The Movement Laboratory is a physiotherapy clinic at One-North Gateway in Queenstown that focuses on posture and movement. The clinic says no referral is needed to book. Its physiotherapists are MOH-registered, and the approach is to look beyond the sore spot at posture, daily activities, work setup and long-term goals before a treatment plan is drawn up.
The methods listed are manual therapy, movement-based rehabilitation, dry needling and sports rehabilitation. The website names posture correction, injury rehabilitation and chronic pain relief as the main areas of work. Patients who write about the clinic mention injury understanding and back pain treatment most often, and say the physiotherapists are knowledgeable. Some describe a thorough assessment, and one who came after a hamstring pull and another with ankle and calf problems say the root cause was found. One reviewer was referred by an orthopaedic specialist for hip arthritis and a weak core.
Within a kilometre there are three other physiotherapists. Of the four with more than 10 reviews, none is rated higher. Rapid Physiocare, Revitalise Neuro and Sports Rehab, and Enhance Physiotherapy are all in Buona Vista, about 0.5 km away. Our pick in Queenstown for back pain or a sports injury that needs the cause found, not just treated.