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How Physiotherapy Treat?

After an assessment, we will treat your condition using any of the following methods:

Manual Therapy

• Mobilization - a more gentle technique to loosen stiff joints and ease painful joints.
• Manipulation - a high velocity thrust technique used to help loosen a stiff joint.
• Soft tissue techniques - massage, deep tissue, trigger point and muscle energy techniques.
• Traction - a gentle stretching technique either manual or mechanical.

Rehabilitation

• Exercise programmes - specific to the individual's problem.
• Muscle imbalance correction.
• Clinical Pilates style exercises. 
• Stability ball work.
• Direct liaising with your personal trainer/gym to advise them on appropriate exercise for you
• Preventative Advice
• Postural re-education.
• Ergonomic assessment for work place, home, or sport.
• Appropriate stretching.

Electrotherapy

• Ultrasound.
• Interferential therapy.
• Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Acupuncture
For musculo-skeletal pain relief e.g. chronic headaches, arthritis and rheumatism, back and neck pain.
Research shows that acupuncture stimulates the brain to produce natural pain relieving chemicals - endorphins. These assist the body to heal itself and gain pain relief.

Pilates
Developed by Joseph Pilates, whose goal was to realise each person's physical capabilities, limitations and their individual needs in order to correct muscular imbalances and weaknesses. Targeting the deep postural muscles, Pilates works by building strength from the inside out, rebalancing the body and bringing it into correct alignment. One to one sessions, two to one sessions and classes (max 12 people) are all available from Physio in the city.
"In ten sessions you'll feel the difference, in twenty you'll see the difference and in thirty you'll have a new body." Joseph Pilates