Dry Needling

Dry needling is a treatment technique used by physiotherapists to help relieve muscle pain and tightness. It involves inserting very thin, sterile needles into trigger points—tight bands or knots within muscles—to stimulate healing, improve blood flow, and reduce discomfort. This method is particularly effective for treating chronic pain, muscle tension, and sports injuries, and is often used alongside other physiotherapy treatments to support recovery and improve mobility.

Pain Management

For some people pain is ongoing and debilitating. A pain service starts with a team approach to tailor individual programmes to help clients manage persistent pain. Through assessment the team will work with you to identify what you want to achieve, and from there create a plan of treatment services to achieve this.

The programme can have input from any of the following:

• Physiotherapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Dietitian
• Pain Doctor
• Social Worker
• Counsellor
• Psychologist
• Pharmacist

Falls Prevention

If you’ve recently had a fall, are worried about potentially falling or are less mobile than you would like to be, we have a falls prevention programme which is led by Physiotherapists and is designed to improve mobility and reduce the risk of falls. The programme includes an initial assessment followed by a six-week exercise class programme to increase your strength, balance and agility. The classes are group classes and exercises are tailored to individual needs and abilities. After you complete the programme, our Physiotherapists can talk to your GP about your needs and provide them with an update. You also have the option to continue the classes to further improve and work towards other goals.

Lymphedema

Lymphedema is swelling caused by an accumulation of lymph (protein rich fluid) which is normally drained by our lymphatic system. Lymphedema can range from being mild to severe, the most common causes we see are due to cancer or cancer treatment such as surgery or radiation. Our specialised Lymphoedema therapists can help to reduce Lymphoedema or manage current swelling by teaching you techniques, recommending equipment that encourages drainage, and manually helping to drain lymph fluid. Our therapists are trained in manual lymph drainage which using a massage-like technique to move trapped fluid in the swollen limb toward an area with working lymph vessels. They are also able to offer general advice on how to minimise your risk of having ongoing swelling

Vestibular Rehabilitation

The vestibular system is made of the vestibular apparatus (the inner ear) and the brain. Together they are responsible for enabling us to maintain a steady gaze, maintain our balance, and prevent dizziness. Issues with the vestibular system can arise after injuries (like concussion or whiplash), infection or stroke.

 Vestibular Rehabilitation is an exercise-based treatment programme that is designed to address the various problems caused by the vestibular system, and ultimately improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness, vertigo, light headedness, and motion sensitivity. Our trained Vestibular Therapists can complete a full specialised assessment, determine the cause of your symptoms, and provide an individualised treatment plan.

Paediatric Services

Our highly experienced Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists can work with your family at home, at school or in our bright and friendly clinic. They are specially trained to help Tamariki in areas including; sports injuries or fractures, growing pains, neurological conditions, social and play skills, independence with self-care in the home and school environment, Autism, ADHD and Sensory Processing disorder and fine and gross motor skills, and memory, attention and problem-solving.

Speech Language Therapy

Speech-Language Therapists work with people who have language, voice or speech difficulties. They can assess, treat and support individuals with a wide range of needs. Children with speech and language difficulties can make huge improvements with the assistance of a speech and language therapist, left unsupported their communication difficulties can affect their ability to make friends and engage in the learning environment. Speech-Language Therapists work with people with a wide range of developmental and neurological conditions including: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Brain injury and Neurological disorders (Stroke, Parkinsons, MD, MS and Huntingtons), Dysfluency, learning or intellectual disabilities and global developmental delay. They can also work with individuals with swallowing and feeding problems.

Here at Active+ our trained Speech and Language Therapists work closely with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, allowing us to support you from a multidisciplinary approach. We can easily make referrals to other team members as required to best support our clients.