Sports Injuries, Back Pain, Post-operative Care & Work related Injuries

For Patients

At Celia Monk Physiotherapy, we understand that movement and exercise are the keys to leading an active life so our goal is to help you regain your normal pain-free life, as soon as possible. As one of a handful of Certified McKenzie Clinics in the world and with more than 20 years experience in physiotherapy and manual therapy, we are ideally qualified to help you gain control of your health.

We treat a range of conditions and injuries including:

• Back and neck pain
• Sports injuries
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Post-operative care
• Work related injuries
• Occupational Overuse Injuries and Conditions

Limitations to our Service:

Unfortunately we do not have wheelchair access into our clinic. Nor do we offer specialised paediatric, respiratory, neurological, or women’s health services. Please feel free to contact us for referral to the appropriate clinic for your needs.

Your Path to Recovery

Assessment

Your path to recovery begins with a thorough assessment of your condition. We assess how your condition or injury is affecting you and what results you want from your treatment. We then give you a detailed, straightforward explanation of your problem and discuss the treatment options and evidence based techniques available to treat your condition.

Treatment

As every person is different we then work with you one-on-one to develop a personalised treatment plan that is manageable and designed to get the desired results. This may consist of exercises to reduce your pain, postural correction, manual therapy mobilisation, stretches, exercises to develop strength and flexibility, and education.

Prevention

Finally we give you all the information and self-management tools and techniques to prevent recurrences.

Your Patient Rights

At Celia Monk Physiotherapy, you have the right to:

• Be treated by a fully qualified physiotherapist who holds an annual practicing certificate
• Be treated with dignity and respect at all times
• Access your treatment notes and medical records
• Be provided with appropriate privacy in clean and comfortable surroundings
• Be fully informed of the findings of the assessment process and the treatment offered
• Decline treatment or change your mind about treatment at any time
• Make a complaint and to utilise the advocacy services if you ever do require them

We undertake to provide you with the best possible treatment we can offer; to respect your rights, including your privacy in all matters; and to keep you informed of all decisions made in relation to you and your condition, including contact with your doctor or specialist.

Is this your first visit to our practice?

If this is your first visit to Celia Monk Physiotherapy, you can save time by completing the New Patient Form before your appointment. Simply download, print and bring the completed form with you to your appointment.

The form is in PDF format which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program for viewing and printing.

For Practitioners

At Celia Monk Physiotherapy, our goal is to work with you to provide quality care and better outcomes for your patients.

We are qualified and experienced in the effective and evidence-based treatment of spinal pain, post-operative care, sports, work and musculoskeletal injuries.

As a McKenzie practitioner, tutor and past Chairperson of the McKenzie Institute, Celia Monk is uniquely qualified to help patients with back and neck conditions, and problems in the peripheral joints which are of a mechanical nature.

Celia is also a member of the NZ Society of Physiotherapists, the NZ Sports and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Association and the McKenzie Institute NZ.

If you are referring patients to Celia Monk Physiotherapy, please download and complete the Patient Referral Form. The form is in PDF format which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program for viewing and printing.

Alternatively you could ring us directly on 9433475 or if you would like a referral pad, please contact us and we will post one to you.

Your Patients’ Rights

At Celia Monk Physiotherapy, your patient has the right to:

• Be treated by a fully qualified physiotherapist who holds an annual practicing certificate
• Be treated with dignity and respect at all times
• Access their treatment notes and medical records
• Be provided with appropriate privacy in clean and comfortable surroundings
• Be fully informed of the findings of the assessment process and the treatment offered
• Decline treatment or change their mind about treatment at any time
• Make a complaint and to utilise the advocacy services if they ever do require them

We undertake to provide your patient with the best possible treatment we can offer; to respect their rights, including their privacy in all matters; and to keep them informed of all decisions made in relation to them and their condition, including contact with their doctor or specialists.

The McKenzie Method

80% of all people will experience back pain at some stage of their life. 75% can benefit from self treatment. As one of only a handful of Certified McKenzie Clinics in the world, Celia Monk Physiotherapy is uniquely qualified to help you treat your own back or neck and get pain-free with the McKenzie Method®.

Celia Monk is also a McKenzie Institute tutor and teaches the McKenzie Method to doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors.

The McKenzie Method uses a philosophy of active patient involvement to treat back pain, neck pain and extremity problems. Also known as Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT), the McKenzie Method is a 3 step process designed to give you the knowledge, tools and techniques you need to self treat and control your back and neck pain and manage your condition to prevent recurrence.

The McKenzie method was the result of an accidental discovery by a physiotherapist named Robin McKenzie while treating a back patient. He realised he had seen a simple but yet undiscovered process for the treatment of mechanical back and neck problems.

From small beginnings, the McKenzie Method is now used by practitioners and patients all over the world for back pain, neck pain and extremity pain problems.

McKenzie Institute

The goal of McKenzie Institute International is to further the philosophies and treatments for spinal disorders, as developed by Robin McKenzie, through:

• Education of healthcare providers
• Research into spinal disorders
• Promotion of "The McKenzie Method"

There are now 26 international branches of the McKenzie Institute. To find out more about the Institute; visit www.mckenziemdt.org.nz

The Latest Interview with Robin McKenzie 15 July 2010

Robin and his technique were put to the test on Close Up.