NORTH SHORE REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Rehabilitation Medicine Services
Frailty & Sarcopenia
(Low muscle mass)
- Comprehensive assessment
- Tailored exercise programs
- Nutritional assessment and management
Spasticity
(Muscle over-activity)
- Comprehensive assessment and management
- Medication prescription
- Ultrasound guided botulinum toxin (Botox) injections
Neurological Conditions
- Stroke
- Cerebral palsy
- Acquired brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromuscular conditions
General Rehabilitation
- Deconditioning (loss of strength and fitness)
- Cardiac disease
- Developmental disability
- Lower limb amputation
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis
Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery
- Joint replacements
- Spinal surgery
- Pre-operative optimisation
- Post-operative rehabilitation
NDIS
- Assessment
- Supporting reports
Dr Myles Kwa
BMed (Distinction), FAFRM (RACP)
Dr Myles Kwa is a Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Physician with a notable passion in improving the health, fitness, and function of people as they age.
He obtained his medical degree from the University of New England, graduating with Distinction as well as receiving the Australian Medical Association Ltd Prize for the highest overall performance in the Joint Medical Program.
Dr Kwa obtained his Fellowship from the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine after many years of training across several major teaching hospitals in Sydney including subspecialty training at the Spinal Injuries Unit at Royal North Shore Hospital and the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at Westmead Hospital.
Dr Kwa holds a Staff Specialist appointment at Hornsby-Ku-Ring gai Hospital and is regularly involved in the teaching of Rehabilitation Medicine trainees as well as University of Sydney medical students. He has expertise across all areas of rehabilitation medicine, with a particular interest in the management of sarcopenia (low muscle mass) and frailty in elderly people, and spasticity management involving botulinum toxin injections. He is also actively involved in researching new nutritional and exercise interventions to improve the function and quality of life in elderly people.
Dr Kwa is a fitness enthusiast, enjoying weightlifting, powerlifting, marathon running, and kayaking in his personal time. His personal passion for exercise brings a unique perspective to the management of his patients.
