appointment online with Lara today!

Term 1 officially starts next week!

Sign up for classes to secure your spot! Schedule is below 🗓

Pilates:
Tuesday 9-10am with Bridget
Wednesday 8:30-9:30am with Nat W
Friday 12-1pm with Nat W

Powered by physio (strength and conditioning)
Monday 5-6pm with Ethan
Wednesday 12-1pm with Nat W
Thursday 5-6pm with Jess

Hydrotherapy:
Wednesday 4-4:30pm & 4:30-5pm with Jess
Friday 8-8:30pm with Nat W

The trusty Origin Physiotherapy drink bottle, always there when you need some hydration.

Here we have one making it out to a game over the weekend ⚽️

Let us know where you take yours!
Bonus points if you send us a picture 📸

After 18months at the helm of our ship Ikmal is stepping aside as our practice manager and Madison is now taking on the role.

You will still get to see Ikmal’s dashing moustache around the practice as he stays part of the admin team and our inhouse musician. You might also see him frantically jumping up and down on the side lines of various soccer fields as he coaches the Tuggeranong United FC under 23’s ⚽️

Madison is full of enthusiasm for her new role for both Origin and and we are super excited to see the clinics continue to grow under her leadership 🌻

We are still in full festive mode at the clinic as we have a couple of birthdays to celebrate this month!

Our physio Bridget celebrated her birthday this week. She plans to get together with her family over the weekend to keep the party going 🥳🧁

Shout to Madison and Grace for making the delicious cupcakes 👩🏼‍🍳

Summer time!

We hope everyone has been enjoying a bit of break over the last few weeks. Some of the Origin team has taken some time out to relax and rejuvenate for another exciting year.

What have you been up to over the last couple of weeks?

Your physio exercises by any chance? 🤭

Our classes will be back up and running from Wednesday 10th January.

Make sure to book before hand to secure your spot!
Classes include, Pilates, Powered by Physio and hydrotherapy 🧘🏼‍♀️🏋🏻🏊🏽‍♂️

Classes can help to keep your exercise schedule going over the break or kick start the year afresh 💪🏽

On Friday’s we wear pink 🎀🦩🩰

Welcome to the world little Klara 💫

Nat gave birth to her wonderful bundle of joy last week; bub and mum are doing well, and Lena is taking her big sister duties in her stride.

Jen and Imogen were able to drop by for a visit while at the hospital. The rest of the team are looking forward to having baby cuddles when they get the chance.

Congratulations Nat, Jo and Lena 👶🏻 👩🏻‍🍼🌼

During our Christmas party the winner for decorating competition was announced….

took out 1st place after counting up the votes from the post, poll, our practice manager’s and visitor of both practices picks.

Now we all get to enjoy both lovely decorated clinics for the rest of the year! ❄️✨🎄

Even on maternity leave Nat is still finding ways to work!

She was recently over at the Woden Squash Centre to congratulate and present prizes to the winners of the Junior Squash Championships as Origin is a sponsor of the Queanbeyan Juniors. Congrats to all the winners!

The sponsorship we provide helps to facilitate the competition and use of courts as well as the presentation and awards! 🏆

This year our clinics .physio and are going head to head with a festive decorating competition!

Each team has a budget of $50 plus anything else they can get for free. The result will be decided on the 8th December by a combination of our Practice Manager, Ikmal, votes on Instagram and by someone who visits both clinics.

Stay tuned for the finished displays! 🎄🌟🎅🏼⛄ 🎁