Bush Steps

Meet Cassidy Connor, our newest member of the team. Cassidy is a wonderful Allied Health Assistant; she is very passionate about her work in Central Australia and brings a warmth and positive energy to all her interactions.

You can find out more about Cassidy in her bio on our website at www.bushsteps.com.au/about

Stages of a direct socket 🦿

Joel our prosthetist has been using this technique more in the clinic, allowing our clients to walk out the door in one day with their newly fabricated prosthesis.

Meet Meghan Wetkin, our newest Physiotherapist here at . Meghan is an incredibly kind person and an incredible Physio. We are so lucky to have her working at Bush Steps!

Meghan has worked in Aged Care and Disability for the last 20 years in Alice Springs, and is passionate about supporting people to live a good life no matter what individual physical differences exist.

Meghan works with a broad range of age groups and disabilities, mainly in the NDIS space. She loves to work collaboratively with clients, their families and other health professionals to work towards their goals.

Alice Springs has become her home - she enjoys the supportive, vibrant community in which we live and the beautiful land of the Arrernte peoples.

EDUCATION SERIES 📚 Looking after your feet - is your foot or ankle at risk of wounds?

EDUCATION SERIES 📚 Lower Limb Amputation in Central Australia.

Delivery day for a pair of definitive unilateral Ottobock C-Brace Knee Ankle Foot Orthoses (KAFOs) following a successful 3-month community trial.

We’re excited to keep seeing the client achieve their goals 💪🏼

Bush Steps prosthetic user Dusty continuing to make great progress with his mobility 🦿

EDUCATION SERIES 📚 why are prosthetic users more likely to develop wounds on their stump and why is this important?

Look out for more of this soon…

Here’s a little more about what we do at Bush Steps.

Sometimes kitchen and functional assessments look like this ☕️🪵

There’s lots to assess in these situations; planning and sequencing, executive function, motor control (fine and gross), transfers, mobility, balance and safety.

The rikina damper and kangaroo tail is a bonus!