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What is Physiotherapy?

At Physio Art we are keen to get to the root of the problem, so your initial session will involve a physiotherapy assessment, from this we will design and discuss a treatment and rehabilitation plan with you……

Assessment

We allow an hour for your first session, this includes a full assessment and initial treatment too.

The aim of this session is for us to identify the exact nature of your injury or pain, work out the possible underlying causes, and then decide on a plan of action that is going to suit you and your lifestyle.

By the end of this first session we aim for you to fully understand your injury or pain so that you can start to take part in it’s treatment.

The assessment starts with a discussion so you can tell us about the history of your problem, it’s behaviour presently and how it makes you feel.
We then do a physical assessment that usually involves having a look at your movement as well as doing some specific tests. People often like to bring shorts and vests tops for this.
Finally we will discuss with you the options regarding a management plan and then get started on your treatment.

Treatment

Lets Exercise...

Our aim always is to identify the cause of the problem, and address this specifically. Often musculo-skeletal dysfunction, pain and injury occur as a result of problems with the way we move. Imbalances in the muscular system can put stress on the body, which then starts to cause pain.

We are specifically trained in the prescription of exercise therapy to address any biomechanical issue or muscle imbalance you may have that is having a direct impact on your injury or pain.

Inevitably an exercise programme will form a big part of your physiotherapy treatment.

We have many modalities at our finger tips...

We are able to use acupuncture to treat your pain, ultrasound to treat the symptoms of a soft tissue injury, we can teach you to use a TENS machine for chronic pain.

And then we have our hands... We use sports massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation to treat some kinds of conditions.

Sometimes we just talk... Sometimes addressing lifestyle issues, barriers to overcoming pain, fears and negative beliefs associated with your injury, or making changes to work/training habits is all that is needed to enable you to take a positive step towards overcome your injury or pain.

Rehabilitation

The absolute last thing we want is for you to return 6 months later with the same injury.

Unfortunately injuries have a habit of recurring.

We are confident that we can provide you with a long term management programme, that will enable you to remain in control of your condition. We will take responsibility for making sure it is achievable. We also believe that if you understand why you need to comply with the programme you will be more likely to do it. We’ll take responsibility for that too! Ultimately though it's down to you!