what is physiotherapy?
People often wonder if physiotherapy is the right treatment for them. But here is a simple criteria to follow:
Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or pain in the body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, or tendons.
Therefore, if you are in pain in any of these structures, or struggle to do an activity because of weakness or poor co-ordination -
then physiotherapy will help you.
Common Problems
And How we Fix Them
NHS vs Private Physiotherapy
Like it or not, it is a fact that most of time there is a significant difference between the experience of physiotherapy in the private setting compared to physiotherapy in the NHS.
The constraints on time and resources in the NHS mean that you usually have to wait several weeks for your first session. Even then your session is often very short, and is usually comprised of a chat about your problem and a couple of sheets of exercises. There is then often only one follow-up session to check on your exercises a few weeks later.
In contrast, a private physiotherapy session can be booked within hours or days, and is much longer (30-45 minutes). This allows your therapist to go into more detail about the history of the problem, and provide hands-on treatment that often gets your problem improving much more quickly.
Specific exercises are still provided, but follow-up sessions are much sooner, helping to ensure that everything is being performed correctly and rapid progress is being made.
Typical Problems treated:
Back Pain
Sports Injury
Sciatica
Shoulder Pain
Plantar Fasciitis
Ankle Sprains
Golfers Elbow
Frozen Shoulder
Cartilage Injury
Muscle Imbalance
Slipped Disc
Neck Pain
Trapped Nerve
Tendonitis (Any)
Rotator Cuff Injury
Osteoarthritis
Tennis Elbow
Runners Knee
Shin Splints
Post-op Rehabilitation
Whiplash
Wrist/Hand Injuries
What happens during an appointment?
