- Sports / Spinal / Orthopaedic Physiotherapy
- Post-op rehab programs and Hydrotherapy
- Custom orthotics using Gaitscan Technology and 3D casting
- Physiotherapy for inflammatory and osteoarthritis
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Move Well and Stay Well
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Stay Well.
Move Well and Stay Well
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To Meet Your Needs
Downtown Convenience PhysioPlus is located at Savoy Professional Offices Suite 103 - 777 Blanshard Street at the corner of Fairfield Road in Victoria B.C. Canada.
Our clinic is conveniently located downtown in a fully renovated medical office with private rooms, quality treatment and exercise equipment. We utilize the adjacent Parkside Resort gym and pool (25m with disabled access) exercise rehab and hydrotherapy.
You will find the main entrance to the professional offices at the top of the stairs. There is also street level access to the right of the stairs under the black and red awning. Please dial 58 on the entry phone system. Take the elevator to the first floor. We are in suite 103.
There is on street pay parking and also free 2 hour parking within 100m.
At PhysioPlus you can expect prompt appointments & efficient administration with personal service.
More Services & Quality Facilities. Our integrated services will help you move well and stay well.
Our integrated services will help you move well and stay well. Our experienced physiotherapists offer a diverse range of specialised services and can recommend programs or products to help you move well and stay well.
We utilize the adjacent Parkside Resort gym and pool (25m with disabled access) for supervised exercise and hydrotherapy.
Our Experience - Your Advantage. The directors of PhysioPlus Ross Baines and Christine Morrison have extensive experience.
We each bring over 20 years of clinical experience in private clinics & private hospitals, VIHA orthopaedic units, VCH Arthritis Centre as well as workplaces and sporting fields.
Experience counts. Trust us to provide a detailed diagnosis, treatment plan and to communicate with your doctor where investigations or other treatment options are indicated. Benefit from our hands on help, knowledge and networks.
About PhysioPlus
The owners of PhysioPlus – Ross Baines and Christine Morrison welcome new patients to their upmarket downtown practice.
We have invested in quality facilities and recruited an experienced and caring team of professionals to deliver professional health care services to help you move well and stay well.
We are active in the local medical, health care and sporting communities and our networks are a valuable resource to patients.
With sporting interests covering tennis & triathlon, sailing & skiing, running & rugby and with 3 daughters involved in dance, gymnastics and soccer we are sure to understand the demands of your sport.
Having extensive experience as the preferred physiotherapists to several large employers we know the importance of taking time to understand the demands of your work and communicating with your doctor and employer to ensure a safe return to work.
Our associate physiotherapists are committed to our mission to provide professional, progressive physiotherapy. All our physiotherapists are experienced in treating sports, orthopaedic, spinal and work related injuries.
Why choose PhysioPlus?
The directors of PhysioPlus Ross Baines and Christine Morrison have extensive experience in providing physiotherapy and leading allied health care services from private clinics and hospitals in Australia and more recently here in Victoria at VIHA orthopaedic units and VCH Arthritis Centre
Let our experience be your advantage.
Physiotherapists hold a university degree and are highly trained in the recognition and physical treatment of disorders affecting the musculo-skeletal system. Our continuing education, professional memberships and networks ensure you receive ‘best practice’ in assessment and treatment to help you move well and stay well.
Our physiotherapists continue to update their knowledge in the following specialized areas to provide you with the best care.
Back Pain – Sarah Key Approach
An innovative approach of manual therapy and exercise to unlock stiff segments in your spine that result from repetitive posture and activities.
Cervicogenic Headaches
Assessment of posture and function of the cervical and thoracic spine leading to therapy for joint restrictions and muscle imbalances which may include joint mobilization / manipulation / IMS and myofascial release to unlock tight muscles. We customise a checklist of advice on ergonomics, exercises and self help strategies.
Women’s Health
Christine Morrison has post-graduate training and many years of experience helping women with pelvic floor and pre and post natal conditions. Christine uses her experience from VIHA clinics, hospital work and post grad education to help women after mastectomy to manage cording, shoulder stiffness and lymphoedema.
Positional Vertigo & Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vertigo provoked by head movements may be due to a disorder of the vestibular system. Ross Baines has post-graduate training in the assessment and treatment of positional vertigo and rehabilitation of the vestibular system to keep you upright and able.
Biomechanical Analysis of foot and knee
See Ross Baines for an assessment of the mechanics of the lower extremities and pelvic girdle to help identify and rehabilitate over-use injuries like plantar fasciitis, tendonitis and patella femoral pain. Our assessment can include a GaitScan to map foot mechanics during walking or observation of functional activities in our gym or running on a treadmill. Our GaitScan system enables the prescription of flexible low profile custom orthotics.
Arthritis – specialized assessment and exercise programs
See Christine Morrison to get a treatment plan for inflammatory or osteoarthritis.
Christine is accredited to run the GLA:D Canada exercise program for hip and knee arthritis. This small group exercise and education program strengthens and corrects daily movement programs to improve control and alignment which results in less pain and improved function.
Back in Action – hands on help, education and exercise to help you manage chronic back pain.
This package of 5 physiotherapy sessions will give you some hands on help and a customized exercises selected from our structured spinal mobility and core stability programs. Back in Action is suitable for chronic conditions such as spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, and postural spinal pain. We can help you to move well and stay well
If you would like more information on these services call us on 250-220-7205 or email [email protected].
Christine Morrison is a registered physiotherapist with extensive experience in hydrotherapy following joint replacements, spinal surgery, fractures and arthritis. Christine provides individual hydrotherapy by appointment.
ICBC patients who are approved for our Active Again Program and all WorkSafe patients can benefit from hydrotherapy with no out of pocket cost.
GLA:D Canada – An 8 week group exercise and education program for hip & knee arthritis.
Christine Morrison is accredited to provide the GLA:D program which has had over 10,000 participants who have reported beneficial outcomes including 27% reduction in pain, 45% reduction in pain meds and over 30% increase in physical activity. These specific neuromuscular exercises can be applied to everyday activities to improve control and alignment. This program is suitable as prehab before joint replacement.
BodyFit – get fit after injury or illness
With injury or illness your fitness program will need to be customized to meet your needs and goals. Working from our onsite gym or the adjacent Parkside Resort gym & pool our BodyFit Program aims to:
- Review fitness
- Rehab Injuries
- Restore Ability
- Reach Goals
If you would like more information on this program see our factsheet here or call us on 250-220-7205.
Employers can use our services to retain their best asset – a healthy workforce
Recruit the right person: Pre-employment or functional capacity evaluations to ensure workers can safely manage the job demands.
Train: The Work Safe and Office Safe education modules can be presented at the workplace to reduce the risk of manual handling and overuse injuries.
Retain: Appoint PhysioPlus to be your preferred physiotherapy provider to manage work related injuries or provide wellness services.
Good Health is Better Business.
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is also known as functional dry needling. It involves the use of very fine gauge (acupuncture) needles that are IMS or dry needling involves inserting fine sterile acupunture needles into tight bands of muscle which are identified by skilled palpation by your physiotherapist.
As the needle penetrates a supersensitive and shortened muscle the muscle will “grasp” the needle and provoke a cramping sensation. There can be some treatment soreness, but the muscle tension should ease and symptoms improve
The goal of IMS is to relax the sensitive and shortened muscles and relieve pressure on irritated nerves.
PhysioPlus provides the following consultancy services:
- Independent second opinions – for patients or insurers
- Medicolegal reports – for lawyers
- Negotiation / Mediation on ‘reasonably necessary’ treatment and future cost of care.
Ross Baines has over 12 years experience as an Independent Physiotherapy Consultant to WorkCover (NSW) in Australia. Appointed in 1997 by representatives of The Australian Physiotherapy Association, The Physiotherapist Registration Board (NSW) and the WorkCover Authority. Ross has conducted over 1000 file reviews for insurers and negotiated positions on the funding and delivery of ‘reasonably necessary’ treatment with physiotherapists, massage therapists and exercise physiologists as well as giving insurers expert second opinions on treatment options and future cost of care. These opinions are supported by extensive clinical experience, current knowledge of evidence based treatments and valid objective tests and outcome measures.
Patients and payers can rely on Ross Baines to provide independent, experienced and ethical opinions on their personal injury claim and future treatment needs.
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Meet Your PhysioPlus Practitioners
Ross Baines Physiotherapist & Owner
Ross specializes in the treatment of sports injuries, manual / manipulative therapy for the spine and exercise rehabilitation. He has a particular interest in orthopaedic conditions affecting the knee and shoulder and post-operative rehabilitation. He is skilled in treatments and orthotic prescription for disorders of the foot and ankle. Ross has post-graduate training in the assessment and treatment of positional vertigo and vestibular rehabilitation.
Ross gained his Physiotherapy degree in Adelaide South Australia and also has a Master of Business Administration degree with specialization in small business and professional services. Having owned a successful network of practices in Australia and with experience working in other practices here in Victoria, Ross has developed the services and quality facilities at PhysioPlus to help you Go Better. Ross enjoys cycling to work along the waterfront and serving patients who live and work in beautiful downtown Victoria.
With over 20 years clinical experience and 12 years as an Independent Physiotherapy Consultant to WorkCover (NSW) you can expect Ross to give you an accurate assessment of how physiotherapy can help you or what other treatment options may be appropriate for you.
You can read more about the consultancy services Ross offers to patients, payers and employers here.
Christine Morrison Physiotherapist & Owner
Christine Morrison has a combined degree in physiotherapy and occupational therapy from UBC in Vancouver. Christine’s early career was in her home town of Victoria where she operated a VIHA outpatient clinic at Fairfield Health Clinic – right where PhysioPlus is now located!
With years of experience leading a physiotherapy service at a 160 bed private hospital in Australia Christine has recently added to her expertise with specialised training and experience in the management of inflammatory and osteoarthritis whilst working at the Arthritis Centre here in Victoria. Christine will be providing a specialised program to manage hip & knee arthritis.(www.gladcanada.ca)
Christine has post-graduate training in women’s health matters including pelvic floor physiotherapy, post mastectomy problems and osteoporosis. She is also trained in dry needling/IMS.
Christine has worked at VIHA orthopaedic clinics and facilitated a two year study in conjunction with the orthopaedic specialists and Ministry of Health on outcomes after joint replacements. Christine offers post op physiotherapy and hydrotherapy after hip and knee replacements.
Christine is resourceful in sourcing equipment and working cooperatively to help older patients with orthopaedic and medical problems maximize their function and maintain independence.
Rob Foley Physiotherapist
Rob is an experienced physiotherapist with a personable approach focused on your needs. Rob has worked in various physiotherapy settings over the past 9 years and has a keen interest in orthopaedics, sports injuries and general musculoskeletal issues.
Rob graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2009 after completing a previous degree in Sports Science. He relocated to Victoria in 2017.
A keen tennis player Rob represented Ireland in tennis as a junior and was a junior national squad coach/trainer as well as treating Irish Davis Cup players.
Rob’s treatment approach is centered around manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and patient education. Rob is also trained in dry needling / IMS.
Rob is welcoming new patients and offering convenient late afternoon appointments on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
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