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Allied Health in Ballina

Our Ballina clinic in Tamar Village offers physiotherapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology and pre-employment medicals. We see private patients, NDIS participants, community aged care clients and employer referrals - at the clinic or at your home across the Ballina and the Northern Rivers region. NDIS and aged care registered.

Optimum Allied Health clinic at 92 Tamar Street, Ballina

Services

Services at this clinic

Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal injuries, post-surgical rehab, chronic pain, sports injuries, NDIS physiotherapy and community aged care. Manual therapy, dry needling and tailored exercise programs.

Occupational therapy

Daily living assessments, home modifications, assistive technology and equipment prescription, NDIS functional capacity assessments, and aged care support to help people stay independent at home.

Exercise physiology

Chronic disease management, post-injury rehabilitation, NDIS exercise programs and tailored training for older adults.

Pre-employment medicals

Comprehensive fitness-for-work assessments for employers. Musculoskeletal screening, hearing, vision, lung function and drug and alcohol testing. All testing in one visit, reports within 24 hours.

Meet the team

Meet the Ballina team

All clinicians are AHPRA-registered and hold current professional indemnity insurance.

Nat, physiotherapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Natalie Cassidy

Senior Physiotherapist · Team Lead

Vlad, physiotherapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Vladimir Goulin

Physiotherapist

Mandy, physiotherapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Mandy Iojnsirissilp

Physiotherapist

Vanessa, physiotherapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Vanessa Ojeda

Physiotherapist

Anotida, physiotherapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Anotida

Physiotherapist

Angie Sweet, occupational therapist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Angie Sweet

Occupational Therapist

Melissa Carroll

Occupational Therapist

Barton, exercise physiologist at Optimum Allied Health Ballina

Barton Schubert

Exercise Physiologist

Visit us

Visit us or book a home visit

Ballina clinic

Shop 2-3, 92 Tamar Street, Ballina, NSW 2478

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Closed weekends.

Free parking at the Tamar Village shopping centre.

HICAPS facilities in-clinic for on-the-spot private health fund claims.

Call 1300 871 249 · request@opthealth.com.au

Our mobile clinicians provide home visits across Ballina, Lennox Head, Alstonville, Evans Head, Broadwater and Woodburn and surrounding areas.

Aged care

Aged care in the Northern Rivers

Our Ballina and Northern Rivers team partners with residential aged care facilities to deliver consistent, clinician-led physiotherapy, occupational therapy and exercise physiology on-site. Falls prevention programs are based on the SUNBEAM trial.

14residential aged care facilities we partner with across the Northern Rivers
55%reduction in falls reported by facilities on our SUNBEAM-based programs

Receiving aged care at home? Physiotherapy and occupational therapy are fully government funded clinical care under Support at Home.

Funding

Funding options

  • NDIS - registered provider for plan-managed, self-managed and NDIA-managed participants. No out-of-pocket costs.
  • Support at Home / CHSP - we work directly with your community aged care provider and handle all invoicing.
  • Medicare and DVA - accepted, with DVA invoiced directly on your behalf.
  • Private health insurance - claim on the spot with your health fund card.
  • WorkCover - NSW and QLD workers compensation accepted.
  • Private / self-paying - no referral needed. Call to book or book online. Medicare EPC referrals also accepted.

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