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At Enhance Physiotherapy Wagga, you will be provided with the most effective treatment techniques to assist you to overcome your injury and enhance your wellbeing. Our professional physiotherapists utilise the latest evidence-based techniques and strategies to assist you to, not only return to your normal daily activities, but have you performing these activities even better than before! As well as treating and managing your existing injuries, we will also provide you with the tools and knowledge to minimise the risk of re-injury.
Our longer appointment times allows us to better assess your injury and give you the necessary strategies to promote your physical wellbeing. Our team are proficient in sports physiotherapy – however this is just one component of what we do.
We also excel in other areas including post-surgery, men’s health, workers compensation, right through to that niggling back pain after gardening. We treat patients from toddlers through to the elderly and understand the physical demands at different stages of life. No matter what your injury or your age, you will always be provided with a professional approach and a high standard of care.
ENHANCE PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC
265 Edward Street, Wagga Wagga
Enhance Physiotherapy Wagga was founded by Jess Lewington, Matt Lewington & Nathan Sceriha in 2018 after its successful launch in Albury-Wodonga in 2016. Our young and motivated team are always willing to go that extra mile to ensure that you are confident that your physical well-being is in safe hands.
Our previous experience in the local physiotherapy settings will ensure that no matter which physiotherapist you see, you will be provided with the same high level of care.
Jess Lewington grew up in Wagga with a passion for sports and helping others. Jess developed this passion to become a Sports Physiotherapist at an early age. Jess completed her physiotherapy degree through Charles Sturt University in 2013.
Graduating from Charles Stuart University in 2014 Chris has been working in a private practice since. Chris has been involved with the Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup team for the past five years including time as the rehabilitation coordinator and head physiotherapist.
Zac completed his Doctor of Physiotherapy studies at Bond University graduating in 2017. Prior to this Zac completed undergraduate studies in Physical Education and worked for a short period as a teacher.
After completing his schooling in Wagga Wagga, Matt studied Physiotherapy at Charles Stuart University in Albury. Matt moved back to Wagga Wagga at the beginning of 2014 to work in private practice.
Following his physio training at CSU in 2004, Dave commenced his professional career in a rotational role at the Albury Base Hospital. This consolidated his knowledge in orthopaedics, post-surgical, chest physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
Tracey is the Practice Manager at Enhance Physiotherapy. Tracey is a local Wagga girl who has a wealth of experience working in the medical and allied health industry throughout Australia.
Nathan has recently completed post-graduate studies in Sports Physiotherapy through La Trobe University in Melbourne. Nathan has worked in the private practice setting, as well as working at the private hospital and onsite occupational physiotherapy at Visy Board.
Sarah graduated in 2017, and has spent the last 18 months working in private practice here on the Border. Sarah’s interests lie mostly in the lower limb and pelvis. Sarah enjoys managing feet & ankles and hopes to do further training in this area soon.
Ashley Completed her year 12 certificate in 2016. She has a passion for health and fitness which motivated her to further her studies and complete a Cert IV in Allied Health Assistance. Ashley joined Enhance in 2019 as the new Float Tank and Hyperbaric Chamber Operator.
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Occupational Physiotherapy
Vestibular Physiotherapy
Home Visits
Gait Assessments
Onsite Workplace Physiotherapy
Gym Programs
Pre-season Screening
Post-operative Rehabilitation
Men’s Health Physiotherapy
Hand Physiotherapy
Chronic Pain
Fitness Assessments
Casting, Splinting, Orthotics
Pelvic Pain
Sports Physiotherapy
Neurological rehabilitation
Running Re-training
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ/Jaw pain)
Dry Needling
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Having explored some of the general benefits of sleep and tips on improving sleep quality (see blogs The Power of Sleep – Part 1 and 2) we will now look at the importance of sleep in our athletic population. A study by Milewski and colleagues...
We’ve now heard about some of the powerful benefits of sleep yet some of us still struggle to get the recommended 8 hours a night. So, what can we do about this? Below we will explore 12 tips for healthy sleep. Stick to a sleep...
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The majority of ACL injuries are sustained whilst playing sport. Therefore it is no surprise that patients typical goal is to return to sport as quickly as possible with the aim to play at the same standard/level as pre-injury. There are many different return to...
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Do you have foot pain that is slowing you down? You may be experiencing plantar fascia pain or plantar fasciitis, the most common cause of heel pain. It is estimated that 1 in 10 people will experience plantar fascia pain in their lifetime. Generally, plantar fascia...
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A lot of people put off booking in to see a physiotherapist because they don’t want someone to tell them to STOP exercising. Stopping exercise isn’t always the solution. It doesn’t necessarily solve the problem and sometimes stopping exercise can actually make certain injuries worse. ...
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What is a Hyperbaric Chamber and what does it do? Enhance Physiotherapy Albury-Wodonga is home to the only Hyperbaric Chamber on the border! Our Hyperbaric Chamber provides specialised Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) which involves breathing concentrated levels of oxygen in a pressurised chamber. Hyperbaric oxygen...
PREHABILITATON BEFORE REHABILITATION!! Prehabilitation or widely known as “Prehab” refers to an exercise based program individually designed to either prepare the person for surgery or as a approach of injury prevention in sport, the workplace and or everyday functional activities. SURGERY: Prehabilitation is affective...
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Matt Lewington from Enhance Physiotherapy Albury Wodonga speaking about tendon pain and how to best treat tendons to get you back achieving your goals faster! Whether it be your achilles, patella tendon, lateral hip, shoulder or elbow – tendon pain can be very debilitating when...
*** SPORTS TAPING COURSE *** Saturday the 4th of November 9.00am – 11.00am Located at the Enhance Physiotherapy Clinic: 550 Smollett St Albury. Ideal for sports trainers heading into preseason. Please contact the clinic on 02 6041 3609 to secure your place. Learn from physiotherapists...
As physiotherapists who work closely with sports teams and the Australian Defence Force, a fair proportion of our work consists of loading issues. “The Envelope of Function” is a great analogy, when discussing injuries related to loading. If the load fits within your “Envelope...
Headaches are one of the most prevalent conditions in society! They cause missed days at work, unproductive days due to clouded judgement and thinking, irritability, low moods and most importantly they negatively affect your quality of life. It’s common for headache sufferers to bounce...
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) causes short, intense bouts of dizziness or vertigo associated with quick head movements, rolling over in bed, or getting up in the morning. Most people report acute episodes of nausea during or shortly after these dizziness attacks. BPPV occurs when...
Hamstring rehabilitation. With footy pre-season commencing, hamstring injuries become more prevalent. It is just not the older guys that are getting injuries! Too often we see a very basic rehabilitation for hamstring injuries. We feel this is linked to such a high reoccurrence rate. Each...
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