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Rehabilitation Clinics

Location Level 3 - in the Children's Assessment Centre
Appointments Brain Injury - Ph: (02) 9845 2132 or (02) 9845 2131
Physical Disability/Botulinum Toxin/Spinal Cord - Ph: (02) 9845 2819
Spina Bifida - Ph: (02) 9845 2769
Muscle Management Rehabilitation Program - Ph: (02) 9845 2769
Limb Deficiency Clinic Ph: (02) 9845 2230 or (02) 9845 2231
Consultants Dr Ault
Dr Epps
Dr O'Flaherty
Dr Scheinberg
Dr Waugh
Dr West
Clinic days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Method of referring Referring letter to the doctor by name
Clinic function Brain Injury (Under 5 Clinic, Child; Adolescent): Rehabilitation management of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury.
Physical Disability: Management of children with cerebral palsy which includes Spasticity Management of children requiring management of spasticity and severe movement disorders (Botulinum Toxin, Intrathecal Baclofen Clinic, Selective Dorsal Rhisotomy Clinic).
Limb Deficiency: Assessment, management including prescription of upper and lower limb prostheses and follow up care of children with congenital and acquired limb deficiency.
Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Injury & Disease: Management of children with Spina Bifida and acquired spinal cord dysfunction
Urgent cases Ring above number or through Emergency
Special interests or
sub-specialty clinics
Dr Ault - Brain Injury, Limb Deficiency (also Connective Tissue Dysplasia - see Genetics)
Dr Epps - Limb Deficiency
Dr O'Flaherty - Spasticity Management, Brain Injury, Physical Disability
Dr Scheinberg - Spasticity management, Brain injury, Physical Disability
Dr Waugh - Spasticity management, Brain injury, Physical Disability, Spinal Cord Injury & Disease (also Neuromuscular - see Genetics)
Dr West - Spina Bifida (see Spina Bifida)

This document was updated on Thursday, 19 June 2008.

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