Symmetry Physiotherapy

28/08/2026

Meet Lara 👋

🧘‍♀️ Pilates lover and occasional runner
💃 Former dancer with a love of treating young dancers
☕ Sleep first, coffee second
🐶 Weekends with Willow & Chai

Lara also has a soft spot for helping older adults stay active, independent and doing the things they enjoy.

Meet Lara at our Altona North and Hoppers Crossing clinics.

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27/08/2026

🔴Getting silly for a serious cause this Red Nose Day!!⁠
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There's plenty of red around our Symmetry Clinics today as our teams get behind Red Nose Day and help raise awareness and funds for an incredibly important cause.⁠
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Red Nose Day supports vital research and programs that help keep little lives safe, while providing support to families impacted by the loss of a child.⁠
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We hope to shine a light on the important work behind those famous red noses, while having a little fun and bringing a splash of red to our clinics along the way. 🔴⁠
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A big thank you to everyone across our clinics who joined in!⁠

26/08/2026

You invest in good tools. What about the body using them?

Strength is one of your greatest assets when you work in a physically demanding job.

It can help build the capacity you need for lifting, carrying, climbing and long days on the tools, while helping you feel less fatigued when the workload increases.

And strength is not about lifting the heaviest weight in the gym.

It is about preparing your body for the work you actually do, and building capacity for the years ahead.
🔷Build strength for your job
🔷Improve capacity for physical work
🔷Help manage fatigue across the working week
Train for a long and healthy career

Discover why strength is one of the best investments you can make for your body.

Our Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists can help you build a plan around your work and goals.

Building strength for physical work can improve your capacity, reduce fatigue and help your body handle the demands of a long career on the tools. If you work in a trade, being strong is about more than how much you can lift in the gym. Everyday you body may need to carry equipment, move materials,....

25/08/2026

Train for Work, Not Just the Gym.

The physical demands of your job can be very different to those of everyday exercise.

Exercise Physiology can help build the strength, endurance and capacity you need for the work you actually do. Whether that involves carrying materials, climbing ladders, repetitive tasks or spending long days on your feet, exercise can be tailored to your individual role and physical demands.

The goals isn't just getting stronger. It's building the capacity to handle your working day and recover well enough to do it again.

Train with purpose. Work with confidence.

21/08/2026

Ending the week feeling sore?

For tradies, the physical demands of lifting, carrying, reaching and working in awkward positions can add up across a busy week.

The answer is not always more rest.

Understanding your workload, building strength and making recovery part of your routine can help your body better handle the demands of the job.

🔷Understand cumulative loading
🔷Build strength for the demands of your work
🔷Make recovery part of your working week
🔷Address persistent aches before they start limiting you

Find out why your shoulders and back may feel worse at the end of the week, and what you can do about it.

Read more on our website

Need some help staying work ready? Book with your local Symmetry Physiotherapy clinic.

https://symmetry.physio/symmetry_blog/why-your-shoulders-and-back-feel-worse-at-the-end-of-the-week/

Shoulder and back pain after work can build across a busy week when repeated physical demands exceed your body's current capacity. If you work in a trade, you may know the feeling. Monday starts well, but by Friday your shoulders feel tight, your back feels stiff and everything seems to take a

20/08/2026

Our team came together for Daffodil Day, helping raise awareness and support the Cancer Council and the important work they do for people impacted by cancer.

We also had a couple of birthdays to celebrate, so there was no shortage of cake and good reasons to get the team together!

And while we were celebrating, we also took the opportunity to wish Brad Jones all the best as he finishes up with Symmetry and makes the move to working full time in Ballarat. Thanks for everything, Brad, and best wishes for what comes next.

A lovely day of supporting a great cause, celebrating our team and marking a new chapter for one of our own. 💛

19/08/2026

Meet Nick

🏉 Footy with the Might Colac Imperials
☕ Coffee AND a amorning workout
🏊 A fan of the pool for recovery

Inspired to become a physio through his own experiences with injury, Nick understands the importance of getting back to the activities you enjoy.

Meet Nick at our Hoppers Crossing Clinics.

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18/08/2026

Recovery is part of the Job too.⁠
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Working hard, places constant demands on your muscles.⁠
Tight shoulders, stiff backs and tired legs can build up over time, affecting how you move both at work and outside of it.⁠
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Myotherapy and Remedial Massage can help reduce muscle tension, improve movement and support recovery alongside your exercise and physiotherapy program.⁠
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Recovery isn't about doing less. It's about helping your body perform better tomorrow.⁠
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Book your massage today.⁠

https://symmetry.physio/Book_online

13/08/2026

Working in a physical job can come with the occasional ache or sore muscle, but persistent discomfort is worth paying attention to.⁠
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Repeated lifting, carrying, bending, climbing and working overhead can place significant demands on the body. When soreness keeps returning or starts affecting how you move or work, it may be a sign that something needs addressing.⁠
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A physiotherapist can assess what may be contributing to your symptoms and help you manage your workload, build strength and keep moving well.⁠
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Addressing the small things early can help prevent them from becoming bigger disruptions to your work.⁠
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https://symmetry.physio/Book_online

13/08/2026

Tradies rely on their bodies every day.⁠
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Lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling and working overhead can place plenty of demand on your body.⁠
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Lower back pain, shoulder injuries, knee pain and repetitive strain are some of the common problems we see in the clinic.⁠
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Knowing what to look out for, building strength and addressing discomfort early can help keep you moving well and working strong.⁠
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Discover 5 common tradie injuries and practical ways to reduce your risk.⁠
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🔷Read the full article on our website⁠
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Feeling an ache that is not settling? Book an appointment with your local Symmetry Physiotherapy clinic.⁠

https://symmetry.physio/symmetry_blog/the-top-5-most-common-injuries-we-see-in-tradies/

Tradies rely on their bodies everyday. Lifting, carrying, climbing, kneeling, reaching overhead and working in awkward positions can place significant demands on muscles and joints. While being physically active at work has many benefits, repeating the same movements or suddenly increasing your work...