Physiotherapy
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy aims to help soft tissue injuries, joint and muscular problems that are restricting movement and causing you discomfort.
Treatment focuses on the long term recovery, improving strength, helping to restore movement and function to as near normal as possible when you have been affected by injury, illness or recovering post surgery.
Use of Physiotherapy
A physiotherapist will treat using a range of manipulation and massage techniques, electrical therapies and exercise to heal and restore movement. When you are in pain we will look at the whole body not just the isolated injury and assess what is needed to return your body back to a certain level of function.
Examination of your posture and movement, and an assessment of your needs and lifestyle also help form a full understanding for you to regain full health and avoid future recurrences.
Treatment is administered over a period of time and improvement expected within the first 3-4 treatments.
When will you need a Physiotherapist?
If your pain problem feels muscular or joint related then a consultation with a physiotherapist is recommended. If you are recovering from a fracture or from orthopaedic surgery, physiotherapy can help your recovery process.
What conditions will a Physiotherapist treat?
- Back or neck pain
- Sciatica
- Arthritis
- Swelling in joints
- RSI
- Sports injuries
- Running injuries
- Cartilage, ligaments and tendon damage
Additional benefits of physiotherapy treatment
In many ways our lifestyles have become more sedentary with technology; hours spent on computers and mobile phones, lengthy commuting distances. The lack of mobility means our bodies gradually tighten and muscles become tenser. When a niggling unexplained ache is there but maybe not causing disabling pain, a physiotherapist will be able to advise you on posture and exercises to prevent longer-term problems.
Meet the Physiotherapy team
To book an appointment please telephone 020 8943 2424