How Physiotherapy Can Help You 

WHAT IS PHYSIOTHERAPY?

Physiotherapy is a dynamic profession which uses a range of treatment techniques to restore movement and function within the body.  The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) explains that:

"Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement and maximising potential:

• It uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well-being, taking account of variation in health status;
• It is science-based, committed to extending, applying, evaluating and reviewing evidence that underpins and informs its practice and delivery
• The exercise of clinical judgement and informed interpretation is at its core"
  (CSP Curriculum Framework, 2002)

WHO NEEDS PHYSIOTHERAPY?

So many people, in pain with temporary and recurring medical conditions, can benefit from treatment.  For example we can help by treating:

• Sports injuries and providing rehabilitation
• Back and neck pain from arthritis, whiplash, sciatica
• Joint pain in arthritic hips and knees, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder
• Orthopaedic conditions - post-operative and rehabilitation
• Chest conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema
• Neurological conditions such as strokes, Multiple Sclerosis, Bell's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy
• Obstetric and gynaecological problems such as stress incontinence, post natal care
• Postural dysfunction and muscle imbalances