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Move better. Recover stronger. Live pain-free.

Physiotherapy at InSync Health combines hands-on treatment with evidence-based rehabilitation to help you recover from pain, improve your movement, and get back to the activities you love.
Our team of physiotherapists in Marrickville treat everything from sports injuries and acute pain to long-term conditions, complex cases and post-operative recovery.

Taping

Taping is a supportive physiotherapy technique used to reduce strain, enhance stability, and improve comfort during activity or rehabilitation. It’s especially helpful when returning to sport, regaining confidence after injury, or managing persistent symptoms.

At InSync Health, taping is always integrated into a broader treatment plan — never used as a standalone solution.

Who This Is For

Taping may benefit you if you:

  • Feel unstable or unsupported during activity or sport
  • Experience pain during training or movement
  • Are returning to activity post-injury
  • Need added support while your body regains strength and control
  • Need short-term support during rehabilitation

What Treatment Involves

Taping may be used to:

  • Support joints and soft tissues under load
  • Limit painful or excessive movement
  • Reduce strain on injured structures
  • Assist with posture or movement control
    In some cases, modified techniques may be used to influence lower limb mechanics — similar to orthotic support.

How It Supports Recovery

  • Reduces pain during activity
  • Improves movement confidence
  • Supports graded return to sport
  • Makes rehab exercises more comfortable

InSync Insight

Taping supports movement. Strength and control are what sustain it.

Common Areas Taped

  • Postural support; helping to remind you to sit/stand up straight
  • Ankle and knee stability; ankle sprains and knee ligament injuries
  • Shoulder and elbow support; tennis and golfer’s elbow
  • Wrist, hand, and thumb injuries
  • Hip and lower limb conditions

Post Operative Rehabilitation

Hands-on care, paired with a bigger plan.

What It Is
Manual therapy involves targeted hands-on techniques to ease pain, restore movement, and help your body respond better to rehab. At InSync, it’s never a standalone fix — it’s part of a full recovery strategy.

Who It Helps
Manual therapy may support you if you’re dealing with:

  • Muscle tightness or joint stiffness
  • Neck, back, shoulder pain, knee and hip regions. But not limited to.
  • Soreness from training or sport
  • Post-injury restriction
    * Every day wear and tear

What’s Involved

  • Soft tissue release
  • Joint mobilisation (manually pressing on the joints, removing the cobb webs) or manipulation
  • Manual techniques to ease pain and restore function. Of course these treatment interventions are always tailored to your goals.

Why It Works
Manual therapy helps:

  • Reduce pain and muscle guarding
  • Improve joint range
  • Prepare you for strength-based rehab
  • Support injury prevention and performance

InSync Insight
Hands-on work creates opportunity — but it’s what you do next that creates change. That’s where rehab begins.

Sports Injuries

Your injury happened for a reason. Let’s find it and fix it.

The InSync Approach
Sports injuries often happen when your training load exceeds your current capacity — whether from contact, fatigue, poor movement patterns, or just not enough recovery.

Our physiotherapists work with you to identify why your injury occurred and guide a strategic, confident return to your sport. Numbers don’t lie, so we ensure to use them as a guide along the way.

Who It’s For

  • Pain during or after training
  • Recent sprains, strains, or impact injuries
  • Time off sport and ready to return
  • Ongoing niggles or repeat flare-ups
  • Feeling limited in movement, strength, or speed

What Treatment May Include

  • Hands-on physio (manual therapy) to reduce pain and restriction
  • Technique and movement assessment
  • Strength, mobility, and motor control training
  • Sport-specific rehab and loading progressions (taking you through a sequence of exercises starting from your level.

How It Helps

  • Settle pain and inflammation
  • Restore strength, movement, and function
  • Reduce risk of reinjury
  • Build resilience for your sport

Common Injuries Treated

  • Ankle sprains
  • Calf, hamstring, groin strains
  • Achilles issues
  • Shin splints, runner’s knee
  • Tennis/golfer’s elbow
  • Sciatica
  • Shoulder injuries
  • ACL injuries

InSync Insight
Returning to sport shouldn’t feel rushed. A true return to sport means coming back stronger, more capable, and without hesitation. We don’t just aim to get you moving again — we aim to keep you there. Confidence, not caution, is the goal — and re-injury is not part of the plan.

Need to get back to performance?
Book an appointment with our team and let’s rebuild the foundation for your next level.

Post Operative Rehabilitation

Post-operative rehabilitation helps restore movement, strength, and confidence following orthopaedic surgery. At InSync Health, our goal is to support every stage of your recovery — whether you’re preparing for surgery (pre-operative rehab) or rebuilding function afterward.

Physiotherapy may also be used as a conservative approach before surgery is considered, in collaboration with your surgeon. Often, we have helped people avoid surgery or put it off to years later.

Who This Is For

Post-operative rehabilitation may be ideal if you:

  • Are preparing for an upcoming surgery
  • Have recently undergone orthopaedic surgery
  • Are returning to movement after a period of rest or immobilisation
  • Want guidance rebuilding strength and function safely

What Treatment May Involve

All rehabilitation is tailored to your surgery, stage of healing, and goals:

  • Pain and swelling management
  • Restoring joint movement and mobility
  • Strength and muscle retraining
  • Gradual return to work, daily life, or sport

We work closely with your surgeon’s post-op guidelines to ensure a safe, progressive recovery.

How It Supports Recovery

Physiotherapy helps to:

  • Protect the surgical site in early recovery
  • Regain movement after immobilisation
  • Rebuild strength and control
  • Support a confident return to activity

InSync Insight
Surgery fixes the structure — rehab brings your body back to life. A successful outcome relies on restoring how you move, not just what was repaired. This is also a great opportunity to re-build yourself stronger than before.

Common Surgeries We Support

  • ACL and rotator cuff reconstruction
  • Spinal surgery (i.e. laminectomy, fusion)
  • Total knee and Total hip replacements
  • Joint debridement (“clean-out”) procedures i.e. Menisectomy 
  • Fracture repairs with plates or screws, called ORIF’s (open reduction internal fixation)
  • Postnatal pelvic floor recovery

Book an Appointment
Whether you’re preparing for surgery or just starting rehab, our team is here to guide your recovery.

🔗 Book now with InSync Health.

Acupuncture & Dry Needling

Acupuncture and dry needling both use fine needles, but in physiotherapy, dry needling is typically used to treat muscular pain, tightness, and movement restriction. These techniques are integrated into your overall physiotherapy plan — not used in isolation.

Who This Is For

Needling techniques may help if you have:

  • Muscle tightness or myofascial trigger points
  • Headaches or neck tension
  • Shoulder, elbow, or hip pain
  • Muscle soreness that isn’t easing with exercise
  • Restriction in movement or muscle activation

What Treatment May Involve

Treatment is guided by a thorough assessment and may include:

  • Dry needling to release muscle tension
  • Integration with hands-on therapy and exercise
  • Education to support self-management
  • Progress review to track outcomes

How It Supports Recovery

Dry needling and acupuncture can help to:

  • Reduce muscular pain and overactivity
  • Improve movement and activation patterns
  • Accelerate recovery from both acute and chronic conditions
  • Enhance results of your broader rehab program

InSync Insight
Needling isn’t a magic fix. It’s a tool to help you move better — but real progress comes from what you do next.

Common Conditions Supported

  • Tension headaches and upper trap tightness
  • Tennis and golfer’s elbow
  • Hip and gluteal restriction
  • ITB tightness (Runner’s knee and patella tracking)
  • Hamstring, quad, and calf overload
  • Shoulder mobility limitations

Book an Appointment
Not sure if needling is right for you? Book an assessment to find out.
🔗 Book now with InSync Health.

Technique Assessment

Fatigue, pain, or poor performance during movement may be a technique issue, not just a strength issue. A technique assessment helps identify inefficient or overloaded patterns that could be holding you back.

Who This Is For

Consider a technique assessment if you:

  • Fatigue early in training
  • Experience pain with specific movements
  • Feel unstable or “off” in your technique
  • Are returning to sport post-injury
  • Want to boost performance and reduce risk

What We Assess

  • Sport-specific movement analysis
  • Strength, coordination, and mobility
  • Movement pattern inefficiencies
  • Practical coaching and correction

Assessment is tailored to your body, sport, and goals.

How It Helps

  • Improves movement efficiency
  • Reduces unnecessary joint/muscle stress
  • Boosts performance and confidence
  • Lowers injury risk

InSync Insight

Better technique isn’t about perfection. It’s about efficiency under pressure.

Nerve Pain Treatment

(Spinal Decompression & Traction)

Nerve-related pain often stems from pressure on nerves within the spine — commonly caused by disc irritation, postural compression, or structural changes. Spinal decompression is a gentle, motorised traction system used to relieve pressure and help settle nerve symptoms.

This is used selectively, always following a full clinical assessment, and as part of a holistic rehabilitation plan. In the past 11 years, this device has helped thousands of patients avoid surgery.

Who This Is For

Spinal decompression may be helpful if you’re experiencing:

  • Sciatic pain
  • Numbness, tingling, or pins and needles
  • Nerve pain in arms, hands, legs, or feet
  • Limb weakness, heaviness of limbs or difficulty with movement
  • Pain that worsens at night or with prolonged sitting

What Treatment May Involve

Depending on your symptoms and diagnosis:

  • Cervical or lumbar traction
  • Controlled pressure and duration based on your needs
  • Combination with mobility, strength, and postural retraining
  • Close monitoring and progression each session

You remain fully supported and comfortable throughout the process.

How It Supports Recovery

Spinal decompression aims to:

  • Relieve nerve root irritation
  • Improve spinal movement and comfort
  • Support hydration and fluid movement through spinal discs
  • Create a better environment for recovery

InSync Insight
Traction helps relieve pressure. But lasting results come from rebuilding the control, strength, and mobility that protect your spine long term.

Assessment & Ongoing Care

Your initial assessment includes:

  • Thorough history and neurological screening
  • Movement and postural testing
  • Individualised care planning

Decompression is only used when appropriate and always combined with active rehabilitation strategies.

Book an Appointment
If nerve pain is affecting your daily life, we can help identify the cause and support your recovery.
🔗 Book now with InSync Health.

Workcover & Third Party Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy through WorkCover or third-party insurance supports your safe and structured return to work. At InSync Health, we focus on functional recovery while reducing the stress of navigating the process.

We liaise directly with your case manager, employer, and treating doctor to support your rehabilitation with clarity and care.

Who This Is For

You may be eligible if you:

  • Sustained a workplace injury
  • Were involved in a motor vehicle accident
  • Have a referral from your doctor
  • Are managing restricted work duties

What to Expect

Your initial assessment will:

  • Identify your injury and work demands
  • Set measurable goals aligned with your role
  • Provide a clear, structured recovery plan

Please bring your referral, claim number, and any reports or scans.

How We Support You

Physiotherapy helps:

  • Reduce pain and restore function
  • Improve movement, strength, and confidence
  • Support gradual return to work duties
  • Communicate updates to your case manager and GP

InSync Insight

Recovery is hard enough. Clear communication and coordinated care reduce unnecessary stress.

Our Approach

Our experienced team regularly liaises with:

  • Case managers
  • Employers and rehab providers
  • GPs and specialists

This allows you to focus on your recovery — while we manage the process.

Compression Therapy

Compression therapy enhances recovery by improving circulation, reducing fatigue, and accelerating tissue repair. It’s ideal for active individuals, athletes, and those managing high training loads.

At InSync Health, we use Normatec dynamic compression as part of a complete performance and recovery strategy.

Who This Is For

You may benefit if you:

  • Train or compete frequently
  • Experience muscle soreness or fatigue
  • Want to recover faster between sessions
  • Need to manage high physical demand
  • Are returning to sport post-injury

What to Expect

  • Normatec dynamic compression sleeves
  • Comfortable, adjustable settings
  • Short sessions between training days
  • Integration with physiotherapy or rehab

Recovery Benefits

  • Improved circulation and lymphatic drainage
  • Reduced muscle fatigue and soreness
  • Faster return to peak performance
  • Maintains training consistency

InSync Insight

Recovery is part of performance. The better you recover, the better you repeat.

Splinting / Casting

Splints and casts protect healing tissues/bones by limiting movement and stress. They provide a strong foundation for future rehab and are used when temporary immobilisation is essential.

At InSync Health, we manage splinting and casting in-house, ensuring seamless progression into rehabilitation.

Who This Is For

Splinting or casting may be needed if you have:

  • A fracture or dislocation
  • A severe overuse or soft tissue injury
  • Symptoms that worsen with movement
  • A condition requiring temporary immobilisation

What Treatment May Involve

  • Immobilisation in a safe healing position
  • Ongoing monitoring of healing progression
  • Timely removal and transition into rehab
  • Collaboration with your medical team

Why It Matters

  • Protects healing structures
  • Reduces risk of further damage
  • Maintains tissue alignment
  • Sets up better outcomes post-immobilisation i.e. quicker and more effective rehab

Once healing allows, we shift focus to movement, strength, and flexibility to restore full function.

InSync Insight

Protect first. Rebuild properly.

Conditions We Commonly Support

  • De Quervain’s Syndrome
  • Trigger finger
  • Wrist, hand, and elbow fractures

Overuse tendon conditions

Why choose InSync for physiotherapy

The difference

1

Evidence-based treatment

grounded in current research.
2

Personalised rehab programs

built around your goals.
3

Hands-on care + exercise therapy

the proven combination.
4

Experienced clinicians

across sports, women’s health and complex pain.
5

Collaborative multidisciplinary team

EP, Podiatry, Massage, Chiro.
6

Convenient Marrickville location

with easy online bookings.

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