PositionMusculoskeletal Coordinator

Primary contact nameEvan Bryant

Street addressFlorence St, Tweed Heads, 2485

LocationTweed Heads Community Health - The Tweed Hospital

Phone(07) 5506 7545

Fax

EmailNNSWLHD-Tweed-KAHAS@health.nsw.gov.au

Other contact

Lachlan Dewar

Websitehttps://nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/community-health/tweed-heads-community-health/knee-and-hip-arthritis-service/

Hours of operation

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Eligibility

Patient on the waiting list for elective total hip or knee replacement; Referral from specialist for conservative management; Referral from general practitioner for chronic care interventions for osteoarthritis

Services provided

• Multidisciplinary team includes:
  • Physiotherapist
• Intervention provided:
  • Comprehensive assessment, intervention and education with coordinator and MDT
  • Prescription of home exercise program
  • Group education sessions
• Common referrals
  • Community-based exercise programs
  • Multidisciplinary Allied Health teams within hospital
  • Community based Allied Health
  • Get Healthy
  • Stepping On
  • My Aged Care

Telehealth Virtual Care available using Video and/or Telephone Accessibility Wheelchair accessible