Independent Living

Our Allied Health clinicians are highly experienced in their respective areas and will provide you with all the services you need, in one place.

Getting back to independence with a neurological condition

The best starting point is an initial assessment which fully explores your functional problems and the impairments which can cause these. From here we look at goal setting closely with you. Our therapists can fully support and advocate your needs with a very comprehensive treatment plan and report and make referrals to other providers which can help you. Our referrals co-ordinator will guide your initial assessment with the best clinician, based on the information you provide us.

Mobile Neurological Rehabilitation Services

Planning your independence following a neurological condition

Many of our clients require supports over several domains of their life. Our Occupational Therapists assess and facilitate people living with a neurological condition to live up to their full potential and enhance independence with everyday activities. Some examples include hands-on therapy and identifying strategies to help manage self-care, domestic tasks, meal preparation, community access and increasing function to live independently. The NDIS is supportive in funding the supports needed to influence these key areas of everyday life including the equipment you need as well as the hands-on therapy.

Our Occupational Therapists can see you at home, as well as the clinic and offer a range of specialities for people with a neurological condition.

living independently with a neurological condition

Functional assessments and activities of daily living training
Community access
Cognitive assessment and training
Upper Limb therapy and intensive program
Seating and wheelchair clinics (mobile and in clinic)
Manual handling assessment and carer training/care plan development
Environmental assessments and equipment prescription
Housing and SDA assessments

Being a one-stop-shop for therapy, our Occupational Therapists can involve our physiotherapists and exercise physiologists in your treatment plan if indicated.

OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

Home Based Therapy
Telehealth
At Your Gym
Beach Access Days
Nordic Walking
Hydrotherapy
Independent Living
Equipment
Mobile Seating Clinic
Return To Sport

LOCATIONS

In Clinic
Therapy at Home
Online Therapy

Rehabilitation for a
better tomorrow

Giving you the best neurological rehabilitation possible.

Advance Rehab Centre focuses on you as if it was our own family.

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CLINIC HOURS

Mon – Thurs	8 – 7pm
Fri	8 – 5pm
Sat	8 – 4pm

+61 (02) 9906 7777

Melissa Harrison

BSc (hons) Physiotherapy, University of the West of England, UK
Msc Neurorehabilitation, Brunel University, UK

Allied Health Manager and Senior Neurological Physiotherapist

Melissa has worked in the field of neuro physiotherapy since early in her career. She specialised as a senior neuro physiotherapist in the UK for a number of years - working across a variety of specialities including neurosurgery, neuro medicine, stroke and both inpatient and outpatient neuro rehab. This experience has given Melissa a solid understanding of the journey people go through from receiving their initial neurological diagnosis, through to much later stages of their rehab.

Melissa went on to complete a Masters in Neurorehabilitation in London, gaining valuable analytical and research experience and completing her own research project exploring the rehabilitation services available to people with brain tumours. Melissa has a special interest in neuro-oncology, as well as stroke and a wide range of post neurosurgery and neuro medical conditions. This experience led to her being invited to review and contribute to the Cancer Council's 'Understanding Brain Tumours' information booklet in Australia in 2019.

It is her time working as a physiotherapist at ARC that motivated Melissa further to remain living in Australia! Over her time working at ARC, Melissa has become a PD Warrior certified instructor and trainer - delivering practical courses to other allied health professionals across Australia.

As Allied Health Manager, Melissa leads and oversees the ARC service on a daily basis. She loves her job for continuing to have contact with clients and seeing their progress, and simultaneously developing the ARC team as it grows. Melissa enjoys supporting the team through change and growth, ensuring the highest quality of therapy is maintained, as well as the team culture that staff and clients thrive from at ARC. Melissa can be contacted at ARC Monday to Friday and welcomes feedback on the service clients are receiving.

Outside of work, Melissa enjoys ocean swimming, tending to her rapidly growing plant family and making the most of the abundance of beautiful walks Sydney has to offer!