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Melanie Bennett is an experienced postgraduate trained physiotherapist with a special interest in Women's & Men's Health and Ultrasound Imaging.
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Location
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Forrest Hill Physiotherapy Ltd
198 Forrest Hill Rd
Forrest Hill
Auckland
(Thursdays)
Shore Women/Shore Birth (only female patients)
104 Rosedale Road
Albany
NB Bookings for this clinic must be made by phone
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Contact Numbers
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M: 021 121 5838
Forrest Hill: 09 410 8461
Rosedale Rd: 09 475 0078
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Bookings
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Just select the appropriate duration physiotherapy treatment at the right hand side under "ezybook now".
Once you have placed a booking, you can login and click on "my ezybook" to change your booking, or to make further bookings with us.
If you are booking your first appointment we may contact you to confirm you requirements. Alternatively you can call us to discuss anything before hand.
Cancellation Policy
A Charge of $30 will apply for cancellation of less than 12 hours notice or a 'no show', unless the appointment time is filled.
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Treatment Charges
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Initial consultation (60 minutes) $120
Follow up treatment (45 minutes) $85
Follow up treatment (30 minutes) $60
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Physiotherapy Services
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Therapy can include:
* relaxation of overactive muscles
* correct activation and strengthening of weak muscles (pelvic floor and deep abdominals)
* bladder retraining
* biofeedback
* electrical stimulation
* ultrasound imaging
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Bladder Problems
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Stress urinary incontinence
Urge urinary incontinence
Urgency / frequency
Pre / post operative rehabilitation
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Prolapse / Perineal descent
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Management
Pre / post gynaecology operative rehabilitation
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Bowel Problems
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Incontinence
Urgency
Constipation
Obstructive Defecation
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Prostate Surgery
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Pre / post operative rehabilitation
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Antenatal / Postnatal
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Low back / mid back pain
Sacro-iliac joint pain, pubic symphasis pain
Difficulty / pain with movement
Rectus diastasis (abdominal muscle separation / weakness)
Bladder / Bowel problems
These conditions are often greatly relieved with various strategies including pain relieving modalities, deep massage and other manual therapies, core-stability muscle strengthening, postural stretches, specific muscle balancing and co-ordination techniques and sometimes external supports and splints.
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Real Time Ultrasound
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Real Time Ultrasound can be used to facilitate correct muscle activation as it allows both the physiotherapist and the patient to see the muscles whilst they are working in real time. This immediate visual feedback improves ability to learn to control the stabilizing muscles, speeding up recovery and producing a longer lasting outcome.
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Patient Rights
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From time to time it may be necessary and appropriate to liase with other medical practitioners. This would be discussed with you first.
Please feel free to have a support person with you for assessment / treatment.
Further information: www.hdc.org.nz
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Melanie Bennett
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MNZSP
Master of Health Practice (Physiotherapy) (AUT University)
Post Graduate Cert. Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation (University of Melbourne)
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