Our People / Gymnasium
Clinically supervised rehabilitation facility
For people returning from injury, or those suffering from persistent spinal and joint conditions, Brighton Spinal Group offers patients a gymnasium based rehabilitation facility. This facility is both monitored and overseen by qualified physiotherapists and exercise physiologists.
Specifically designed as a rehabilitation facility, Brighton Spinal Group’s clinical gymnasium enables patients to engage in the most effective gym-based rehabilitation program possible, ensuring your recovery is fast and safe.
What if I am in pain?
Therapeutic exercise is designed to reduce stress and strain on pain sensitive structures of the body by re-learning or modifying activity. Many types of acute and chronic pain respond well to therapeutic exercise in the form of functional restoration, progressive strengthening and fitness training. Getting started is often the hardest part.
What if I am already exercising?
Physiotherapists and exercise physiologists are experts in human movement. We also excel in managing the healing and recovery process. By establishing the underlying physical factors, we will determine both which sort of activity and how much to ensure a fast and effective recovery.
How do I begin?
If you have a persistent spinal or joint condition, or are returning to exercise after suffering an injury, you are an appropriate candidate for one of our gym programs run by our rehabilitation physiotherapist Bruce Gilmore.
Initial Assessment
During the initial consultation we will assess your condition, complete baseline measures and discuss your options for exercise therapy. The focus is to determine which form of exercise therapy will be best for you. We may need to teach you some new movement strategies, modify your current exercise regime as well as develop strength, fitness and flexibility using the equipment in the gymnasium.
Depending on your ability, confidence and injury, Bruce will determine the level of supervision you require to continue your transitional rehabilitation program within our gymnasium.
Our gymnasium is designed to help you become independent with your exercise regime; hence there are no long term contracts or sign up fees.
To make an appointment for an gymnasium assessment with Bruce Gilmore, please phone 9596 7211 and speak to our reception team.
| Bruce Gilmore |
Physiotherapist / Gym Rehabilitation |
Bruce graduated from Otago University in 2002, since graduating Bruce has worked in a variety of settings including orthopaedics, sports and spinal rehabilitation as well as personal training. Bruce has joined the team at Brighton Spinal Group to develop the Clinical Gymnasium, running individualised programs designed for sub-acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions as well as pain management. Bruce is dedicated to providing effective gym-based transitional rehabilitation programs, ensuring your recovery is as fast and safe as possible. |
| Jo Charge |
Accredited Exercise Physiologist |
Jo completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. Upon graduating, Jo commenced work as a clinical Exercise Physiologist in a community health centre. During this time, Jo gained experience with patients with a range of chronic conditions. This has developed Jo’s strong interest in chronic musculoskeletal conditions, including Fibromyalgia.
This lead to a role as a Health Educator at Arthritis Victoria, where Jo has enjoyed educating the community about living with chronic musculoskeletal conditions, and ways to improve their quality of life. Jo has drawn on her experience as an Exercise Physiologist, to educate about safe and effective exercise when living with a chronic musculoskeletal condition and added benefits that exercise can bring.
Jo is currently completing her studies to become a qualified yoga teacher, to be able to offer yoga as part of her sessions to help her client's improve their health and wellbeing.
Jo is an experienced runner, and recently completed the New York City marathon in 2011, after 10 months of intensive training.
Interests include: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia |