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About Us


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Who we are

Formerly part of Willis Street Physiotherapy, Handspring Limited is a group of health professionals and administrators who specialise in falls prevention work with elderly people.

We provide a routine called The Otago Exercise Programme (OEP), which has been shown to improve strength, balance and flexibility in elderly participants.

The programme is led by Nick Conn, a senior musculoskeletal physiotherapist. Nick has several years experience of leading participants through the programme and has seen the great outcomes it achieved. Now he supervises and supports a team of dedicated nurses and physiotherapists across the lower North Island.

The programme administrator is Bev Williams. Bev coordinates referrals and liaises with providers and participants and she will happily deal with your enquiries.

What do we do?

Handspring providers deliver the Otago Exercise Programme, across the Lower North Island.

Areas covered include: Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua, Kapiti Coast, Horowhenua, Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Wanganui, and Gisborne. (If you are interested in the service outside these areas select 'other' when you complete the enquiry form here).


Why do we do it?


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Most health professionals working with the elderly are rehabilitating or managing injury and disease. This work is an essential ‘ambulance at the bottom of the cliff’ but we aim to provide the ‘fence at the top’!

Evidence shows that this falls prevention programme works. It helps elderly participants avoid injury.

Our Providers get great satisfaction from knowing they are delivering a proven programme which they know will benefit their participants.

                              




Level 3, 150 Willis Street, Wellington 6011      Phone: 04 3848313     Email: info@willisstreetphysiotherapy.co.nz