Bhargavi Parab
Physiotherapist
Bhargavi completed her initial physiotherapy training in India and graduated as Bachelors of physiotherapy with distinction in her physiotherapy subjects. She spent two years after graduating working in private practice, sporting world and hospitals gathering experience and then taking a plunge into doing her postgraduation in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. She worked as a sports trainer which gave her immense experience in treating and knowing different kind of injuries. After graduating from University of South Australia, Bhargavi worked in private practice, community and hospitals to gain further experience. She successfully completed her overseas trained license exam in 2018 , becoming a qualified physiotherapist to work in Australia with general registration. Along with her private practice work, Bhargavi also works at a private hospital at Brighton as a rehabilitation Physiotherapist.
Bhargavi has undergone further training in dry needling , clinical pilates and treating TMJ disorders. She is a certified Glad practitioner and has done clinical pilates training through DMA education.
Bhargavi believes in the importance of taking an active approach in your rehabilitation and will provide guidance and motivation to empower you to not only recover from injury, but to prevent recurrence allowing you to stay active and healthy.
Outside work , Bhargavi loves to follow cricket and AFL and goes for Adelaide crows and (Collingwood when it comes to supporting a Victorian team). She keeps herself active with pilates, dancing and visiting many shopping malls around melbourne for her walks and shopping .
My approach to Physiotherapy:
Bhargavi is an energetic and passionate physiotherapist who is always interested in finding out each patient’s individual health and fitness goals. She will emphatically listen to your story to understand all the factors in why you have your condition. It helps her to decide which mix of hands-on techniques, education and exercise is the best way to fix your concerns.
What to expect in your first visit?
As holistic practitioners, we take a 'whole-person' approach to consider all aspects of your health.
During the initial assessment, Bhargavi will ask about your past medical history, family medical history, and current symptoms to determine the cause of the pain.
You will receive hands on treatment in every session to work towards your recovery.
Our providers prefer to use their years (or decades) of expertise to feel whats going on, so we dont require any imaging, X-rays or GP referrals to begin treatment.
How to know if i need Physio or Pilates
The Physiotherapist will help determine if hands on/manual therapy, or a personalised pilates treatment plan will be the best option for your recovery. Typically manual therapy is best whilst you are still in pain and then a Pilates exercise treatment plan can be created for long term strengthening and rehabilitation.
Special Interests
Studying, treating and living in such a sporty country like Australia has exposed Bhargavi to the wider sports community and she has developed a passion for AFL and sports physiotherapy.
working as a sports trainer has given her experience in treating a wide variety of injuries.
Working closely with some of Melbournes best orthopaedic surgeons at Brighton Hospital has given Bhargavi lots of exposure to pre and post operatin rehabilitation, arthritus and pain management.
Injury rehabilitation
During her career, Bhargavi has worked as a rehabilitation physiotherapist, experienced with injuries from workplace, traffic accidents, wear and tear, surgery and more!
Bhargavi has a huge range of experience to draw from to make a personalised rehabilitation plan for anyones needs. She recommends Pilates exersice plans for many of her patients as she has seen first hand the rehabilitation potential of targeted pilates exercises.
"Seriously good physio and Pilates experts in a very welcoming environment. I suffer from chronic pain, so my capability changes from session to session. Therefore, I have 1-1 sessions, and if some part of my body is painful, the Pilates instructor always comes up with viable alternatives. It is great to be listened to and taken care of while improving your core strength, balance, etc. (Not at all common with chronic conditions.)"