Physiotherapy Conditions We Treat in Gwelup
At Lake Gwelup Physiotherapy, we treat a wide range of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions with personalised care and evidence-based treatment plans.
Whether you’re experiencing back pain, sports injuries, joint stiffness, or post-surgical recovery, our experienced physiotherapists provide tailored physiotherapy solutions to support your recovery and long-term health.
We offer printed and digital information sheets, as well as customised exercise programs to help you manage your condition effectively between appointments.
Below is a list of common conditions we regularly treat at our Gwelup physiotherapy clinic. This list is not exhaustive — if you're unsure whether physiotherapy can help, please contact us to discuss your specific needs.
Vertigo & Dizziness Conditions Treated
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV – posterior, horizontal, anterior canal)
- Cervicogenic dizziness (neck-related dizziness)
- Vestibular neuritis
- Labyrinthitis
- Ménière’s disease
- Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)
- Vestibular migraine
- Post-concussion dizziness
- Balance disorders and falls risk
- Ocular motor dysfunction
- Otolith dysfunction
- Chronic disequilibrium
Cervical Spine / Neck Conditions
- Acute and chronic neck pain
- Facet joint sprain / locked facet
- Wry neck (acute torticollis)
- Whiplash associated disorders (WAD I–IV)
- Tension-type headache
- Cervicogenic headache
- Migraine with cervical contribution
- Cervical disc bulge / herniation
- Degenerative disc disease
- Cervical spondylosis
- Cervical radiculopathy (nerve root compression)
- Cervical myelopathy (co-managed)
- Cervical discogenic pain
- Wry neck
- Cervical fracture
- Ligamentous cervical instability (alar, transverse ligament – co-managed)
- Work-related neck pain / occupational overuse
- Upper trapezius myofascial pain
- Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) pain
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolysis & spondylolisthesis
- Postural neck pain (desk, driving, device use)
- Occipital neuralgia
- Cervical instability (upper cervical / post-traumatic / hypermobility-related)
- Foraminal stenosis
- Uncovertebral joint arthropathy
- Thoracic outlet syndrome (neurogenic / vascular)
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis-related neck pain
- Post-surgical neck pain (fusion, disc replacement, discectomy)
- Post-concussion syndrome (cervical component)
Thoracic Spine & Rib Conditions
- Upper and mid-back pain
- Costovertebral & costotransverse joint dysfunction
- Rib sprains & fractures
- Costochondritis
- Thoracic disc bulge / herniation
- Thoracic radiculopathy
- Postural kyphosis
- Scheuermann’s disease
- Scoliosis
- T4 syndrome
- Spinal stenosis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Costosternal joint dysfunction
- Rhomboid pain
- Pectus excavatum / pectus carinatum (postural and respiratory implications)
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
- Thoracic stress fractures (athletes, osteoporosis)
- Spinous process fractures (clay-shoveler’s fracture)
- Post-mastectomy thoracic wall pain
- Intercostal muscle strain
- Serratus anterior strain
- Thoracic paraspinal pain
- Latissimus dorsi strain
- Myofascial pain syndrome / trigger points
- Osteoporotic compression fractures
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Nerve entrapment
- Post-surgical thoracic pain
- Inflammatory arthritis (RA, PsA)
Shoulder Conditions
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy & tears
- Subacromial pain syndrome
- Shoulder impingement
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
- Biceps long head tendinopathy
- AC joint sprain / osteoarthritis
- SC joint injuries
- Glenohumeral instability (anterior, posterior, multidirectional)
- Labral tears (SLAP, Bankart)
- Shoulder dislocation
- Fractures (clavicle, humerus, scapula)
- Shoulder/ sub-acromial bursitis
- Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy
- Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears
- Subscapularis tendinopathy / tear
- Teres minor tendinopathy
- Pectoralis major strain / rupture
- Glenohumeral osteoarthritis
- Atraumatic shoulder instability
- Cervical radiculopathy with shoulder referral
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral head
- Shoulder arthroscopy rehabilitation
- Post-fracture ORIF rehab (proximal humerus, clavicle, scapula)
- Nerve entrapment (suprascapular, axillary)
- Post-shoulder replacement rehabilitation
- Post-acromioplasty / decompression rehab
- Post-rotator cuff repair rehabilitation
- Post-stabilisation surgery rehabilitation
Elbow Conditions
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylalgia/ lateral elbow tendinopathy)
- Golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylalgia/ medical elbow tendinopathy)
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Radial tunnel syndrome
- Olecranon bursitis
- UCL injuries
- Posterolateral rotatory instability
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Elbow fractures & dislocations
- Triceps tendinopathy
- Distal biceps tendinopathy / rupture
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) tendinosis
- Anconeus tendinopathy
- Triceps rupture (partial / complete)
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain (throwers)
- Capitellar instability
- Chronic elbow instability
- Plica syndrome
- Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome
- Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome
- Medial epicondyle apophysitis
- Panner’s disease (capitellar osteonecrosis)
- Nursemaid’s elbow (radial head subluxation)
- Gout of the elbow
- Snapping triceps / ulnar nerve subluxation
- Overuse syndromes in climbers and golfers
- Elbow arthritis (OA, RA, PsA)
- Nerve entrapment syndromes
Wrist & Hand Conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Guyon’s canal syndrome
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- Intersection syndrome
- TFCC tears
- Scapholunate instability
- Kienböck’s disease
- Ganglion cysts
- Trigger finger
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Gamekeeper’s thumb / skier’s thumb
- Finger fractures & dislocations
- Tendon repairs
- Mallet finger (extensor tendon avulsion)
- Jersey finger (flexor digitorum profundus rupture)
- Boutonnière deformity
- Swan neck deformity
- Trigger thumb
- Scaphoid fractures
- Hook of hamate fracture
- Lunotriquetral ligament injury
- DRUJ (distal radioulnar joint) instability
- Wrist osteoarthritis
- CMC joint osteoarthritis (thumb base arthritis)
- STT joint arthritis (scapho-trapezio-trapezoid)
- MCP & IP joint osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand
- Psoriatic arthritis of the hand
- Superficial radial nerve entrapment (Wartenberg’s syndrome)
- Pronator teres syndrome (proximal median nerve)
- Boxer’s fracture (5th metacarpal neck)
- Climbers’ pulley injuries (A2/A4)
- Extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendinopathy
- Flexor carpi radialis (FCR) tendinopathy
- Flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) tendinopathy
- Extensor tendinopathies (ECRL, ECRB, EDM, EPL)
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Post-surgical hand rehabilitation
Lumbar Spine, Pelvis & Nerve Pain
- Acute & chronic low back pain
- Lumbar disc bulge / herniation
- Degenerative disc disease
- Lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica)
- Spinal stenosis
- Facet joint arthropathy
- Discogenic low back pain
- Lumbar scoliosis (degenerative and adolescent)
- Baastrup’s disease
- Quadratus lumborum strain
- Erector spinae strain
- Sacral stress fractures
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Vertebral compression fracture (acute & chronic)
- Pars defects / stress fractures
- Spondylolysis & spondylolisthesis
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Coccydynia
- Lifting injuries
- Piriformis syndrome (deep gluteal syndrome)
- Pelvic girdle pain
- Osteoporosis-related fractures
- Inflammatory spondyloarthropathies
- Spinal fusion rehabilitation
- Post-laminectomy rehabilitation
- Post-spinal surgery rehabilitation
Hip & Groin Conditions
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Labral tears
- Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
- Gluteal tendinopathy
- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
- Adductor tendinopathy
- Osteitis pubis
- Sports hernia
- Stress fractures
- Avascular necrosis
- Hip flexor strains
- Hip dysplasia
- Iliopsoas tendinopathy
- Rectus femoris tendinopathy
- Adductor strains
- Proximal ITB syndrome
- Tensor fascia lata tendinopathy
- Inguinal-related groin pain
- Pectineus tendinopathy
- Femoral nerve entrapment
- Obturator nerve entrapment
- Femoral neck stress fracture
- Pelvic stress fractures (pubic rami, sacrum)
- Apophyseal avulsion fractures (ASIS, AIIS, ischial tuberosity, lesser trochanter)
- Pudendal neuralgia (perineal/groin pain)
- Gluteal strains
- Meralgia paraesthetica
- Hamstring origin tendinopathy
- Hip resurfacing rehabilitation
- Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) rehab
- Post-fracture ORIF rehab (neck of femur, acetabulum)
- Heterotopic ossification
- Hip replacement rehab
- Hip arthroscopy rehab
- Paediatric hip conditions (SUFE, Perthes, apophysitis)
Knee Conditions
- ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL injuries
- Meniscal tears
- Posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Chondral defects
- Patellar instability
- Patellar dislocation
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome
- ITB friction syndrome
- Baker’s cyst
- Osteoarthritis & inflammatory arthritis
- Patella tendinopathy
- Quadricep tendinopathy
- Distal hamstring tendinopathy
- Degenerative meniscal tears
- Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
- Chondromalacia patellae
- Patellar tendon rupture
- Fat pad (Hoffa’s) impingement
- Plica syndrome
- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis
- Popliteus tendinopathy
- Gastrocnemius strains
- Pes anserine tendinopathy / bursitis
- Semimembranosus tendinopathy
- Prepatellar bursitis (housemaid’s knee)
- Tibial plateau fractures
- Patellar fractures
- Femoral condyle stress reactions
- Common peroneal nerve entrapment
- Stress fractures
- Post-ACL reconstruction rehab
- Post-meniscal repair rehabilitation
- Post-MPFL reconstruction rehab
- Post-osteotomy rehab (HTO/DFO)
- Knee replacement rehab
- Post-arthroscopy rehab
Ankle, Leg & Foot Conditions
- Achilles tendinopathy & rupture
- Plantar fasciitis, plantar fasciopathy, plantar heel pain
- Heel spurs
- Ankle sprains & instability
- High ankle sprains
- Peroneal tendon disorders
- Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Sinus tarsi syndrome
- Osteochondral lesions
- Stress fractures
- Shin splints
- Compartment syndrome
- Flat feet
- Sever’s disease
- Bunions & hallux rigidus
- Morton’s neuroma
- Sesamoiditis
- Lisfranc injuries
- Post-ankle surgery rehabilitation
TMJ / Jaw & Headache Disorders
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD)
- Disc displacement
- Myofascial jaw pain
- Bruxism-related pain
- Cervico-craniofacial pain
- Trigeminal neuralgia (co-managed)
- Post-dental procedure jaw pain
- TMJ osteoarthritis
- Tension-type headache (jaw–neck driven)
- Cervicogenic headache
- Whiplash-associated jaw disorders
Post-Operative & Surgical Rehabilitation
- Total knee replacement rehab
- Total hip replacement rehab
- Shoulder replacement rehab
- Shoulder stabilisation (Bankart / Latarjet) rehab
- Biceps tenodesis / tenotomy rehab
- Elbow surgery rehab (UCL reconstruction, arthroscopy)
- Wrist arthroscopy rehab
- Carpal tunnel release rehab
- TFCC repair rehab
- Hand tendon repair rehab (flexor / extensor)
- ACL reconstruction
- Partial knee replacement (unicompartmental) rehab
- PCL / MCL / LCL reconstruction rehab
- MPFL reconstruction rehab
- Meniscectomy rehab
- Hip arthroscopy rehab (FAI, labral repair)
- Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) rehab
- Hip resurfacing rehab
- Meniscal repair
- Rotator cuff repair
- Labral repair
- Spinal fusion & decompression
- Lumbar microdiscectomy
- Fracture fixation
- Ankle ligament reconstruction (ATFL/CFL) rehab
- Achilles tendon repair rehab
- Ankle fracture ORIF rehab
- Foot surgery rehab (bunion, hallux rigidus, fusion)
- Cervical spine surgery rehab (fusion, disc replacement)
- Thoracic spine surgery rehab
- Vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty rehab
- Cartilage repair procedures (microfracture, MACI, OATS)
- Muscle repair surgery (hamstring, adductor, pectoralis major)
- Nerve decompression surgery rehab (ulnar, median, peroneal, tarsal tunnel)
- Tendon repairs
- Ligament reconstructions
- Arthroscopic surgery recovery
- Osteotomy rehab
Hypermobility & Connective Tissue Disorders
- Generalised Joint Hypermobility (GJH)
- Joint hypermobility syndrome
- Recurrent joint sprains and subluxations due to ligament laxity
- Shoulder, patella, hip and ankle instability related to hypermobility
- Chronic widespread pain associated with hypermobility
- Proprioceptive deficits and poor joint position sense
- Postural fatigue and endurance deficits
- Autonomic symptoms associated with hypermobility (e.g. POTS – co-managed)
- Temporomandibular joint hypermobility and jaw instability
Rheumatological & Inflammatory Joint Conditions
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
- Axial spondyloarthritis (non-radiographic and radiographic)
- Peripheral spondyloarthritis
- Reactive arthritis
- Enteropathic arthritis (IBD-associated)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE – musculoskeletal involvement)
- Sjögren’s syndrome (musculoskeletal and fatigue management)
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Gout (acute and chronic crystal arthropathy)
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease – CPPD)
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
- Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
- Inflammatory osteoarthritis
- Fibromyalgia (central sensitisation and widespread pain)
- Connective tissue diseases with musculoskeletal involvement
– Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
– Mixed connective tissue disease
– Dermatomyositis / polymyositis (co-managed) - Vasculitis-related musculoskeletal pain (co-managed)
- Osteoporosis and fragility fracture rehabilitation
- Inflammatory back pain
- Sacroiliitis
- Enthesitis (tendon and ligament insertion inflammation)
Occupational Health & Work-Related Injury Management
- Work-related neck and back pain
- Repetitive strain injuries (RSI)
- Overuse and cumulative trauma disorders
- Computer-related postural pain (office workers)
- Upper limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs)
- Shoulder, elbow and wrist overuse injuries
- Work-related headaches and cervicogenic headaches
- Lumbar disc injuries from manual handling
- Acute lifting and twisting injuries
- Facet joint sprains
- Work-related sciatica and nerve compression
- Thoracic outlet syndrome related to occupation
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (work-related)
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (repetitive thumb/wrist use)
- Trigger finger (occupational)
- Epicondylalgia (tennis and golfer’s elbow in trades and desk workers)
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy in overhead workers
- Knee injuries in kneeling and squatting occupations
- Ankle and foot overuse in standing and walking occupations
- Vibration-related disorders (hand–arm vibration syndrome – co-managed)
- Work-related stress and pain sensitisation
- Postural fatigue and endurance deficits
- Early intervention for work injury prevention
- Return-to-work rehabilitation programs
- Functional capacity evaluation (FCE)
- Ergonomic assessment and workstation modification
- Manual handling injury prevention
- Pre-employment screening
- On-site workplace physiotherapy
- WorkCover injury management (WA WorkCover)
- Chronic pain and long-term work disability prevention