From our physiotherapists
Tips, injury advice, and recovery guidance from our physiotherapists — written in plain language to help you move and feel better.
Dry needling and acupuncture use the same fine needles but different reasoning. Learn how they differ, what dry needling can help with, whether it hurts, and how it fits into physiotherapy.
Surgery is only part of recovery. Learn how physiotherapy after lower back surgery rebuilds strength, mobility and confidence after a fusion, discectomy or decompression, and when to call your surgeon.
ACC covers lower back pain caused by an accident, such as lifting, a fall or a sports injury, but not pain that came on gradually. Here's when to see a physio, how ACC decides and which symptoms need a doctor.
Injured in East Auckland? Book ACC physio without a GP referral. See what ACC covers, what happens at your first appointment and the injuries we treat at our Pakuranga clinic.
ACC physio is subsidised, not automatically free. See what ACC pays, what you pay at AZ Physiotherapy, what counts as an ACC injury, and how to claim without a GP referral.
Flexible dancers aren't immune to back pain. Learn how hypermobility, hEDS and HSD can contribute to lower back pain, and how physiotherapy builds the strength and control to keep dancing.
Surgery is only part of recovery. Learn how physiotherapy after a knee or hip replacement rebuilds strength, walking and balance, how long recovery takes, and when to get help.
Learn the common causes and symptoms of lower back pain, the warning signs that need urgent care, and how physiotherapy helps you move better and return to daily activities in East Auckland.
Joint pain, recurrent injuries, fatigue or dizziness when standing? Learn how EDS, hEDS, HSD and POTS can be linked, what an assessment involves, and how rehabilitation is adapted to you.
Unusually flexible, unstable or often-injured joints? Learn the common signs of hypermobility, how the Beighton score works, how EDS and hEDS differ, and when to get assessed.
Hip osteoarthritis doesn't have to mean giving up long walks or hiking. Learn how physiotherapy builds strength, mobility and walking capacity step by step, around your own goals.
Frozen shoulder moves through three stages: freezing, frozen and thawing. Here's what each stage feels like, how long recovery usually takes, and how physiotherapy helps you keep moving.
Knee pain when running isn't always the same problem. Learn the common causes, why your knee may only hurt when you run, and how a physio-led plan gets you back to running safely.
Living with hypermobility, EDS or hEDS? This guide covers the exercise and physio approach that helps day to day: strength, stability, proprioception, pacing and a safe return to sport.
