Multidisciplinary Clinics (MDT)
Orofacial pain /TMD clinics:
ENT/Dental/Physio: located at SCENT Sydney is our MDT featuring A/Prof Catherine Meller (ENT), Dr Rohan Krishnan (orofacial pain dentist) and us
https://www.tmjpainclinic.com.au
OMS/Dental/Physio: Newcastle at OMS Specialists featuring Dr Andrew (Wal) Watkins (Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon), Dr Rohan Krishnan (orofacial pain specialist) and us
https://www.omsspecialists.com.au
Prince of Wales Facial nerve clinic: Public facial nerve clinic run by A/Prof Catherine Meller (Ent and facial nerve specialist) featuring Dr Ellie for physio
https://www.doctorcath.com.au/contact
Physio Science: our sister clinic for all your other physio needs! Tate is a dual titled sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist with exceptional experience. He won’t treat your face though! Ellie scarred him for life with her PhD!
Physio Science and The Facial Physio share our Abbotsford location :)
https://physio-science.com.au
Resources for Facial Nerve:
Facial Palsy Uk: https://www.facialpalsy.org.uk
Changing faces: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk
Facebook groups/ support groups: please email us to enquire there is an Australia bases Facebook support group we are happy to recommend
External eye lid weights: https://spectrumsurgical.com.au/product/external-eyelid-weights/
Moisture chambers: https://7eye.com.au/pages/dry-eye-glasses
Facial therapy Specialists International: https://facialtherapyspecialists.com
Sir Charles Bell society: https://www.sircharlesbell.com
Jaw/TMD/Orofacial Pain resources
Australia New Zealand Academy of Orofacial pain: https://anzaop.org
There is a find a practitioner section with professionals in each state and great patient information conferences and sources.
Sleep foundation Australia: https://www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au
great information on CBT for insomnia
Tinnitus: MindEar have some great resources
https://www.mindear.com/en-au
Resources: Lots of the information on the patient information section can be found in some classic text books:
The Facial Nerve By Dr Babak Azizzadeh and Dr William Slattery
Management of temporomandibular joint disorders and occlusion by Jeff Okeson
Coming soon:
Watch this space for our upcoming podcast on Spotify
Clinical education - we will be launching online and face to face courses for clinicians in early 2026. Access will be available through this website.
We are available for clinic specific training and have provided this before in inservice settings. If this is something you are interested in for your clinic please email Ellie at Info@facialphysio.com.au
For Dentists: We already run a Multidisciplinary management of TMD course through the ADA with our fabulous colleagues Dr Rohan Krishnan and Dr Catherine Meller. Check it out on their website!