Nadine Stewart

COVID-19 CHANGES

Nadine will only be consulting from our Ashgrove Clinic during Covid-19.

Who is Nadine Stewart?

Nadine Stewart graduated as a Physiotherapist in 2011 from the University of Queensland and joined the PhysioWorks team in 2018 after her travels across QLD, NSW, ACT and VIC with her family. To date, Nadine has worked across a wide range of physiotherapy disciplines giving her a holistic approach to treatment.

Nadine has a particular interest in dance physiotherapy, particularly in the field of ballet, pilates, dry needling, women’s health and postoperative and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and has a passion for empowering her clients to achieve their goals and make a full recovery.

Nadine has previously worked in private practice as well as the public and private hospital systems. Through this experience, she has gained valuable skills in the areas of musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and neurological rehabilitation for people of all ages and level of ability, residential aged care, indigenous health, Pilates instruction as well as working with a representative soccer team and budding athletes.

Nadine also has previous experience in occupational rehabilitation where she worked as a rehabilitation consultant which focused primarily on workstation assessments, pre-employment physical assessments and the return of injured workers to pre-injury hours and duties through return-to-work programs.

You’ll find Nadine is a super caring and friendly physiotherapist.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland 2011

Special Interests

Women’s Health

Women’s Health Physiotherapy incorporates the assessment and treatment of a large number of women-specific conditions including:

• Constipation
• Faecal Incontinence
• Mastitis
• Pelvic Floor Conditions
• Prolapse
• Rectus Diastasis / Abdominal Separation
• Stress Incontinence
• Underactive Pelvic Floor
• Urge Faecal Incontinence
• Urgency/Overactive Bladder (OAB)/Urge Incontinence
• Pre and Post-Pregnancy Exercise Prescription and Rehabilitation

Shoulder Injuries

• Subacromial Impingement
• Bursitis
• Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies

Ankle Injuries

• Ankle Sprains
• Posterior Impingement
• Ankle Instability

Wrist Injuries

• DeQuervain’s Tendinopathy
• Wrist Sprains
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Neck Pain

• Wry Neck
• Postural Neck Pain
• Disc Bulges

Lower Back Pain

• Disc bulges
• Sciatica
• Zygapophyseal Joint Pathologies

Office Ergonomics

• Posture Control
• Workstation Assessments
• Exercise Programs for the Workplace

Sporting Interests

Ballet & Dance

• Dance Screening and Pre-pointe Assessments
• Hip Pathologies
• Ankle Pathologies

Gymnastics

• Gymnastic Screening
• Low Back Pain
• Hip Pathologies

Sailing

• Shoulder Pathologies
• Trunk and Core Stability
• Lateral Epicondylalgia

Football (Soccer)

• Ankle sprains
• Hamstring strains
• Achilles Tendinopathy

Swimming

• Shoulder Pathologies
• Hip Pathologies
• Low Back Pain

Squash

• Achilles Tendinopathy
• Shoulder Impingement
• Squash Elbow

Special Skills

• Dance Physiotherapy
• Pilates
• Dry Needling
• Women’s Health
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Registered Physiotherapy Provider with:

• All Private Health Insurance Funds
• Workcover
• Medicare
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• CTP & Sports Insurers