Neurological and progressive conditions
Stroke, MND, ABI, TBI, spinal cord injury, Parkinsonism, MS and changing neurological function.
Western Sydney and The Hills District
Mobile neurological and complex disability physiotherapy across Western Sydney
Home and community-based physiotherapy for people with neurological, respiratory, mobility and complex disability-related needs.
Quick suitability snapshot
Best fit for
A quick guide to referrals that may suit mobile physiotherapy input.
Complex disability and high-support needs
Support needs where routines, positioning, equipment, safety and care-team input overlap.
Mobility, transfers and falls risk
Walking, transfer safety, mobility aids, access barriers and falls-risk concerns.
Respiratory decline, fatigue or carer training needs
Changing capacity, pacing, respiratory considerations or support-worker education needs.
Why mobile
Why assess function at home?
A clinic assessment may not show the barriers in a person’s usual environment.
- Bedroom
- Bed mobility, positioning and safe transfers
- Bathroom
- Access, equipment and safe hygiene routines
- Living area
- Daily activities, seating, transfers and participation
- Access
- Entrances, ramps, stairs and home modifications
Transfers at home
Review bed, chair and toilet transfers in the space and with the supports actually used.
Equipment and access
Check how mobility aids, positioning and access barriers affect everyday movement.
Fatigue and routines
Assess pacing and activity tolerance around the person’s usual tasks.
Care-team carryover
Share practical strategies, training and documentation with relevant people when consent is in place.
Service pathways
How Tandem can support you
Assessment, therapy and care-team support, guided by clinical need.
Assessment and recommendations
Functional review, therapy planning and equipment-related recommendations.
Ongoing therapy and capacity building
Rehabilitation, mobility practice, fatigue management and respiratory monitoring where clinically appropriate.
Review, training and documentation
Support-worker education, risk clarification and function-linked reports where clinically appropriate.
Funding pathways
Funding and referral pathways
Service fit, billing arrangements and availability need to be confirmed. Follow the links for pathway details.
- NDIS
- iCare / LTCS
- NSW Workers Compensation
- DVA
- Support at Home
- Private / self-funded
DVA, private and Support at Home
DVA and private referrals are accepted. Support at Home enquiries are welcome where services can be arranged through the participant’s registered provider, including under an applicable self-management arrangement.
Tandem is not a registered Support at Home provider. Read FAQs for details.
NDIS physiotherapy
Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants only. Tandem is not an NDIS-registered provider.
iCare / LTCS physiotherapy
iCare/LTCS enquiries are welcome, with commencement subject to relevant scheme approval where required. NSW workers compensation referrals are subject to applicable insurer/scheme requirements.
Clinician-led care
About Chris Burgess
Chris Burgess is Tandem’s Principal Physiotherapist and an Ahpra-registered physiotherapist. He has worked in community neurological and complex disability physiotherapy since 2022.
Service area
Western Sydney and The Hills District
Tandem Physio provides mobile physiotherapy across commonly considered areas of Western Sydney and The Hills District. Availability depends on location, timing, clinical fit, funding pathway and current capacity.
Commonly considered areas
Blacktown, Parramatta, Liverpool, Fairfield and The Hills District. See the service-area page for other commonly considered suburbs.
Ready to discuss a referral?
Use the referral page for structured information, or call or email if you need to clarify suitability first. Please avoid including unnecessary sensitive information at the first enquiry stage.