Physiotherapy in Rockdale, close to home. Our home-visit physios, through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health, come to you anywhere in Rockdale and across St George & Botany Bay.
Rockdale 2216 is part of St George & Botany Bay, where Pegasus Peak covers every suburb with home visits, from Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale to Brighton-Le-Sands, Sans Souci and Botany. Instead of travelling to a clinic, your physio comes to your home, aged care or retirement residence, or workplace, so treatment fits around your day and happens where you actually move.
Every visit brings hands-on treatment and progressive exercise to your door, guided by current research, to treat the cause and not just the symptom. Whether it's a sore back from work, a sports injury or getting back on track after surgery in Rockdale, you'll get a clear plan from the first session.
Rockdale was once known as Frog Hollow, then White Gum Flat and later West Botany. Mary Ann Geeves, the first postmistress, suggested the name Rockdale in 1878, and the station on the new Illawarra line opened in October 1884. Rockdale Town Hall, on the corner of the Princes Highway and Bryant Street, was completed in 1940, and Rockdale Bicentennial Park opened in 1988. Today the suburb is one of the administrative centres of Bayside Council, with Rockdale Plaza on the Princes Highway. Our home-visit physios, through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health, come to your unit or house anywhere in Rockdale.
Rockdale is a young, busy and mostly apartment suburb. At the 2021 Census the median age was 34, about seven in ten homes were flats or apartments and nearly half were rented. Professionals were the biggest occupation group, followed by labourers and community and personal service workers, and Rockdale station is on the Illawarra line with a major bus interchange. Expect laptop necks, backs sore from lifting and standing, and knees and ankles from soccer at Bicentennial Park. A home visit skips the parking, and no GP referral is needed for a private visit.
We start by finding out exactly what is going on. The first visit is a hands-on assessment of how you move and where it hurts, followed by an honest explanation, a written plan with realistic timeframes and a few exercises to begin with. Each visit after that builds on the plan, so you can see where you are up to. Many locals book after an operation or a stay at St George Hospital in Kogarah. Our home-visit physios and occupational therapists also cover Banksia, Kogarah, Bexley, Arncliffe and Brighton-Le-Sands.
Neck and back stiff after the train and a day at the desk?
Common in Rockdale: Neck stiffness and tension headaches, Lower-back pain from long sitting, Upper-back and shoulder tightness, Wrist and forearm strain from typing, Hip tightness, Sciatica and referred leg pain.
Sitting on a train and then at a desk loads the same tissues for hours. Hands-on treatment eases the stiffness, mobility work keeps it moving, and we look at your set-up, at work or at the laptop in your unit. The exercises are short enough to do before you head for the platform.
Good to know: No GP referral is needed for a private visit. Initial assessments are $160 for 60 minutes.
Did a game or a run around Bicentennial Park leave you sore?
Common in Rockdale: Ankle sprains, Hamstring and calf strains, Groin and hip pain, Knee pain and ligament strains, Shin splints, Shoulder knocks from rugby league and cricket.
The injury gets a proper assessment, then hands-on treatment, with the movements your sport demands tested along the way. Then we set a graded plan for strength, running and change of direction, with clear stages back to training and match day. It works whether you play in a club, run for fun or train on the athletics facilities.
Good to know: Check with your health fund whether home visits are covered under your extras.
Long shifts of lifting, standing or kneeling taking a toll?
Common in Rockdale: Lower-back pain from lifting, Shoulder pain from overhead work, Knee pain from kneeling and ladders, Heel and foot pain, Tennis and golfer's elbow, Wrist and thumb strain.
Physical work wears the body down gradually. We find what is driving the pain, treat it hands-on and build strength for the lifting, reaching and standing your job needs. You get simple exercises for before and after a shift, and visits can be arranged around your roster.
Good to know: Visits come to your home or workplace. Travel is included within MoveWell's core service area; extra travel fees may apply outside it.
Home after an operation or a bad injury and not ready for the trip out?
Common in Rockdale: Hip and knee replacement rehab, Knee rehab after ACL or meniscus surgery, Shoulder rehab after surgery or a fracture, Ankle sprains and fractures, Swelling and stiffness after surgery, Rebuilding strength and fitness.
The first weeks after an operation set the tone for your recovery. We progress your exercises at the right pace, explain what each stage is for and give you milestones, so you know what to do between visits and when to expect to be back at work, sport and normal life.
Good to know: No GP referral is needed for a private visit. Initial assessment $160 (60 min), follow-up $140 (40 min).
From the units near Rockdale station to the streets either side of the Princes Highway, our home-visit physios come to you through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health. There is no parking to find and no bus to catch while you are sore. Book online or call 0451 768 747 to set up a visit in Rockdale.
Hands-on treatment brought to your home in Rockdale 2216.
Pegasus Peak physiotherapy for Rockdale 2216 patients, at home through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health or at our Horningsea Park and Gregory Hills clinics:
Our home-visit physios and occupational therapists, through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health, come to homes, aged care and retirement residences and workplaces in Rockdale.
Prefer to come in? Our Horningsea Park clinic is the closer one to Rockdale, about 27 km away.
Yes. Our home-visit physios treat ankle sprains, hamstring strains and other sports injuries at home across Rockdale, whether you play at Rockdale Bicentennial Park or train on your own. We assess the injury hands-on, test how it copes with running and change of direction, and set a graded plan back to training with honest timeframes. Visits come through our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health, and a private visit needs no GP referral.
Yes. Pegasus Peak provides physiotherapy in Rockdale as home visits, delivered by our partner clinic MoveWell Allied Health, so your physio comes to you instead of you travelling to a clinic. Visits cover Rockdale 2216 and nearby Banksia, Kogarah and Bexley.
A private initial assessment is $160 for 60 minutes and a follow-up is $140 for 40 minutes, with travel included within MoveWell's core service area. NDIS visits are billed to your plan and aged care visits through your HCP or CHSP provider.
Yes. NDIS physiotherapy and occupational therapy are billed to your plan at the NDIS Pricing Schedule rates, and aged care physiotherapy is billed at the standard rate through your Home Care Package or CHSP provider.
Back, neck and joint pain, recovery after surgery or a hospital stay, balance and falls risk, reduced mobility and getting back to everyday tasks, with hands-on treatment and an exercise program built around your home.
No. You can book a private visit directly with no GP referral. NDIS and aged care visits need your plan or provider details.
Yes. Our clinics are in Horningsea Park and Gregory Hills, and our Horningsea Park clinic is the closer one to Rockdale, about 27 km away. Many people in St George & Botany Bay find a home visit easier.
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