ABOUT BLUE SKY PHYSIOTHERAPY

    Professionalism. Understanding. Results.

    Brief History

    Blue Sky physiotherapy has humble beginnings, founded by our principal physiotherapist, Aubrey Francis, commencing operation from a small room at the Torquay Pharmacy in 2016. We set about connecting with the community with a series of ongoing activities including community talks, volunteering our time, fundraising for charity groups and club sponsorship.

    The development of Aubrey’s clinical skills over the past 20 years has been skewed toward the musculoskeletal & sports physiotherapy / private practice area, however, his clinical experience has developed in a range of settings including:

    ·       Senior Primary Contact Advanced Practice Emergency Department Physiotherapist (University Hospital Geelong Emergency Department, Barwon Health)

    ·       Quay Family Healthcare Medical Centre (Torquay)

    ·       Tristar Medical Centres (Torquay & Grovedale)

    ·       Corio Bay Sports Medicine (Geelong, Torquay & Ocean Grove)

    ·       West Australian Ballet Company

    ·       WA State Basketball League teams (Geraldton & Bunbury)

    ·       Grovedale Football Club (Geelong Football League)

    ·       Chapman Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre (Geraldton WA)

    ·       Community based work with NDIS participants (United Health)

    ·       Aged Care Physiotherapist (Vivir Healthcare)

    ·       Geraldton Regional Hospital (WA)

    ·       Geelong Private Hospital

    ·       St John of God Hospital (Geelong)

    In 2018 we moved into the Quay Family Healthcare Clinic where we continue to support the community today.

    Our Passion

    Since an early age, our principal physiotherapist, Aubrey Francis, has been interested in understanding living things at a fundamental level. This lead him to acquire a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology and took him on adventures through northern Australia and Asia. For 7 years he was deeply involved in the Pearl Culture Industry, based in Broome, Western Australia.

    In 2005 he turned his attention to becoming a Physiotherapist. Whilst acquiring his bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy he received multiple letters of commendation for academic excellence and won the prize for top Anatomy Student. A decade later he created Blue Sky Physiotherapy and brings these skills/services to the people of the Surf Coast and Geelong.

    We place a strong emphasis on understanding the underlying causes of pain and dysfunction, rather than simply treating symptoms. This allows us to develop targeted management plans that support recovery, functional improvement and long-term health.

     

    Clinical expertise. Collaborative care. Evidence-driven practice.

    Our Commitment

    We respect that special moment when our client tells their story. We seek to understand and find the fundamental nature of the person’s dilemma. This is the diagnostic process; finding the essence of the problem. We then set about solving that problem.

    Aubrey Francis

    Founder & Principal Physiotherapist

    Our patient’s challenges come in many forms, we watch, listen and always act with the comfort of you in mind, often these challenges include:

    • Need a helping hand to prepare for a marathon.
    • Unable to sleep due to raging neck pain.
    • Splitting headaches that linger all day.
    • A torn muscle that needs to be ready for the finals only 4 weeks away.
    • Vertigo that renders the person unable to function.
    • Unable to dress due to back pain with muscle spasm.
    • A debilitating hip pain that comes on after walking only 100 metres.
    • Unrelenting sciatic leg pain, only understood by those who have experienced nerve pain.
    • Difficulty opening one’s mouth, unable to bite into an apple.

    We approach every issue with an open mind, but will always commit to do our best to help you achieve your goals. Each patient depending on the issue will have the following key points applied to their case.

    • Care
    • Goal Setting
    • Motivation
    • Personalised and tailored approach
    • Self-management strategies
    • Empower the client through education, informing them about what is going on- put them back in control of the situation.

    Working with the community

    We spend a great deal of time donating our expertise and clinical knowledge to help sporting clubs and business organisations in high performance settings.

    Healthy organisations we have worked with: