Get a clear assessment and a step-by-step plan for returning to school, work, exercise or sport.
No GP referral is required for physiotherapy
Recent injury or worsening symptoms? Read when to seek urgent medical care.
You might look fine to everyone else, but getting through work, school or an ordinary day can take much more effort. Concentrating may be harder, busy places can feel overwhelming, and you may feel more irritable or emotional than usual.
Often, the hardest part is not knowing what to do next.
Should you rest more, return to work or school, start exercising, or wait another week?
We start by listening to what has changed, checking the areas relevant to your symptoms and helping you make sense of the next step.
Symptoms we can assess
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This service is available for children, adolescents and adults, including people seeking assessment soon after a suspected concussion and people whose symptoms have continued for longer than expected.
Recent concussion
Once urgent concerns have been addressed, we can assess symptoms and help you understand a gradual return to daily activity.
Persistent symptoms
Symptoms can have several contributors. We look for the areas that appear relevant and build care around what the assessment finds.
Safety comes first
If you think you may have a concussion and haven’t yet been assessed, arrange an assessment with an appropriately trained healthcare practitioner.
Seek urgent medical care if symptoms are severe, worsening or include any of the warning signs below.
If the injury occurred during sport, don’t return to play on the same day.
Concussion is a brain injury. Physiotherapy does not replace urgent medical care or a medical assessment after a recent head injury.
Call 000 or seek urgent medical care if symptoms are severe, worsening or you are concerned.
There is no one-size-fits-all concussion program. Your plan is based on what the assessment suggests is relevant.
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We listen to your story and assess the systems that may be contributing to your symptoms.
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You’ll leave with clear guidance about activity, symptom monitoring and the next practical steps.
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We review your response and gradually build towards school, work, exercise or sport.
Concussion symptoms can be influenced by balance, eye and head movement, the neck, exercise tolerance, sleep, migraine and the demands of everyday life. That’s why assessment looks at your overall pattern, rather than focusing on one symptom alone.
Your care depends on what the assessment suggests is relevant.
Graded aerobic activity, monitored and progressed to suit your response.
Vestibular rehabilitation for relevant balance and movement symptoms.
Exercises or referral when visual symptoms need closer assessment.
Assessment and treatment of neck-related contributors where relevant.
Guidance for building back into school, work, driving and exercise.
With your consent, Aniket can communicate with your GP, sports doctor, optometrist or other practitioners involved in your care.
We start with what happened, how your symptoms behave and what you need to return to.
The physical assessment is guided by your symptoms and tolerance.
Bring any medical reports, scan results, school or work requirements, and a list of other practitioners involved in your care.
For children and adolescents: a parent or guardian should attend.
Aniket provides concussion physiotherapy as well as dizziness and vestibular rehabilitation.
He has completed 35 hours of coursework and examinations in Concussion Management for Physical Therapists through Complete Concussions.
His assessment may consider balance, eye and head movement, the neck, exercise tolerance and the demands of returning to school, work or sport.
Symptoms can vary from day to day.
Doing more may sometimes cause a temporary increase, but that doesn’t automatically mean you have caused further damage.
We can help you judge whether the response is manageable, adjust your activity and gradually build what you can tolerate.
Physiotherapists with appropriate training can contribute to assessment and rehabilitation, but a recent head injury may require medical or emergency assessment.
Once urgent concerns have been addressed, physiotherapy may help guide a gradual return to activity. Timing depends on your symptoms and medical advice.
Physiotherapy may help when persistent post-concussion symptoms involve exercise tolerance, dizziness, balance, eye and head movement, neck pain or headache.
No GP referral is required for physiotherapy, but recent or suspected concussion should still receive appropriate medical assessment.
Current guidance generally supports a short period of relative rest followed by a gradual return to normal activity that does not cause a significant and sustained worsening of symptoms.
This is different from staying in bed or avoiding all activity until you feel perfect.
Your plan should reflect your age, symptoms, work or study demands and medical advice.
Some assessment or rehabilitation tasks may bring on mild, temporary symptoms.
We explain what to expect, monitor your response and adjust the task so it remains manageable. You can pause or stop at any time.
Return-to-sport requirements vary by age, sport and level of competition.
We can guide rehabilitation and a staged return to activity, but return to contact training and competition must follow the relevant rules and medical-clearance pathway.
You should never return to play on the day of a suspected concussion.
The Concussion in Sport webpage by the Australian Sports Commission has information that is relevant to players, parents, coaches and medical professionals.
Our clinic is at 506 Henley Beach Road, Fulham, providing concussion physiotherapy for children, adolescents and adults from Adelaide’s western suburbs and beyond.
If concussion symptoms are affecting work, study, exercise, driving or sport, we can help you understand your options.
Or call us on 8356 1000 to speak with our team
