Physiotherapy: What is it and how can it help?
Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice.
They maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease.
The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them to remain independent for as long as possible.
Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole person’ approach to health and wellbeing, which includes the patient’s general lifestyle.
At the core is the patient’s involvement in their own care, through education, awareness, empowerment and participation in their treatment.
You can benefit from physiotherapy at any time in your life. Physiotherapy helps with back pain or sudden injury, managing long-term medical condition such as arthritis, and in preparing for childbirth or a sporting event.
To find out more about our physiotherapy team please click here and for Womens Health physiotherapy services please click here
They maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease.
The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them to remain independent for as long as possible.
Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole person’ approach to health and wellbeing, which includes the patient’s general lifestyle.
At the core is the patient’s involvement in their own care, through education, awareness, empowerment and participation in their treatment.
You can benefit from physiotherapy at any time in your life. Physiotherapy helps with back pain or sudden injury, managing long-term medical condition such as arthritis, and in preparing for childbirth or a sporting event.
To find out more about our physiotherapy team please click here and for Womens Health physiotherapy services please click here
Podiatry: Is this suitable for you?
Podiatry is a specialist area of healthcare, allied to medicine which involves care and maintenance of foot and lower limb conditions.
Podiatrists aim is to improve the independence, mobility and general quality of life of patients.
A podiatrist can treat on a whole host of foot and foot related conditions.
Biomechanics is the science that examines forces acting on the body and the effects produced. It is well recognised that a persons abnormal stance and gait can be the cause of recurrent postural problems which commonly include back, hip, knee, ankle and foot pain.
Symtoms may relate to leg length differences (actual or apparent) or as high arched or flat feet. Excessive or increased wear on the heels or soles of shoes, calf/foot muscle cramps, weak ankles and toe deformities are also signs. These may be the body's way of compensating for malalignment or as a result of the present or a previous injury. However it does not follow that this compensation is normal or acceptable, nor should the person feel or believe that nothing can be done.
Early recognition of abnormal foot and lower limb biomechanics can often avoid injury and should always be considered in the prevention of injury. This also applies to children, where feet and walking problems may be corrected during growth.
At the initial consultation and examination after a diagnosis is made, treatment options will be explained and advice given. If any further investigations such as X-rays, scans or tests are required then these will also be discussed.
To learn more about PODOFIT please click here
To learn more about our OPTOGAIT system to analyse biomechanics click here
Podiatrists aim is to improve the independence, mobility and general quality of life of patients.
A podiatrist can treat on a whole host of foot and foot related conditions.
Biomechanics is the science that examines forces acting on the body and the effects produced. It is well recognised that a persons abnormal stance and gait can be the cause of recurrent postural problems which commonly include back, hip, knee, ankle and foot pain.
Symtoms may relate to leg length differences (actual or apparent) or as high arched or flat feet. Excessive or increased wear on the heels or soles of shoes, calf/foot muscle cramps, weak ankles and toe deformities are also signs. These may be the body's way of compensating for malalignment or as a result of the present or a previous injury. However it does not follow that this compensation is normal or acceptable, nor should the person feel or believe that nothing can be done.
Early recognition of abnormal foot and lower limb biomechanics can often avoid injury and should always be considered in the prevention of injury. This also applies to children, where feet and walking problems may be corrected during growth.
At the initial consultation and examination after a diagnosis is made, treatment options will be explained and advice given. If any further investigations such as X-rays, scans or tests are required then these will also be discussed.
To learn more about PODOFIT please click here
To learn more about our OPTOGAIT system to analyse biomechanics click here
Pilates: Strengthen your body.
Our Pilates instructors Anna and Briony are both Physiotherapists, giving them a wide range of knowledge, to help to adapt Pilates moves to individual clients needs. Pilates has something to offer everybody, no matter your age, level of ability or fitness level. It aims to strengthen the whole body with particular emphasis on the core. We run several Pilates classes throughout the week.
Our Pilates instructors Anna and Briony are both Physiotherapists, giving them a wide range of knowledge, to help to adapt Pilates moves to individual clients needs. Pilates has something to offer everybody, no matter your age, level of ability or fitness level. It aims to strengthen the whole body with particular emphasis on the core. We run several Pilates classes throughout the week.