UC Health Clinic opens

08 May: The new University of Canberra state-of-the-art health clinic offers treatment in psychology, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and exercise physiology as well as sleep apnoea therapy.

ACT Health provided a grant of 10 million dollars for the development and refurbishment of the University of Canberra, Faculty of Health Clinic.

It will give the public access to the expertise of University of Canberra allied health staff, who are also leading practitioners in their fields.

The new clinic will give the University’s allied health students the opportunity to do their clinical placements on campus, using the latest facilities.

“There is nothing like this in Canberra,” clinic manager Kate Pumpa said.

“We offer treatment in psychology, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy and exercise physiology all under one roof, which is unique.

“Our equipment is brand new and state-of-the-art and our treatment is informed by the latest research.”

Ms Pumpa, a University of Canberra lecturer and practicing exercise physiologist, said practitioners who moved their businesses to the centre would benefit from being able to cross-refer their patients to experts in other disciplines.

The facility would also give general practitioners in Canberra a new option when referring their patients for additional treatment, she said.

It will be a condition of operating out of the clinic that practitioners take students on clinical placements giving students increased opportunities to gain workplace experience.

Services available at the University of Canberra Faculty of Health Clinic:  

Exercise Physiology

All exercise physiologists are accredited with the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science. They can assist you with:

• Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Chronic Disease management
• Weight Management
• Pilates
• Sports Performance Screening 

Nutrition / Dietetics

All dieticians are accredited practicing dieticians with the Dieticians Association of Australian. They can assist you with:

      Clinical and sports nutrition 

       Weight management

       Aged care and disabilities

        Eating Disorders

       Chronic disease management 

Physiotherapy

All physiotherapists are registered with the NSW and ACT Physiotherapists registration board and members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. They can assist you with:

 Musculoskeletal: sports, spinal & peripheral, work injuries

  Cardio-Respiratory: sleep apnoea treatment, sleep health and lifestyle programmes

   Rehabilitation: neurological, surgical and recovery, orthopaedic and cardiothoracic. 

Psychology

The following Psychological Services are provided within the Clinic:

• Adult, adolescent and child assessments
• Psychological therapy for adults, adolescents and children for a range of issues including: school problems, relationship issues, depression and anxiety.

There are also a number of group programs run by the University of Canberra’s Psychology Department including:

• Cool Kids
• Positive bodies 

Soft Tissue Therapy

All soft tissue therapists are experienced, registered practitioners. Our soft tissue therapists can assess, treat and management soft tissue injury, pain and dysfunction. Treatment may comprise of:

Deep tissue massage

Trigger point therapy

Myofascial release

Friction

Sports massage

Stretching