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What Happens During a Home Physiotherapy Visit?

Know what to expect from an in-home physiotherapy visit — from the first assessment to your personalised treatment and exercise program.

Daniel Lee

By Daniel Lee

APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist

18 April 2026 5 min read
What Happens During a Home Physiotherapy Visit?

Before the visit

Arranging a home visit is simple. After you get in touch, we confirm a time that suits you and ask about your goals, health history and any funding such as NDIS or Support at Home. There is nothing you need to prepare beyond a comfortable space to move.

The first assessment

Your first visit begins with a thorough assessment. Your physiotherapist listens to your story, discusses your goals, and examines your movement, strength, balance and any pain or difficulty you are experiencing.

Being at home is a real advantage here — your physiotherapist can see the actual stairs, chairs, rugs and spaces you use every day, and factor them into your plan.

Your treatment and program

Based on the assessment, your physiotherapist provides hands-on treatment where appropriate and begins building a personalised program. This usually combines exercises to improve strength, balance and mobility with practical strategies you can use between visits.

You will finish the visit knowing exactly what to work on, and your program is reviewed and progressed over time as you improve.

Ongoing care

Follow-up visits build on your progress, adjust your program and keep you moving toward your goals. Throughout, we keep families, carers and referrers informed, so everyone supporting you is on the same page.

This article is general information only and isn’t a substitute for individual advice from your doctor or physiotherapist. In an emergency, call 000.

DL

Written and clinically reviewed by Daniel Lee, APA Titled Pain Physiotherapist & Master of Medicine (Pain Management), University of Sydney, AHPRA-registered. Last reviewed April 2026.

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