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Email hello@splash.physio
Phone (03) 4422 2970
Aquatic and land physiotherapy for babies, children & young people
Shai "Shay" Patel
Splash Physiotherapist ®
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Shai commences with us for term 2 in a maternity leave position until Bec returns full time.
He comes with excellent paediatrics experiences and shares our Splash values of focussing on participation goals, and engagement in sessions, and is excited to meet Splash families.
Outside of physiotherapy he is an avid distance runner and home cook.
We are so happy to have him join the team.
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy 2016, Monash University
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Level 1 Paediatric physiotherapy, Australian Physiotherapy Association, 2021
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Member Australian Physiotherapy Association
We help babies, children and young people learn everyday functional activities
to participate in life at home, school, and in the community.
We see children are part of a family
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Families know their children best
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Children do best in their own environments
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We find strategies that fit in with your everyday life
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We form respectful, cooperative partnerships with families
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We value Melbourne's diverse community
We are professional, playful and up to date
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We are professional, friendly, fun, and love the work we do
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Coordinating with your health and education services helps everyone work towards their goals
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We are committed to life long learning. We are highly skilled and up to date.
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We are constantly improving
We teach the way kids learn
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Children learn through play
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Every achievement is celebrated
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We apply the science behind neuroplasticity in practical strategies to optimise learning
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We use a strengths based approach
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The earlier the better and it's never too late! We work with babies through to young people
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We observe carefully, adjust moment to moment, to: meet your individual learning needs; find the 'just right challenge'; optimise your chance to learn
We celebrate small steps towards participation goals
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Participation is key
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We start with your participation goal. Then we drill down to small details in body structure and function to help you learn functional skills
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We support all areas of development
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We advocate to address social, environmental, policy and institutional barriers to participation
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Swim safer skills and behaviours are part of every aquatic physiotherapy session
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Being active is good for everyone