Form Physio is a physiotherapy clinic at 45 Sale Street in Freemans Bay, Auckland, and its distinctive feature is the length of each appointment. The clinic gives extended treatment times and says each plan is built around the patient's own goals, so the aim is lasting results rather than a quick fix. Treatment combines hands-on work with movement and exercise, progressed over time, to reduce pain and improve strength and fitness.
It treats acute injuries as well as longstanding ones. Early in an injury, the physiotherapists assess, advise on what is making the pain worse, and can brace or tape an injury to steady it. They can also make a prompt referral for an X-ray or ultrasound scan when the diagnosis needs confirming. Patients do not need to see a GP first, and the clinic can lodge ACC claims for injuries.
The team says early assessment can speed healing and reduce acute pain, and the clinic describes its approach as one that covers the whole course of an injury, from diagnosis through to the work that sets up long-term outcomes. It is a short walk from the Freemans Bay shops and the waterfront area.