It feels like just yesterday we were sending Connie our love as she headed off on maternity leave. As of March Connie will officially be back at Northside Physio consulting on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well as Saturday mornings. At this stage, Connie will be seeing Women’s Health and pre-existing musculoskeletal patients only, she will not be taking on new Musculoskeletal patients.
We can’t wait to have Connie back in action at Northside Physio, we have missed her smiling face, her cake obsession and her rogue Pilates chats!
March 25 – Teaming up with Northside FC!
We are happy to announce that we will be joining forces with the Northside FC Senior Women’s team for season 2025!
Together, we’re bringing top-tier physiotherapy care and support to their amazing players, providing them with injury assessments and the treatment and care they need to stay healthy and on the field! As a clinic, Northside Physio loves to support the local community, especially when it comes to local sport so this opportunity was to good to pass up.
Northside FC players can now book their injury assessments and/or Initial Consultations via the website or by calling the clinic on 9942 8903.
Fingers crossed for a successful season for the girls!
February 25 – New Physio Alert!
This month Northside Physio has gained a new Physiotherapist – Sarah!
Sarah is a friendly, motivated and confident UK trained Physiotherapist. Originally from Manchester, United Kingdom, Sarah graduated from Leeds Beckett University with her Bachelor of Physiotherapy. Sarah has years of experience working across multiple areas including Musculoskeletal Outpatients and Orthopaedics in the NHS as well as Private Practice here in Australia.
Sarah’s Musculoskeletal experience has allowed her to treat in a broad range of conditions making her extremely adaptable. Sarah treats by adopting a variety of evidence-based treatment approaches through utilising a wide scope of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment tools. Sarah is very well travelled, having spent a couple of years travelling around South East Asia and Australia. We are very excited to have Sarah as a part of the Northside Physio team!
January 25 – Farewell Roland!
For those of you who don’t know Roland finished up at Northside Physio in mid January to pursue a new chapter in Private Practice closer to home. In even bigger news, he is also just about to get married and jet off to New Zealand for his honeymoon!
On behalf of the team at Northside Physio we wish you all the very best both in your career and your life as a newlywed!
December 24 – Christmas Party!
We had an amazing time celebrating the festive season at our Christmas Party! We kicked off the day with bar hopping around Fitzroy, starting at The Builders Arms Hotel, enjoyed a delicious lunch at The Napier, and wrapped things up at The Rose Hotel.
Of course, Elf on the Shelf joined us for the fun, adding some extra holiday cheer to the festivities. It was a fantastic day filled with laughs, good food and great company!
November 24 – Professional Development Updates
Over the course of October/Early November, Physio’s Hayley and Roland upskilled in their knowledge on the upper limb, completing professional development courses on the shoulder, head and neck.
Roland’s completed a course on the shoulder joint. In particular, looking at shoulder joint dysfunction, management of shoulder instability and stiff shoulder pathologies. Through this, Roland was able to learn specific manual therapy and taping techniques for the shoulder joint. He has also added some creative exercises to his toolkit to give to those patients presenting with shoulder stiffness, dysfunction or instability
Hayley completed a head and neck course in early November. Topics covered included, postural head and neck pain, headaches, dizziness and temporomandibular joint (jaw) pain. This course covered manual therapy techniques to provide relief to the shoulder, neck and jaw. Additionally, she is now equipped with additional exercises to enhance the movement of the upper limb, taking pressure off the neck and upper back in patients presenting with head and neck pain.
If you are suffering from head, neck or shoulder pain, both Hayley and Roland are available full time at Northside Physio. Bookings can be made online or by calling 9942 8903.
October 24 – Baby Batchelor!
He’s arrived – Baby Batchelor has graced the clinic!
After nearly nine months of waiting, the team at Northside Physio received news that Connie had welcomed her little bundle of joy into the world:
Name: Xavier Michael Batchelor Weight: 3.5kg DOB: 10th September, 2024 at 3:16am
We are over the moon for Connie and Michael and we wish them all the happiness as they settle into this new chapter with their gorgeous baby boy. Enjoy every moment, we can’t wait to meet him!
September 24 – Au Revoir Connie!
For those of you who may not know, our lovely clinic owner/boss lady/senior physio Connie is currently very pregnant! Connie finished up (temporarily) at the clinic at the end of August, and she will now be on maternity leave as she patiently awaits the arrival of her precious little bundle.
Connie will not be in the clinic for the remainder of the 2024 as she will be busy soaking up full-time new Mum life. We will miss Connie very much, but for now we are so excited for her to welcome her new bub into the world and be immersed in full time mum life!
Both Physio’s Hayley and Roland will be all hands on deck in the clinic between now and the end of the year!
August 24 – Northside Physio turns 4!
On the 4th of August, Northside Physio celebrated its 4th Birthday! A lot has happened in the last 12 months including the addition of new staff members and expanding our space to cater for Womens Health!
To celebrate, we closed the clinic for the afternoon on Friday and the team went out for a lovely lunch where we overindulged in beautiful Italian food.
We wouldn’t be here without our lovely patients and supportive Northside community, we love seeing and treating all of your friendly faces day in, day out and helping you get back to the things you love most!
July 24 – Winter Special
This winter, Northside Physio is offering half price initial consultations with physio Roland. Whether you are a new or pre-existing patient, don’t let those little niggles slide this winter! Roland is here Monday through to Friday and has availability in both the mornings and evenings. To book an initial consult, visit the book online tab on the website and select “50% off initial consultation” or simply call the clinic on 9942 8903.
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