Although all musculoskeletal conditions, including sporting injuries, are treated at this clinic, there is a particular emphasis on back and neck problems.
Often the symptoms of such are not in the back or neck, but manifested in the periphery as headaches, nausea, dizziness, clicking jaw, shoulder, arm, hip, leg pains (sciatica), pins and needles or muscle spasm.
Some problems, although seeming to originate elsewhere, as in the shoulder or hip, are in fact referred from the spine.
But whether local or referred these problems are normally remedied with one or a variety of physiotherapy techniques.
Treatments;
Mechanised Spinal Traction for discs in the neck or back.
Spinal Manipulation.
Mobilisation.
Orthotic Inserts.
Ultrasound.
Corrective Taping.
Short-Wave Diathermy.
And Exercise Therapy are some of the treatments available at the clinic.
Raised in Melbourne, Joseph qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in the U.K. He worked several years in London and in private practice in Norway.
On his return to Australia he worked in the Alfred Hospital before establishing his private practice in Richmond.
For two seasons he was the solo physio for the Footscray Football Club.
He wrote a book on back pain which was published in 2003.
Joseph has been approved by the Victorian Physiotherapy Registration Board.
This means he is recognised by WorkSafe Victoria, the T.A.C., Veteran Affairs, Medicare and all private health funds.
In seeking treatment a doctor referral is not necessary.
LOCATION
Sitting at the city end of Highett St., between Lennox and Hoddle Sts., the practice is 3 doors up from the Kingston Hotel.
There is off street parking in the clinic driveway, or 2 hour parking on the same side of the street.
Turn from Hoddle St at first lights north of Bridge Rd, Freeman St becomes Highett St.
The West Richmond Railway Station,
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