The Ridgway Method Approach for Solving Pain & Injury

So, what is The Ridgway Method and why am I, a physio with 20 years experience, so enthusiastic about it?

I used to eat, drink, live Physio-14 hours a day!  I have to say I have always loved treating and I used to get pretty good results for my patients.  I’ve always had 30 minute appointments so we always had plenty of time to treat.

The Ridgway Method has taken this to a whole new level.

Developed by Australian physiotherapist, Michael Ridgway, the theory behind The Ridgway Method is to get you better as quickly as possible with results that last a long time.

60-120 minutes to find the underlying cause of a condition

There are 3 parts to this…the first is to diagnose.  The assessment is thorough, so thorough.  We assess every muscle, joint, nerve, movement patterns in the body to find out the underlying cause to your problem.   This can take anywhere from 60 to 120 minutes.  It really depends on how long you have had the problem for and how complex it is.   At this point i must say that some people may need to go to Plan B – needing referral on for investigations or to see another medical professional.  This is only when physiotherapy is not appropriate.  

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30-180 minutes to achieve PAIN FREE FULL FUNCTION

The second step is to FIX!  This is the part everyone loves.  
What I didn’t mention above is that we were looking for the underlying reason why the problem exists.  And that is what we focus our treatment on.  

Our goal is for you to be PAIN FREE WITH FULL FUNCTION.  We also go through how to look after your condition at home so that it doesn’t come back again.  

This part of the process usually takes between 30 minutes and 180 minutes.

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Graduate to 30 mins every 3 months.  

The last step is to prevent recurrence by having Tune Ups.  What is the famous saying, Prevention is better than the cure.  The aim of treatment is to treat anyaccumulative strain that might develop as a result of life’s challenges.  The goal is to graduate these to 30 minutes every 3 months. 





Hopefully this gives some insight to what this most up to date approach to treatment is all about.  More information is available on our website

http://www.therefinedbody.com.au/the-difference.html

Next post will be about the actual sessions and what you can expect from me.

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