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Full Potential Physio

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 421 736 818

Address: Level 2, 169 Victoria Road, Drummoyne 2047 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.fpphysio.com

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24.01.2022 The Wiggles are streaming live from the Opera House on Sunday afternoon. This is a great opportunity for kids who find it hard to attend concerts to be able to enjoy the Wiggles in the same way as their peers! #inclusion

24.01.2022 Love this!! Inclusion is important for everyone!

24.01.2022 Well done Isa on being so brave in getting through surgery and a hospital stay! Looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together now!

24.01.2022 To protect out clients and therapists. Full Potential Physiotherapy will now be offering telehealth services. Weve started this week and its been a fun to get the whole family involved! We are especially excited to run our group and individual fitness classes for special needs via video link - a great way to keep your kids active over this period. Please contact us if you would like more information. We look forward to seeing you on the screen soon! #stayhomeforthem; #stayhomeforus; #stayhome

23.01.2022 Check out those punches Abbey You are smashing those fitness goals and working so hard as always!

23.01.2022 My last session with Emma before she heads home. Today she did some lovely controlled sit to stands and of note was how flat her feet were even without AFOs. She also worked on weight shift with a step - so important for her and her carers when transferring from one position to another. Great work Emma!! So proud of how hard you have worked and what you have achieved in the last 2 weeks.

23.01.2022 A special needs soccer program in Marrickville if anyone is interested

22.01.2022 For those interested in finding more out about stem cells this should be an interesting public forum. https://www.seymourcentre.com//stem-cells-for-the-brain-a/

22.01.2022 I have been lucky enough to know these two boys over the years of working as a Paediatric Physio. So inspirational and such ambassadors for seeing ABIITY before disability! Congratulations Doug and Aaron on your resilience and all you have achieved!

21.01.2022 Super proud of Koko for going down this hill with such control! And what super parents giving her all the right tips A considerable achievement for a little girl who only started walking last year - and even bigger given she has been forced into isolation during COVID. Well done Koko!!

20.01.2022 A great reason to be active post isolation! Launched by the amazing Ollie Lynch!! Tracy Lynch you must be so proud of your boy.

20.01.2022 One of the things I love about having my own business is that my kids can be involved! Jess is one lucky girl to have another set of friends to spend time with - and she is good at reminding me to keep it fun. Thanks to Prisha and Lexi and all my families for enabling this!

20.01.2022 To all the amazing mothers I am fortunate enough to work with every day HAPPY MOTHERS DAY for Sunday! Bec and I wish you a beautiful day and thank you for sharing your journey with us.

20.01.2022 Introducing our fantastic new physio Cara van Wyk! We are very excited to have Cara join our team. She is a skilled, vibrant physio who is very popular with the kids. A perfect fit for Full Potential Physio. For more about Cara visit our website: https://www.fpphysio.com/staff

19.01.2022 A letter from a school principal and teacher (shared) ...... Dear parents with school aged children You might be inclined to create a minute by minute schedule... for your kids. You have high hopes of hours of learning, including online activities, science experiments, and book reports. Youll limit technology until everything is done! But heres the thing... Our kids are just as scared as we are right now. Our kids not only can hear everything that is going on around them, but they feel our constant tension and anxiety. They have never experienced anything like this before. Although the idea of being off of school for weeks sounds awesome, they are probably picturing a fun time like summer break, not the reality of being trapped at home and not seeing their friends. Over the coming weeks, you will see an increase in behavior issues with your kids. Whether its anxiety, or anger, or protest that they cant do things normally - it will happen. Youll see more meltdowns, tantrums, and oppositional behavior in the coming weeks. This is normal and expected under these circumstances. What kids need right now is to feel comforted and loved. To feel like its all going to be ok. And that might mean that you tear up your perfect schedule and love on your kids a bit more. Play outside and go on walks. Bake cookies and paint pictures. Play board games and watch movies. Do a science experiment together or find virtual field trips of the zoo. Start a book and read together as a family. Snuggle under warm blankets and do nothing. Dont worry about them regressing in school. Every single kid is in this boat and they all will be ok. When we are back in the classroom, we will all course correct and meet them where they are. Teachers are experts at this! Dont pick fights with your kids because they dont want to do math. Dont scream at your kids for not following the schedule. Dont mandate 2 hours of learning time if they are resisting it. If I can leave you with one thing, its this: at the end of all of this, your kids mental health will be more important than their academic skills. And how they felt during this time will stay with them long after the memory of what they did during those weeks is long gone. So keep that in mind, every single day...

19.01.2022 Here is Prisha demonstrating some fantastic ball skills! Prisha has shown amazing determination and perseverance to progress from being unable to catch a large ball to being able to bounce a small ball with one hand! This has also meant that we were able to play a great game of handball today! Prisha - we are so proud of you!!

19.01.2022 Well done Emma on your first independent stand at the bed! A count of 14 is such an achievement and a great step forward toward our goal!

18.01.2022 Happy world kindness day

17.01.2022 This was written by the mum of one of my clients 3 years ago and with current events it is worth us all sharing far and wide! Whilst the current information suggests kids are not affected badly by Coronavirus- children who are vulnerable are more than likely to be.

17.01.2022 Check out our new website! https://www.fpphysio.com/

16.01.2022 Lila is a gorgeous little girl with CHARGE syndrome who is fundraising for an assistance dog to help her with her mobility. If you are able to help please take a look.

15.01.2022 This video was put together by the AMAZING mum if one of my clients. Well done Holly Karten! Lovely to see Koko, Lexi, Noah and Lila!! Please share this video and #stayhomeforthem

15.01.2022 Coincidentally, here is Emma also modelling the clothing from Inc Kid!! Such a gorgeous model in great clothes!!

15.01.2022 With hopscotch on the floor achieved Lexi moved to hopscotch on buckets - and smashed it!! Well done Lexi - you are going from strength to strength! #chargesyndrome #ability

15.01.2022 Practicing our serial casting skills - thanks for being a great model Lachie!!!

14.01.2022 Wishing all our families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for all your support this year - we can’t wait to work with you all in 2021! Deb, Bec and Cara #ElfYourself

13.01.2022 INClusive clothing - what a great initiative!! This company is the amazing creation of a wonderfully dedicated mum - and the young male model is one of Becs gorgeous clients! We all know how challenging it can be to get kids dressed at times, but this is made even harder when they have weakness or need to wear splints. Not only is this clothing enabling independence and ease (hence INClusive!) in dressing - its very cool - I wish they had my size available!! Check out the website is https://inckid.com

13.01.2022 We often say we have the best job in the world and if you needed any more proof then the videos we post, here is the best cuddle from Emma! Such great dissociation and more importantly such a special moment filling me with such gratitude!

12.01.2022 Welcome to the Company Bec!! I am thrilled to announce that Bec, who joined Full Potential Physio in February, has now become a co-owner of Full Potential Physiotherapy! Having started the business myself 5 years ago I couldn't have hoped to have found such a great business partner. For those of you who have met her I am sure you will agree what an asset she has been to FPP! For those who don't know Bec she is a wonderful physio with extensive experience working with childre...n, having worked at Sydney Children’s Hospital (SCH) for over 17 years. Bec specialises in assessing and treating children with acquired and traumatic brain injuries. She also has a particular area of interest and expertise is Early Intervention, specifically gross motor delay (babies not achieving milestones) and plagiocephaly/ torticollis (babies with misshapen heads and head turning preference). I have a special interest in strength, balance and gait retraining, but also love helping any child achieve their gross motor milestones! It’s a privilege working in partnership with children and families to help them achieve their best outcomes and goals. I am passionate about maximising a child’s potential and ensuring they are active participants across all domains in life. I love my job! She enjoys working closely with families to build their confidence in promoting opportunities for movement, learning and play. Bec lives in the Inner West with her husband and two boys, Lachlan and Oliver. They love playing cricket and all sorts of games together, as well as cooking up storms and entertaining friends. Looking forward to many years working together! Debbie

11.01.2022 Ah, so true. Thanks to the fabulous Beth Wilson - Artist for this piece.

11.01.2022 This is an amazing series on ABC Me and ABC iview. It explores what its like for kids living with differences. Ive just watched a close frienda daughter so articulately and confidently discuss what its like living with Autism. There is also What its like living with a disability and having a sibling with a disability. Knowledge and discussion bring understanding. I encourage everyone to watch this with their kids and share it in order to bring greater acceptance of d...ifference. Thanks you Monica for letting me know how you feel and giving me greater insight! https://iview.abc.net.au//wha/series/3/video/CK2004V001S00

10.01.2022 An awesome visual for kids (and adults!) experiencing anxiety around the impact of coronavirus - thanks to @isupportbehavior

09.01.2022 Williams Syndrome Awareness Month. Hello to all the gorgeous kids with Williams Syndrome I have been lucky enough to share a journey with over the last 15 years!

07.01.2022 From I CAN Founder/CEO Chris Varney: "Happy Autistic Pride Day! You are not difficult, you are unique. You are not a subject of pity, you are a subject of stren...gths. You have nothing to apologise for, you have so much to contribute. Every family, every community, every school, every workplace is better when it has US." #AutisticPrideDay #AutismRethink #ActuallyAutistic

06.01.2022 This was special...

06.01.2022 Another day, another goal achieved! Lexi jumped up on a bucket and balanced today. This is pretty impressive for any 5 year old but when you have CHARGE syndrome it is mind blowing! Semicircular canals are fluid filled canals in our ears that give us a sense of balance. Lexi doesnt have these. She also only has one eye. Like I said, mind blowing! Lexi, I am so proud of you! #chargesyndrome #ability

05.01.2022 I am so proud of this handsome little guy!! I first met Josiah when he was 3.5 months old and he couldnt lift his head up. In the last 18 months he (and his mum and dad) have been an absolute delight to work with and all their hard work paid off this week when he started walking six weeks before his second birthday! Congratulations Josiah - you are incredible!!

05.01.2022 This is a petition I received from an old client of mine. Whether you would like to sign or not, I think the points put forward are important.

04.01.2022 Happening this Saturday 21st and Free!

04.01.2022 Independent supported standing is the biggest goal we are working on with Emma. To be able to stand at a support would be a huge functional gain for Emma an make life much easier for her and her mum. Here is Day 1 - some great improvements with the aid of TENS to relax her calf muscles and get her feet flat. Emma you are such a delight! We are in awe of your perseverance, determination and sense of fun!

03.01.2022 Emma worked so hard in physio again on Wednesday - weight bearing without her AFOs because realistically AFOs cant be worn day and night but standing transfers still need to occur. Fortunately the bubbles helped keep it fun!

03.01.2022 Such a fun morning with Prisha and Maddie who proved that best friends can work hard together (and giggle a lot) in Physio! Well done girls!!

03.01.2022 Natalie Dillenbeck that’s great news!! Thanks to everyone who shared this!

03.01.2022 Full Potential Physiotherapy will be working to meet the needs of clients by offering clinical, home based or Telehealth treatment options. Please dont feel you are alone in these difficult times. We will help in any way we can. Deb and BecFull Potential Physiotherapy will be working to meet the needs of clients by offering clinical, home based or Telehealth treatment options. Please dont feel you are alone in these difficult times. We will help in any way we can. Deb and Bec

03.01.2022 This is such a fantastic initiative - does any one feel like a road trip??

02.01.2022 Wow!! Only 3 months after significant surgery and Isa is back to independent walking - with much straighter legs! Nothing is going to stop Isa being independent now!! She has shown such courage and commitment with her reach - Bec and I are so proud of her!!

02.01.2022 Well said Calleen Peterson!

02.01.2022 Well done Emma! You worked so hard today until your legs literally wouldnt get you up they were so tired. Super proud of your efforts this intensive!

01.01.2022 Social Hibernation for the Vulnerable Our COVID19 journey #COVID19 #angelmansyndrome #raredisease #disability #socialhibernation #socialisolation #vulnerable... #protect Welcome to social hibernation! Around our great country, the transition to social distancing and tougher restrictions for social isolation measures may result in broad social hibernation, where we dont come out for a good while. For many people this will be a new experience that is, at a minimum, disruptive, and at the extreme, may require an entire lifestyle transformation. Our discretionary social outings have ground to a halt. For the time being, there are no more lazy Sunday sessions at the local craft brew house? No more impromptu nights out at the cinema or theatre? No long dinners or house parties with friends where you while away worldly cares, heralding the end to another busy week at work. We are being asked to think carefully before going out in public, and only doing so when it is absolutely essential, and for the shortest time possible. The self-care, pamper sessions at the salon are currently a thing of the past. We are going to need to adapt and evolve and find new ways of doing things that we took for granted before. If we are lucky enough to be working from home and have school-aged children, we have also been plunged into the world of professional juggling, balancing work with being the new Principal/Teacher/Childcare worker in our make-shift school or early education facility. So, hows it going? Having fun yet? What about that sudden loss of social contact or connection? What about your sense of purpose or meaning in life? And where are all the definitive answers to what this will mean for you, your family, your job and your future? Its hard, isnt it. We know. Weve been there. There is a group in our society for whom this social hibernation, economic uncertainty, and fear of life-threatening illness has always, and will continue to be our reality pandemic or not. Who are we? We are the people living with rare diseases and intellectual disability, their families and carers. And weve been living like this for years. The concept of staying home with our loved ones, navigating a complex, challenging medical condition that is poorly understood, is par for the course for many who are living with a rare disease and intellectual disability. And yes, it can be very lonely. We have experienced first-hand how some people in your life disappear almost immediately on receipt of the news that you have a loved one with complex disabilities, while others will become absent over time. For some it is like they are afraid of catching something if not the genetic condition or disability (quite ridiculous!) then possibly your grief. They are the ones who go first. They are followed by the friends and family who try for a while but just dont understand why it is so hard for you to meet up for a drink, head out for a dinner or drop around their place for a casual family BBQ. So they just stop asking, and eventually stop checking in on you. This was already our reality; we were already at home, looking after our own business and caring for our loved ones, when the virus first surfaced in Australia. Then we watched many of you make a mad rush to the supermarket in the early stages, panicked by an illness you couldnt see, and a future that was uncertain. You bought up anything you thought you could use if the intolerable happened, and you were stuck at home, or became sick. At first we laughed. We were already set up for online shopping a necessity for many families for whom simply heading to the supermarket is a challenge that requires days of planning. But then you swamped the supermarket online shopping portals, and many of us were locked out of access to this important means of shopping. We were lucky that some of us were able to apply for Special Access accounts to get our groceries flowing again. But not everyone qualified. Leaving them stranded. And because of your bulk buying, the supermarkets reached out to help us, but asked us to get up early and line up at 7am. We appreciated the gesture but I wonder if you thought for a second that we might not have had anyone at home to care for our person with a rare disease at that time to even make this possible? And you probably didnt realise that it can sometimes take 1-2 hours to help a person with intellectual disabilities get ready to head out of the house to go shopping, if they can cope with that experience at all. It would have been better if youd only bought what you needed at the time, and left enough for the rest of us. Instead, we have been left to find support to give us the shortest break to get to the supermarket to buy the bare essentials to keep our households going. The government has gradually put in restrictions on public and social gatherings. To be honest, we werent phased as we werent going out anyway. Many of our loved ones just cant cope with the noise, sights and smells of different places, and all of the different people! They deal with intense anxiety and can have regular meltdowns. But if we did want to go out anywhere, we were told that to make the health strategy work, our loves ones needed to comply with social distancing and hand hygiene measures, including not hugging anyone or putting their hands to their face. You probably werent aware but at this point things started to get a bit scary for us because, while many of you were still enjoying the crowded beach, or farmers markets, we wondered how on earth we could even keep our loved one safe in child care, school or adult day program, when they couldnt follow these new rules? People with rare disease and intellectual disability struggle to understand about the coronavirus and the risks, and with their complex medical conditions, are likely to be some of the most vulnerable if exposed. While the schools debate raged on, you probably didnt notice that no one mentioned people with a disability. No one at any level of government was talking about special schools, disability child care centres, or residential or day programs for people with an intellectual disability. All who would find these health measures impossible to implement. We started to get nervous. As a rare disease disability community, we were feeling forgotten and vulnerable and left to make our own risk assessments. Social distancing wasnt going to work for our families. Social hibernation was the preferred solution to protect our loved one. Before any government announcements were made, you probably hadnt noticed that many of us had already taken action and decided to keep our loved ones at home, if we could afford to. Those who couldnt were becoming increasingly anxious. Ah, but then the schools around the country were able to finish early and have started moving to online learning. We recognise that for all the families around the nation who are home-schooling for the first time, this has been a shock! Our pride and gratitude for teachers has hit a new high. The teachers have worked hard to ensure that students have videos to watch, modules to complete, online chat rooms to discuss subjects, and a range of self-directed programs to help the learner. What about for us? Many young people with intellectual disability cant navigate technology without some assistance. Some need expensive and advanced technology, integrated with specialised software, to even access computers. Many also need a learning partner to assist with all aspects of tasks. You probably didnt realise that most families dont have any of this technology, equipment or software in their own home. Without the technology, in home specialised support, and detailed instructions on how to scaffold a learner with disabilities, many of us find ourselves out of our depth, anxious and hopeless. And we are quickly coming to the realisation that our loved ones will not have access to any quality learning during this pandemic. While this has been playing out in the education sector, we knew that, just like the flu season, we needed to be ready for this virus. If our loved ones get this virus, they may get very sick. Their underlying complex medical conditions mean it could trigger life threatening seizures and pneumonia, resulting in yet another traumatic stint in hospital that we know only too well. So we started developing our Infection Control and Medical Management Plans. Now, we recognise that this virus scares many, and you may have started using gloves and wipes to sanitise your home regularly, to prevent spread of infection. But did you need to buy all the stock, in store and online, just in case? You probably didnt know that the gloves, wipes, hand sanitiser and disinfectant are part of our daily essential home equipment. They are required PPE for our support workers and carers. Without them, our loved ones are exposed to bacteria and viruses that live in the home, and they cant be protected. They cant apply the hygiene rules, cant socially distance, and may not understand about the virus and its potentially lethal implications for them. We are now no longer able to provide the quality level of care they need, or protect them in a safe and hygienic home environment. Oh, and our support workers cant do their job. Without the appropriate supplies and PPE they are not allowed to come to our home. You probably didnt realise that through your choices, many of us are now all alone in this battle, without any of the armour that normally keeps our loved ones safe, or the support workers and carers that help us on a daily basis. If you have extra stock, please donate it to a disability service or family in your neighbourhood. It will make a huge difference. But not toilet paper! You may not have known but we did - toilet paper cant kill a virus. You probably didnt know, but the free childcare that is going to be provided by the government, may not extend to the disability child care providers, because it is calculated on a funding model for typical child care. Our ratio for quality care can be one worker to one child, compared to the 15:1 ratio in traditional centres. If we need childcare or vacation care, so that people can continue to work or study, where do you suggest we go? You may not have realised that, while many of you in social hibernations are challenging yourselves to take up a new hobby, do some online training, or finally sort out the linen cupboard or shed, we are anxious, nervous, and becoming scared of what this virus may bring. We are worried about whether you are doing the right thing, staying at home, to keep our families safe? We are losing sleep as we try to plan to stay ahead of this situation and to protect our loved ones. How will our loved ones, who may be non-verbal and unable to indicated that they have a sore throat or aches and pains, tell us they are sick in time for us to get them help? And when we do, will they automatically qualify for COVID-19 testing? If we go into full lock down, will disability support workers be listed as essential workers? What if our loved one lives in a group home? Are we able to visit them or will they be left feeling anxious and forgotten? If they require hospitalisation, will a family member be allowed to stay with them? Or will they be forced to lie in a hospital bed, terrified with no understanding what is happening, and without support for their disability as the stretched health care workers help manage the virus and their other complex medical issues? Will the ethical standards that are being prepared to consider who should be treated for COVID-19 continue to uphold the Human Rights of people with a disability? You probably didnt know that these are the tough questions that the vulnerable people across Australia living with rare disease and disability are raising right now. We need to, because lives depend on the answers. We are in the thick of this pandemic, and it is likely that things will worsen before they get better. I know the planet is breathing easier, but we are holding our breath. Waiting. Praying. Hoping we all did everything we could to protect people living with rare diseases and disability. Only time will tell. We know this pandemic health crisis will pass, and hopefully we will all come through relatively healthy and unscathed. Our nation will come out the other side, and you will be able to return to your socially active, freewheeling lives, when hand sanitiser and toilet paper are aplenty, and cafes, restaurants, gyms, theatres and hair salons are bustling. And when that time comes, when you are freed from restrictions and constraints, will you remember us? Is it too much to hope that the world will have new found empathy and consideration for the most vulnerable in our society? When this is all over, will you think about us and maybe drop by to say hello? Because we could always use a hand, and would love some company. Because we will still be here - living in our social hibernation bubbles.

01.01.2022 To all my wonderful families Merry Christmas! Thank you for your support in 2019. I look forward to achieving new goals with you all in 2020.