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Physiotherapist treating the upper neck at the base of the skull, a common source of headaches
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Headache Treatment in Perth

Many headaches — including tension headaches and cervicogenic headaches — are directly treatable with physiotherapy. You don't have to just manage the symptoms.

New Clinic: Jandakot

Gap-free initial appointment with James in November*

*You save your usual gap: typically $50–90, depending on your health fund and level of cover.

Limited places. Must be booked online. For new patients with private health extras cover for physiotherapy. T&Cs apply.

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Headaches

Headache Treatment in Perth

A significant proportion of headache sufferers are told to manage with medication long-term, without anyone investigating the underlying cause. Many headaches — particularly cervicogenic and tension-type headaches — originate from the joints, muscles, and neural structures of the cervical spine, and respond very well to physiotherapy when the source is correctly identified.

Our assessment identifies the type of headache you are experiencing, distinguishes musculoskeletal headache from migraine and other headache types, and screens for any features that warrant medical referral. In most cases we can reach a clear working diagnosis and begin treatment without imaging. When imaging is needed, we can refer you directly for X-ray or MRI without requiring a GP visit first.

Treatment is directed at the source — typically a combination of hands-on work to the upper cervical spine and strengthening the muscles that support it. Many people see meaningful reduction in headache frequency and intensity with the right management.

We see headache patients across our four Perth clinics: Beeliar, Booragoon, East Fremantle, and Jandakot. No referral is needed to book.

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Have we met your expectations? If not, we’ll refund the out-of-pocket cost of your initial appointment. Conditions apply: see our Fees page.
Headaches
Headaches
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Satisfaction Guarantee
Have we met your expectations? If not, we’ll refund the out-of-pocket cost of your initial appointment. Conditions apply: see our Fees page.

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VALD Technology

Technology-Based
Injury Assessment

Included gap-free with every initial assessment.

Move Physiotherapy uses VALD force measurement technology — the same systems used by AFL, NRL and Olympic programs — to objectively measure your strength, symmetry and recovery. This means your physiotherapist can track your progress with clinical precision, making data-driven decisions at every stage of your rehabilitation rather than relying on subjective estimates.

If your headaches keep coming back over months or years, your neck muscles are worth measuring. Weakness and poor endurance in the deep neck stabilisers is a consistent finding in people with long-term, recurrent cervicogenic and tension-type headache. VALD testing measures this objectively, gives us a baseline, and shows whether your neck is genuinely getting stronger as treatment progresses.

Learn more about VALD technology →
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Neck Strength Testing
VALD dynamometry measures the strength of the muscles that support your neck, in each direction of movement.
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Side-to-Side Comparison
Picks up left-right imbalances that a hands-on assessment alone can miss, which is common with one-sided, recurring headaches.
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Built for Recurrent Headaches
For headaches that keep returning, retesting tracks real change in neck strength over time: the part of treatment aimed at reducing how often they come back.
VALD technology assessment at Move Physiotherapy

Gap-free with every initial assessment

Technology-based assessment is included as standard — no additional out-of-pocket cost.

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Four Perth clinics

Early morning, evening and Saturday appointments available. No referral needed.

Ready to get moving?

Beeliar, Booragoon, East Fremantle and Jandakot — early morning, evening and Saturday appointments available.