Stoddard Road Physio is a physiotherapy clinic on Stoddard Road in Mount Roskill, Auckland, set within an established medical centre. It treats musculoskeletal, neural and postural problems, and offers dry needling, sports injury care and post-operative recovery, for people of all ages. The clinic says it looks for the underlying cause of pain rather than only the symptom. It uses video analysis, muscle balance tests, postural assessments and hands-on testing before it builds a rehabilitation plan around each patient's own goals and fitness level.
Acupuncture, herbal medicine and cupping are also offered. The physiotherapists work with GPs, specialists and other health professionals, and can refer patients on to specialists when needed. Once recovery is under way, patients are given stretches and exercises to do at home or in the gym, along with advice on preventing further injury. One of the physiotherapists grew up in Mount Roskill and holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Physiotherapy from AUT, with postgraduate study in western acupuncture. In a clinic built on hands-on assessment, the first session is where the plan is decided.