How to Get a Medicare Referral for Physiotherapy in Australia
If you have a chronic or long-term condition, you may be eligible to access Medicare-funded physiotherapy—up to 5 sessions per year—through something called a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Plan, sometimes also referred to as an EPC (Enhanced Primary Care) referral. Many people are unaware they qualify, and they miss out on valuable support for managing […]
What is Hip Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis is a disease that affects joints. In hip OA, the whole joint is affected- this includes thecartilage, labrum, synovium, and bones. Who is more likely to get hip OA?The older an individual is, the more likely they will have hip OA. Approximately 1 in 4 Australians willdevelop hip OA in their lifetime. The morphology […]
