How we treat?
Exercise Rehabilitation
At LIVO Physiotherapy, we believe that staying active is one of the most important ways for older adults to maintain independence and quality of life.
Exercise rehabilitation focuses on using safe, targeted exercises to improve strength, movement control, balance, and everyday function. Programs are designed to support your ability to walk, stand, transfer, and perform daily activities with greater ease and confidence.
Exercise rehabilitation may help to:
- Improve muscle strength and joint support
- Maintain mobility and flexibility
- Enhance balance and reduce falls risk
- Support recovery after injury, surgery, or hospitalisation
- Promote long-term independence and physical function
All exercise programs are individually tailored and progressed at a pace that is appropriate for your condition, goals, and abilities.
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Manual Therapy (Hands-on treatment)
Our hands-on manual therapy techniques are used to assist with pain reduction, improve joint mobility, and address soft tissue restrictions to support better movement and function.
Manual therapy may include:
- Joint mobilisation
- Soft tissue mobilisation and massage
- Trigger point release
- Neural mobilisation (nerve gliding)
- Assisted stretching techniques
All techniques are selected and applied based on your condition, tolerance, and goals.
Manual therapy is combined with exercise rehabilitation and functional training to support longer-term outcomes.
Dry Needling
Dry needling is used in clinic-based sessions only to assist with pain modulation, reduce muscle tension, and address myofascial trigger points that may contribute to movement restriction or pain. It aims to support improved muscle function and movement when clinically appropriate.
Dry needling may include:
- Targeting myofascial trigger points
- Treatment of overactive or protective muscle tissue
- Neuromuscular stimulation where indicated
Dry needling techniques are selected based on your condition, medical history, tolerance, and goals.
Dry needling is combined with exercise rehabilitation and functional training to support longer-term outcomes.
*Dry needling is not suitable for everyone and will only be used following appropriate screening and informed consent.
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Fascial Cupping
Fascial cupping is a gentle manual therapy technique that uses controlled suction to influence the superficial soft tissues and fascia. It is used to assist with soft tissue mobility and pain modulation where clinically appropriate.
Fascial cupping may help to:
- Improve soft tissue mobility
- Reduce muscular tension
- Enhance local circulation
- Support recovery alongside exercise rehabilitation
- Promote relaxation and comfort
Cupping is applied selectively and forms part of an individualised treatment plan tailored to your condition and goals.