HIF Partners with Kieser

Kieser Australia is a network of integrated physiotherapy, rehabilitation and strength training clinics located in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia.

Kieser programs are 12 to 18 weeks long and combine physiotherapy and supervised exercise. Depending on the program that is suitable for you, the exercises will target and isolate the impacted muscles associated with the pre-diagnosed condition.

We've partnered with Kieser to provide our east coast members, who are suffering from knee, hip or spinal issues, access to alternative non-surgical treatment programs that are designed to help, prevent, or delay surgery.

Kieser is predominantly Victorian based with a few clinics in NSW, QLD, TAS and SA very soon. For a full list of clinic locations, please visit the Kieser website.

• Hip Osteoarthritis Program
• Knee Osteoarthritis Program
• Spinal Program

The listed programs have been designed with the primary intention to prevent surgery, reduce pain levels and improve mobility, avoid or reduce rehabilitation (if surgery does proceed) and to provide clients with a long-term self-management program.

Eligibility criteria is present for members looking to access Kieser treatment programs:

Access to Kieser treatment programs is available to members who have access to a Kieser clinic and meet the following eligibility criteria:

HIF eligibility criteria:

• To qualify, you must be an HIF Health Insurance member and have held hospital cover for 12 months or longer and must not have enrolled in another HIF funded chronic disease management program for the same condition in the previous 12 months.

Kieser eligibility criteria:

• Please refer to information regarding Kieser’s eligibility criteria and whether you would be suitable for their treatment plans, by contacting Kieser directly on (03) 9696 3599 or visiting www.kieser.com.au/hif.

HIF will cover members for the cost of the below programs:

• Hip Osteoarthritis Program
• Knee Osteoarthritis Program
• Spinal Program

Other services provided at Kieser centres outside the above programs, maybe be covered under your normal Extras policy. Please refer to your Physiotherapy limit or contact us for further details.

Kieser clinics are equipped with strength training machines designed in Switzerland and manufactured to the highest quality in Germany. The equipment can isolate and target specific muscle groups for maximum effectiveness for functional improvement.