About
Physiotherapy learnt in four countries, practised in your home.
I'm Viktor Kaaz, the physiotherapist behind Drop By Physio. I trained in the Netherlands, worked in rehabilitation hospitals in Germany and Switzerland, and moved to Australia in 2020.
Since 2022 I've run my own practice: home visits from the coast to the hinterland and up to Gympie, and Mondays at my clinic in Peregian Beach.
My path
Where my experience comes from
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Netherlands
Training · 2014
Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede.
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Germany
Neurological rehabilitation
A rehabilitation hospital, working with people after stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury, and people living with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and long-standing pain.
I was also physiotherapist to a semi-professional football club: training twice a week, matches at the weekend.
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Switzerland
Orthopaedic rehabilitation
The orthopaedic ward of a rehabilitation hospital: hip, knee and shoulder replacements, spinal surgery and back pain.
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Australia
Aged care · 2020
Falls prevention, safe moving and handling, pain management and rehabilitation for older people.
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Sunshine Coast
Drop By Physio · 2022
My own mobile practice, with home visits across the Sunshine Coast and a clinic day in Peregian Beach.
How I work
What you can expect from me
Time to find out what's going on
First appointments are 60 minutes. That's long enough to hear your story, examine you properly and explain what I find.
Testing, not guessing
Alongside a full physiotherapy examination, I test sensation, joint position sense, balance and movement control in detail, so your plan is built on what I actually find.
Rehabilitation where you live
At home I can see the stairs, the shower and the walk to the letterbox, and build your plan around the things you need to do every day.
Your team in the loop
I report to your GP, support coordinator or care team when you need it, and I'm happy to show family and support workers how to help.
Guides
Physiotherapy you can take home
Not everyone needs a physiotherapist every week. So I'm writing guides: plain-English programmes built from published research, with every exercise and dose checked and signed off by me.
Football has been part of my work since my club years in Germany, so the first guide, Hamstring Strong, is for footballers back in training after a hamstring strain. It's coming soon.
Qualifications and registration
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands (2014)
- Registered physiotherapist with AHPRA, registration PHY0002282006. Check the public register
- Medicare provider
- Professional indemnity insurance, as every registered physiotherapist must hold
Funding I work with
- Support at Home, billed through your provider
- NDIS, for self-managed and plan-managed participants (I'm not a registered NDIS provider)
- Medicare, with a GP chronic condition management plan
- Private, paid by card on the day
Not sure whether physiotherapy can help?
Call me and ask. I'll give you a straight answer, and if I'm not the right person for you, I'll say so.