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Physiotherapy can help people recover after injury, illness or with a disability. People are helped through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice
Conditions that we can help with include:
- Arthritis
- Back and neck pain
- Sports injuries e.g. tennis elbow, ligament injuries, pulled muscles, tendonitis
- Post surgery eg. Joint replacement, spinal surgery, ACL reconstruction
Various treatment modalities are used to help with these problems, the treatment that is chosen is based on research and on clinical experience, some of the modalities used are:
- Massage- to release tight muscles and promote blood flow, decrease swelling and promote healing, decrease pain.
- Myofascial release- to improve function and release pain
- Joint mobilisations- to improve range of motion, decrease pain and improve function
- Electrotherapy- to promote healing and decrease pain
- Taping- fascial and functional movement to improve movement, facilitate performance, decrease pain.
- Exercise prescription - to rehabilitate, strengthen and prevent injury
- Pilates (please see pilates link on website)
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