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Treating the Tissue & The System

Bridging the gap between traditional hands-on care and modern pain science to help you reclaim your lifestyle.

Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Midlife Women’s Health & Menopause Coaching

Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

For individuals sidelined by a sudden injury.


When an injury keeps you from the sport or lifestyle you love, you want to get back to it safely and efficiently. This service targets the hardware, diagnosing structural tissue issues and creating a structured, evidence-based pathway to full recovery.


Ideal for: Running injuries (tendinopathy, 

For individuals sidelined by a sudden injury.


When an injury keeps you from the sport or lifestyle you love, you want to get back to it safely and efficiently. This service targets the hardware, diagnosing structural tissue issues and creating a structured, evidence-based pathway to full recovery.


Ideal for: Running injuries (tendinopathy, runner’s knee), acute muscle strains, ligament sprains, joint dysfunctions, and post-surgical rehab.


What we focus on:


  • Targeted Hands-On Therapy: Mobilisation and soft tissue techniques to reduce swelling, ease distress, and create a comfortable, safe window for movement.


  • Load Management & Biomechanics: Analysing your movement patterns to find the root cause of the strain.


  • Progressive Strength Rehabilitation: Highly specific exercise prescription and loading to rebuild tissue resilience, ensure long-term independence, and prevent re-injury.

Book your Musculoskeletal Consultation

Persistent & Complex Pain

Midlife Women’s Health & Menopause Coaching

Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

For those navigating long-term pain or injuries that haven't responded to traditional care.


Living with chronic pain can feel incredibly isolating. This service is designed to quiet the noise, lower your nervous system's protective responses, and give you back control. 


We focus heavily on the software, retraining the brain to understand th

For those navigating long-term pain or injuries that haven't responded to traditional care.


Living with chronic pain can feel incredibly isolating. This service is designed to quiet the noise, lower your nervous system's protective responses, and give you back control. 


We focus heavily on the software, retraining the brain to understand that pain does not always equal structural damage.


Ideal for: Fibromyalgia, chronic back or neck pain, complex regional pain, stubborn tendinopathy and long-standing nerve sensitivity.


What we focus on:


  • System Soothing: Purposeful, gentle hands-on therapy to calm acute nervous system flare-ups.


  • Pain Demystification: Clear education to replace anxiety and fear with absolute clarity on why it hurts.


  • Paced Capacity Building: Gradual, respectful movement and exposure plans designed to build physical tolerance without triggering a crash.

Book your Pain Management Consultation

Midlife Women’s Health & Menopause Coaching

Midlife Women’s Health & Menopause Coaching

Midlife Women’s Health & Menopause Coaching

For women navigating the complex physical and hormonal transitions of perimenopause and menopause.


Hormonal shifts during midlife can drastically change how your body feels and responds to exercise. As a certified women’s coach, I combine specialised exercise rehabilitation with hormonal education to help you navigate joint aches, protect 

For women navigating the complex physical and hormonal transitions of perimenopause and menopause.


Hormonal shifts during midlife can drastically change how your body feels and responds to exercise. As a certified women’s coach, I combine specialised exercise rehabilitation with hormonal education to help you navigate joint aches, protect your long-term health, and feel entirely at home in your body again.


Ideal for: Menopausal joint aches and stiffness, painful tendons, bone density management (osteopenia/osteoporosis), frozen shoulder, and midlife fitness transitions.


What we focus on:


  • Hormonal & Joint Education: Unpacking how changing hormone levels affect your musculoskeletal system, taking away the worry.


  • Bone & Tissue Protection: Tailored resistance training specifically designed to preserve bone mineral density and joint integrity.


  • Lifestyle & Energy Pacing: Modifying your exercise and recovery strategies to match your changing physiology, ensuring you stay strong and vibrant.

Book your Menopause Coaching Session

WorkSafe Victoria

Workcover Pain Education Sessions

Supporting safe, paced, and evidence-based return-to-work pathways for workplace injuries. 


You may be eligible for a specialised, WorkCover-supported pilot program. Led by an APA-titled Pain Physiotherapist. 


This program consists of six pain education sessions available face-to-face or via Telehealth.These sessions explore:


  • How your tissues and nervous system contribute to your pain


  • How thoughts, stress, and your environment influence your symptoms


  • Practical strategies, including pacing, graded exposure, and safe movement


This program directly complements your existing approved treatments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at lindsay@lindsayhunterphysio.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

No. You can book an appointment directly as a private patient. However, if you intend to claim a Medicare rebate under a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) plan, you will need to see your GP first to get the appropriate referral paperwork.


Please wear loose, comfortable clothing that you can easily move in. If we are assessing a specific area (like a runner's knee or hip), wearing shorts or a tank top is highly appreciated so I can accurately assess your joint and muscle function.


Please ensure you bring your approved claim number, case manager details, or NDIS plan information to your initial consultation so we can streamline your billing seamlessly.


Yes, but our approach is different from traditional "tissue-fixing" physio. Because chronic pain often involves an overprotective nervous system (the software), we focus on calming the system and retraining the brain. We don't just treat the site of pain; we look at the whole picture to help you build physical capacity and safety.


My goal is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to actively manage your health and well-being.
Start your recovery journey today.

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LINDSAY HUNTER | APA TITLED MSK & PAIN PHYSIO

1/14 Lucerne Street, Ashburton

0414954150

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