Adapt Movement

Adapt Movement Exercise has proven to be effective in preventing, managing and treating a variety of both physical and psychological conditions.

Providing high quality rehabilitation services to Geraldton
Special interest in pain and injury rehab
Exercise Physiology | Physiotherapy | Dietician | Gym | Pilates | Pain Management Supported by a vast amount of high quality research and evidence, we believe all individuals can benefit from regular physical activity, therefore we am committed to assist in finding a strategy that works for you and work towards your goals. Over time we have found that no part of the body works alone and therefore treatment is not focused at 'fixing a part'. Therefore treatment takes in to consideration different aspects of your health and well-being. The main aim of the treatment is to build confidence, self-efficacy and to empower you to take care of your own health. Sam has a special interest in the following areas:
- Pain Management
- Mental Health


Mobile. 0437 158 667
Email. [email protected]
41 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, WA 6530

To book appointments:
https://adapt-movement.au4.cliniko.com/bookings

Persistent pain can gradually change the shape of a life and can impact different areas of life; work, family, social re...
11/09/2026

Persistent pain can gradually change the shape of a life and can impact different areas of life; work, family, social relationships, exercise and physical activities, hobbies, travels & independence.

Over time, pain can start influencing decisions far beyond the painful body part.

This is 1 reason we ask people a different question:

What has pain pulled you away from?

In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, this is closely related to values. The aim is to identify what matters and then look for realistic ways of moving toward it, even when pain is still present.

For 1 person that might mean getting back into the garden.

For someone else it might be seeing friends more often, returning to work, travelling, spending more time with family, or feeling more independent again.

Pain may still be part of the picture.

But it does not have to be the only thing deciding where life goes next.

Sometimes the scan is reassuring (no findings, a number of incidental findings), but the person is still in pain.That ca...
08/09/2026

Sometimes the scan is reassuring (no findings, a number of incidental findings), but the person is still in pain.

That can lead to a difficult conversation as in western medicine we are taught to believe damage and pain are synonymous and can be seen on scan.

However, the reality is that the way we currently use X rays, CT scans and MRI scans in clinical practice, they are mainly anatomy scans. They are useful for looking for certain structural problems, but they do not measure biological process involved in pain (e.g., nociceptive activity or dysfunctions). A reassuring scan can reduce concern about some serious conditions without explaining the whole pain experience

Saying “the scan is normal” can easily sound like “there is nothing wrong” or “the pain should not be there.”

A better conversation might start with:

Your pain is real. The scan is reassuring because it makes some serious or structural problems less likely. It does not mean nothing biophysiologically is happening.

From there, we can shift the focus back to the person.

What are they struggling to do? What do they want to get back to? How are sleep, movement, confidence, work demands and flare ups affecting things?

The aim is not to keep searching for damage until we find something that looks convincing on a scan.

It is to give an explanation that is honest, reassuring and useful. And to have enough information to know we are not causing any harm and can help the person on a plan going forward.

How do you validate pain without reinforcing the idea that pain must mean damage?

07/09/2026

Ever wondered what it actually looks like inside Adapt Movement?
Here is a quick look around our Mount Tarcoola clinic.

We support people across the Mid West with pain, injury, rehabilitation, movement concerns, disability related goals and long term health conditions.

Our clinic includes treatment rooms, rehabilitation and strength equipment, and a dedicated Pilates space, with our team working together under the same roof.

If you have never been in before, now you know what is behind the front door.

We know life does not always fit neatly into 9 to 5.That is why we are starting to offer more physio appointment times o...
05/09/2026

We know life does not always fit neatly into 9 to 5.

That is why we are starting to offer more physio appointment times outside the usual working day.

You can now book from 6am on Monday and Wednesday, with appointments available up to 6pm on Tuesdays.

Whether it is before work, after work, before school, or around family commitments, we hope the extra flexibility makes things a little easier.

More early and later appointment options will be coming on other days too.

Bookings can be made directly here:

Pain can be very real and very intense, even when it does not closely match what is happening in the tissues.That is 1 o...
04/09/2026

Pain can be very real and very intense, even when it does not closely match what is happening in the tissues.

That is 1 of the things that can make persistent pain so confusing.

Pain is influenced by many factors. These can include changes in sensitivity within the nervous system, sleep, stress, previous experiences, confidence, activity patterns, general health and the situation you are in at the time.

The immune system and other body systems can also play a part.

This helps explain why the same activity might feel manageable on 1 day and much harder on another.

It also helps explain why pain can continue after an injury has healed, or why pain can sometimes feel much stronger than we might expect based on tissue damage alone.

None of this makes the pain less real.

It simply means pain is more complex than a direct readout of damage.

Understanding that complexity can be useful. It gives us more things to consider than simply asking, “What is damaged?”

This is 1 of the ideas we explore in the Adapt Pain Program.

Sometimes we simply cannot say with confidence which exact structure is causing someone's pain.That can feel uncomfortab...
31/08/2026

Sometimes we simply cannot say with confidence which exact structure is causing someone's pain.

That can feel uncomfortable, particularly when the person sitting in front of you understandably wants an answer.

But there is a difference between not knowing everything and not knowing enough.

Before making a plan, we still need to have considered whether something serious could be going on. We need to be comfortable that what we are proposing is safe. We need to have listened properly and understand what the person actually wants to get back to.

We also need to look beyond the sore body part.

What is happening at work? How are they sleeping? What are they worried about? What have they stopped doing? What do they think is happening? What might make their goals easier or harder to achieve? How is their overall health and has this influenced this presentation?

Take shoulder pain as an example. We might have a reasonable idea of what is contributing, but the assessment may not neatly identify 1 tendon or structure.

If that person wants to swim again and reach overhead comfortably at work, we may already have enough information to begin working towards those goals safely.

Then we pay attention to what happens.

Does the response fit with what we expected? Is the person becoming more capable? Has something changed that makes us reconsider our original thinking?

Sometimes we change the plan, investigate further, or seek another opinion.

Clinical reasoning does not end once treatment starts.

How do you decide when uncertainty is acceptable and when it is time to look again?

Trying treatment after treatment and still having pain can be exhausting.You may have put a lot of time, money and effor...
26/08/2026

Trying treatment after treatment and still having pain can be exhausting.

You may have put a lot of time, money and effort into appointments, exercises, medications, scans or other treatments. Some may have helped. Some may not have. Some may have helped for a while and then stopped making much difference.

None of that means you failed treatment.

Persistent pain is complicated, and there is rarely 1 treatment that explains or changes everything.

Sometimes it is useful to stop asking, “What treatment have I not tried yet?” and start looking more broadly at what is affecting life now, what has actually been helpful, what has not, and where your effort might be better spent.

That is a big part of the approach we take in the Adapt Pain Program.

We want to help people understand their situation, make sense of what they have already been through, and find practical ways to move forward.

The same activity can sometimes feel manageable on 1 day and much harder on another.This can often create confusion, esp...
24/08/2026

The same activity can sometimes feel manageable on 1 day and much harder on another.

This can often create confusion, especially when you are trying to work out what your pain means.

Persistent pain is influenced by more than tissue damage alone. Sleep, stress, confidence, the situation you are in, and previous experiences can all affect the pain experience.

That does not mean the pain is imagined. Pain is always real, however, it is not a simple damage meter. More damage does not equal more pain and vice versa.

Understanding this can help make pain feel a little less confusing, and it can open up a broader way of thinking about what may be influencing it.

This is one of the ideas we explore in the Adapt Pain Program.

Sometimes (often) the findings just do not fit into neat diagnostic criteria.The symptoms may not follow the pattern you...
19/08/2026

Sometimes (often) the findings just do not fit into neat diagnostic criteria.

The symptoms may not follow the pattern you expected. The physical examination might point in a few directions rather than 1. You might have several reasonable differentials without being able to confidently name the exact structure responsible.

That uncertainty is not unusual in MSK and pain care.

The first job is still safety. Is there anything in the history, examination or changing presentation that makes us more concerned about something specific or serious?

If not, we do not necessarily need to keep searching until we can attach a perfect tissue diagnosis.

We can work with what we do know about the person, their symptoms, function, goals and what seems to influence the problem.

Sometimes altered nociception or sensitisation may also be part of a presentation that does not behave neatly.

And sometimes the right answer is simply: I am not sure. I would like another opinion.

How do you know when uncertainty is acceptable and when it requires another opinion?

There is a common fear that moving away from a capital city means losing momentum professionally.You may be further from...
17/08/2026

There is a common fear that moving away from a capital city means losing momentum professionally.

You may be further from specialist networks, postgraduate study and a wider range of jobs. Those concerns are fair. Some regional roles are isolating and offer very little support.

But location alone does not decide whether you keep growing.

Regional practice can expose clinicians to a broader mix of presentations, including complex cases they may not see as often elsewhere. Gaps in local services can also create room to develop a niche, take on meaningful leadership and shape services that the community genuinely needs.

That opportunity still needs proper support around it. Mentoring, protected learning time, reflective case discussion, access to further study and a career pathway tailored to the clinician all matter.

For some people, the right next step will be in a capital city. For others, regional practice may offer more responsibility, more influence and more room to build something worthwhile.

What would a regional role need to offer before it felt like genuine career progression?

Address

1 Irene Street
Mount Tarcoola, WA
6530

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61437158667

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