Ability
A rehabilitation service aiming to maximise potential for children and young adults with disabilities, injuries and chronic diseases.
Our Mission
Superkid Rehab strives to enable fairness and participation in life activities, by addressing the individual, their environment and society.
What We Do
Dr Gaj Panagoda works closely with allied health therapists and families to achieve meaningful goals. We assist children and young adults with limitations of their physical ability.
We Specialise in Treating:
Cerebral palsy
Acquired brain injury
Athletes with a disability
Physical impairment associated with cancer and chemotherapy
Skeletal dysplasia
Neuromuscular conditions
Orthopaedic conditions (eg after surgery)
Joint hypermobility conditions
Limb abnormalities
More information about the Rehabilitation approach is available here.
Our Services
Dr Gaj Panagoda provides comprehensive assessment and management plans for children and young adults with disability.
Disability Management for Sport and Exercise
From grassroots level to Paralympians, learn about this specialised service here
Botulinum Toxin Injections for Spasticity
For children that do not require sedation, injections are performed in the clinic room with ultrasound guidance. Dr Gaj works closely with allied health professionals to ensure optimal timing of injections with therapy.
Provision of Orthoses
Dr Gaj will liaise with suppliers who can manufacture orthoses via conventional methods or 3D printing.
Transition to Adult Rehabilitation Services
We provide services for adolescents and young adults who require a coordinated transition to adult rehabilitation services.
Care Co-ordination
To enable good communication and collaboration, Dr Gaj will coordinate meetings with your team of health and recreation providers.
Who We Are
Dr Gaj Panagoda works closely with allied health therapists and families to achieve meaningful goals. We assist children and young adults with limitations of their physical ability.
About Dr Panagoda
Dr Gaj Panagoda is a paediatric rehabilitation physician and general paediatrician. He founded Superkid Rehab in 2017 to create a community-based model for paediatric rehabilitation medicine. He is also the CEO of Xstitch Health, a not-for-profit company that takes a systems approach to improving health management in the social, community and charity sector. He has served on the Board of the Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand, including as Vice President.
Dr Gaj was previously the Lead Paediatrician at the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health, where the team provided paediatric medical services across 20 Aboriginal health clinics. He worked at Queensland Health for 10 years, and was a Senior Medical Officer at Queensland Children’s Hospital. His practical and collaborative approach to rehabilitation plans is reinforced by his previous work as a physiotherapist and allied health assistant.
Having grown up in rural New South Wales and worked in remote Western Australia, Dr Gaj has first hand experience of the complex issues faced by those outside metropolitan areas. He is passionate about working with rural communities. His wife and two children happily take up most of his spare time.
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From: "Society’s Disability"
We must look beyond traditional healthcare roles to provide rehabilitation that is effective and relevant. This is where societal change begins.
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