WELCOME
Hypermobility Spectrum and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes can have a profound impact on your quality of life.
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Hypermobility Physio is here to help.
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We have years of experience and extensive training in hypermobility, and combine the best scientific knowledge with empathetic care. We provide a personalised treatment plan based on your goals and help you put it into action.
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We go beyond the symptoms taking into consideration the inherent differences in body tissues, pain neuroscience, and an understanding of all aspects of the hyper mobile experience.
OUR STORY
Hypermobility Physio launched in 2023 to improve access to hypermobility services. We have a special interest and extensive experience in connective tissue disorders including the Hypermobility Spectrum and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes.
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Our services are available to adults and children of all ages and we are located on the north side of Brisbane.
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We’re here to help you manage your hypermobility, and optimise your health and wellbeing with a range of physio, exercise, education, and medical technology. When appropriate we connect with hypermobility specialists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to give you the best possible outcome.
OUR STORY
Hypermobility Physio launched in 2023 to improve access to hypermobility services. We have a special interest and extensive experience in connective tissue disorders including the Hypermobility Spectrum and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes.
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Our services are available to adults and children of all ages and we are located on the north side of Brisbane.
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We’re here to help you manage your hypermobility, and optimise your health and wellbeing with a range of physio, exercise, education, and medical technology. When appropriate we connect with hypermobility specialists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to give you the best possible outcome.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Physiotherapy plays a key role in the management of hypermobility. Conditions we can help with include:
We provide services to privately paying clients, NDIS (self managed and plan managed) clients, and those with Medicare Chronic Disease Management plans.
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Joint hypermobility, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, ‘floppy and bendy joints’
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Joint instability
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Pain – neck pain, back pain, limb pain, headaches
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Chronic pain
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Coordination difficulties including Development Coordination Disorder (DCD)/Dyspraxia
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Gross motor concerns
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Abnormal gait including toe-walking, in-toeing, flat feet, limping and hip concerns
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Sporting injuries
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Recovery following surgery
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Arthritic conditions
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Pregnancy pains - before and after birth
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Paediatric pelvic health
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) and dysautonomia
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Chronic fatigue
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Long Covid
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 1 & 2)
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In babies – poor head control and difficulties with tummy time; plagiocephaly (misshapen or flat head) and head preferences; hip concerns such as clicky hips, uneven creases, and hip dysplasia; foot concerns such as positional talipes, and metatarsus adductus
SERVICES
ADULTS
Hypermobility Physio provides an experienced service for adults with symptomatic hypermobility.
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Hypermobility means that some or all of a person’s joints have an unusually large range of movement and affects around 30% of the population. Around 10% of these people live with symptoms which can range from slightly bothersome to disabling, can affect many of the body’s systems (not just joints), and can vary over time. At Hypermobility Physio we focus on:
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Reducing pain
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Improving strength
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Improving joint support
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Controlling movement
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Improving balance, body awareness, and coordination
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Improving function and exercise tolerance
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Education about the condition
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Increasing confidence
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Developing self-management strategies
GETTING STARTED
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INITIAL
ASSESSMENT​
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Meet our experienced physiotherapist for a thorough assessment. This will allow us to connect, and ensure you are supported, heard, and understood. This may be in the clinic, in the comfort of your own home, over telehealth, or via community services such as school.
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TREATMENT
PLAN​
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Your physiotherapist will develop a personalised treatment plan based on your goals. This will provide both short and long term treatment advice.
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WE WORK
TOGETHER​
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This will include education, lifestyle advice, and symptom management of, for example, pain and/or fatigue. We work collaboratively to support your health journey.
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ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS​
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Depending on your needs we may provide manual therapy, specific exercise rehabilitation and education, ergonomic and posture advice, gait re-education, exercise classes, hydrotherapy, mindfulness and relaxation techniques, taping, use of medical technology such as Real Time Ultrasound, and home management plans for ongoing treatment. Where appropriate we connect with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to give you the best possible health outcomes.
HYPERMOBILITY PHYSIO IN ACTION
TEAM
“I want people to live well with hypermobility. Clients should feel engaged, educated and empowered. I want to share my knowledge in an empathetic and reassuring manner, and help people take control of their physical health to improve their overall quality of life.”
CLARE ADAMS
Senior Physiotherapist and Founder of Hypermobility Physio
Clare is passionate about helping patients with hypermobility related conditions and combines the best scientific knowledge with empathetic care.
She has over two decades of professional experience in managing hypermobility related issues in both adults and children as well as her own personal experience of the condition and mother of a child with the condition.
Her tailored approach for each patient integrates manual therapy, education, and exercise therapy. She looks beyond symptoms to take into consideration all aspects of the hyper mobile experience.
Clare brings positivity and encouragement as well as a commitment to keeping up to date with the latest scientific research to support patients on their health journey.
EDUCATION & WORK
Clare completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy with concurrent research-based honours at the University of East Anglia in the UK in 2002.​
Since then she has worked in major teaching hospitals in the UK and Australia. For the past 20 years she has worked as senior physiotherapist in both adult and paediatric specialist outpatient clinics.
Clare was appointed physiotherapist for the Great Britain Synchronised Swimming Team from 2004-2009 working with hypermobile Olympians, Commonwealth Games athletes and national champions.
She founded Hypermobility Physio in 2023 in response to a need for access to hypermobility services.
In 2022 she presented a lecture for the Australian Physiotherapy Association on Paediatric Hypermobility and co-authored an article in the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s In Motion journal on hypermobility.
Clare also holds a degree in Cell Biology which has enhanced her understanding of the basis of hypermobility.
Clare continues to pursue a range of professional education to develop her clinical skills, along with conference attendances, research and providing mentoring and training to colleagues. She has attended multiple Ehlers-Danlos Society ECHO Projects and co-founded Hypermobility for Australian Allied Health - a hypermobility advocacy group for health professionals in Australia.
MEMBERSHIPS
Australian Physiotherapy Association​
Hypermobility Syndromes Association
APA Paediatric Physiotherapy Group
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Hypermobility Spectrum and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, musculoskeletal conditions associated with hypermobility, Paediatrics – Development Coordination Disorder (DCD), normal variance, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), Pelvic Health conditions related to pregnancy and/ or hypermobility, use of medical technology within physiotherapy, Pilates Instructor.
