Macarthur Disability Services offers a range of Allied Health services across NSW via telehealth and face to face. Allied Health services aim to address functional decline and increase independence, helping people with disabilities to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
Our team of qualified and experienced professionals work closely with NDIS Participants to develop individualised treatment plans based on evidence-based approach. Services include assessment, therapy, and support for a wide range of conditions such as communication difficulties, sensory processing disorders, chronic pain, mobility issues, mental health and more.
MDS has a number of purpose built sensory rooms that are utilised for assessment, consult and therapy.
We are dedicated to supporting children and adults (ages 7-65) in developing everyday life skills such as:
You may benefit from occupational therapy if you:
Our occupational therapists are practising members of Occupational Therapy Australia and are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Dietitians aim to promote health and the prevention and treatment of illness by enhancing and maximising nutrition. We provide service to children and adults (ages 7-65). We provide:
Our partner Dietitians are members of the Dietetics Association of Australia and are qualified and skilled to provide nutrition and dietary advice.
We provide speech pathology services to adults and children (ages 7-65) who have a disability or a range of medical issues. We can assist with:
You may benefit from speech pathology if you:
We’re certified practising members of Speech Pathology Australia.
MDS have a team of highly skilled psychologists, who provide a range of services to people aged 7-65 that assist in assessing and treating psychological injuries and illness.
Our psychologists are able to provide psychological assessment and ongoing therapeutic counselling to assist individuals who may have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety or who are suffering after a recent traumatic event. Psychologists can also assist with disability and adjustment counselling, anger management, relationship issues as well as early prevention of chronic pain and this barrier to return to work.
We help people to choose realistic lifestyle goals and provide evidence-based, practical strategies to achieve them. Psychologists can also offer neuropsychological assessments that are used to develop management plans following head injury and brain function impairment.
Exercise physiologists analyse their patient’s fitness in order to help them improve their health or maintain good health. They specialise in designing and delivering safe and effective exercise interventions for people (aged 7-65) with chronic medical conditions, injuries or disabilities. Using stress tests and other evaluation tools, the exercise physiologist evaluates a patient’s cardiovascular function and metabolism and then designs a fitness plan that will meet the patient’s goals and/or needs, including building endurance and strength and increasing fitness and flexibility.
Our Exercise Physiologists can assist with:
Please note while exercise programs have demonstrated improvements to many of the symptoms of the above, and improvements to quality of life, there is no evidence that it has the ability to cure these conditions. Thus, patients must continue to follow their doctor's advice.
Allied Health Assistants are not qualified to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatment. Their role is to implement the therapy sessions prescribed by our qualified Allied Health Professionals. The use of a certified Allied Health Assistant allows participants to stretch their NDIS funding further and by doing so also allows them to benefit from more regular therapy.
Our Allied Health Assistants can:
Our Allied Health Assistants support people aged (7 – 65) with a wide range of therapy needs.