World Physiotherapy Day ‘Add life to years’
This year’s message ‘add life to your years’ encompasses everything we do as physiotherapists and the effect we can have on improving people’s quality of life.
Physiotherapy
Recover from injury faster with POLICE
R.I.C.E. or P.R.I.C.E. principles are well known ways to help treat an acute soft tissue injury, such as a sprain, strain or bruise, in the early days. Now we’re moving more towards POLICE.
10 Ways to Keep Your Neck Pain Under Control
Whilst physiotherapy treatment can help neck pain very effectively, it is very important that you learn to help control and manage the problem yourself too or better still, take steps to help prevent it occurring in the first place.
Health Insurance – Profit over Quality?
Over the last few years, customer choice over where those with health insurance can receive physiotherapy is rapidly dwindling. There are also restrictions on the number of sessions someone can have and many are often being fobbed off with only telephone advice and an emailed exercise sheet.
The magic ‘6 weeks’ – does it exist? What does it mean?
At goPhysio, we will be able to reassure you what you should & shouldn’t be doing to help your recovery. We spend a long time with you 1-2-1 to fully understand your problem & answer all your questions. You’ll go away knowing exactly what is wrong with you & exactly how to help it get better. NOW – NOT IN 6 WEEKS!
Hypermobility Syndrome
If you suffer from hypermobile joints, seeing a Physiotherapist may be beneficial, as they will able to guide you on how to safely exercise and train. They will also be able to prescribe a set of home exercises to strengthen and support the joints more effectively, without damaging them and advise you how to care for your joints.
How can Physiotherapy help with Arthritic Joints?
Each week in the clinic we get new patients coming in asking for help and advice in looking after, treating and improving arthritic joints.
Here are some of the many ways we can help you or someone you know with arthritis: