At our local Gregory Hills Medical Centre, one of the therapeutic strategies harnessed by our registered Psychologist is mindfulness. This is a form of therapy that involves being in the present moment and it a purposeful act of being present and engaged in the moment in time. For some people, it might involve meditation sitting down and relaxing the body and the mind. You can also lie down and follow a guided mindfulness program such as a body scan. For others, it might be sitting in the room at your local Gregory Hills Medical Centre and using your senses to pick up smells, sounds, what you can see and touch. Mindfulness uses the senses to invigorate and relax someone and having a sensory box is a good way to engage in therapeutic strategies. Additionally, you may take a walk and smell the flowers or feel the plants, go to a café and taste the coffee, tea or chai latte or notice the way your body is touching the ground or seat if you are seated. Mindfulness requires training the brain to be in the present moment and not to judge thoughts and emotions. It’s about noticing the thought that attempts to distract you from the present moment and letting it go. You can try visualizing leaves on a stream and place the thoughts each on a leaf letting them follow the stream and pass by. The act of mindfulness is particularly helpful when you are facing challenging thoughts and emotions or behaviour. Difficulties with thoughts and emotions can be treated with therapeutic strategies by your local Gregory Hills Medical Centre Psychologist. There is meditation as part of mindfulness and it is wise to attempt to engage in meditation and there are plenty of different apps for mindfulness and meditation to assist you.
General Practice at your Local Gregory Hills Medical Centre
Your Gregory Hill Doctors at the local Gregory Hills Medical Centre can perform general check-ups to help you monitor and maintain optimal health and wellbeing. Our Doctors can check weight measurement as well as height, check your ear, nose and throat and perform a blood pressure check. Questions may be asked regarding smoking status and your family’s medical history. Pathology requests for checking cholesterol and glucose/sugar levels can be completed and we have pathology services including for diagnostic blood tests, antenatal blood tests, glucose tolerance tests, urine and swab tests, Helicobacter breath tests, rail/truck urine drug screens and employment medicals. The local Gregory Hills Medical Centre, My Family Health Medical Centre has Gregory Hills Doctors who can organize mental health care plans and chronic disease care plans. For people with mental health matters such as depression and anxiety or other diagnoses including Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia, a mental health care plan can be arranged after you answer a series of questions. The care plan can be arranged to refer you to a Psychologist such as the one at our practice and you get a rebate from Medicare for ten sessions with a Psychologist. For those people with a chronic disease such as Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis or Fibromyalgia, you can arrange for a chronic disease care plan through your local Gregory Hills Medical Centre Doctor. This care plan involves assessment with a Nurse and determining suitable health practitioner services such as physiotherapy and exercise physiology. You will be entitled to five sessions under Medicare for health services such as the aforementioned.
Our Variety of Services
Your local Gregory Hills Medical Centre can offer corporate health service and allied health services to suit your requirements. We have a Chiropractor and Physiotherapist to manage pain and ailments to gain optimal health and wellbeing. Additionally, we have a Podiatrist who can manage issues with your knees, ankles and feet. Our local Gregory Hills Medical Practice offers services such as that of Exercise Physiologists to help you achieve fitness and work with you for different conditions and ailments such as chronic diseases. For those who seek a Speech Pathologist, we have a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP) who is a member of Speech Pathology Australia (MSPAA). As mentioned, we have a suitably-qualified and experienced Clinical Psychologist on-site and also a Dietician to help with your diet. Our allied health services are renowned as part of the local Gregory Hills Doctors’ service and we are proud to look after each and every patient to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
