Chartered Physiotherapy
YOUR fast-track back to full fitness
Chartered Physiotherapy by a Chartered physiotherapist involves the skilled use of various manual mobilization techniques, physiotherapy electrotherapy and exercise to effectively enhance your natural healing ability. Chartered Physiotherapy facilitates the return to full health and fitness in the fastest possible time.
What is physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is a therapeutic health profession that assists people with injuries, pain, stiffness, weakness, and other movement problems. Chartered Physiotherapists are university trained and are experts in injury diagnosis, injury treatment, injury prevention, exercise prescription, rehabilitation and many other areas of sport and musculoskeletal health and fitness.
Chartered Physiotherapists also have the expertise to assess the underlying causes of musculoskeletal injuries and provide effective, evidence based treatment so you can resume your normal lifestyle as soon as possible with the least likelihood of recurrence. Physiotherapists educate patients and teach them the skills required to take care of their bodies using various tools and methods.
WHY CHOOSE CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPY?
A Chartered Physiotherapist has had a rigorous four year training in a wide range of medical specialities. We learn the same detailed anatomy and physiology as medical doctors, and are skilled diagnosticians in our own field. A Chartered Physiotherapist is legally obliged to make a diagnosis before undertaking any treatment…SO YOU ARE IN SAFE HANDS!
How can physiotherapy help my injury?
Physiotherapy can ensure your injury is thoroughly assessed and diagnosed correctly. This is essential to ensure the correct treatment techniques are chosen for your condition.
Physiotherapy treatment can hasten your body's natural healing process, accelerating your return to sport or activity. Appropriate treatment will also reduce the likelihood of recurrence by addressing factors which may have contributed to the development of your condition. Physiotherapists are experts in advising patients on which activities are appropriate for their injury to maximize recovery and ensure an optimal outcome.
The treatment is effective on many conditions including neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardio-vascular or pulmonary in origin.
Physiotherapy treatment techniques
Following injury, physiotherapists use a variety of physiotherapy treatment techniques to hasten the body's natural healing process and speed recovery. These treatment techniques may include:
• massage
• mobilization
• manipulation
• exercise prescription
• stretches
• electrotherapy
• taping
• bracing
• dry needling
• ice or heat therapy
• biomechanical correction
• the use of crutches
• advice and education
• a gradual return to sport or activity program
The techniques used for each individual are carefully selected by the treating practitioner based on research demonstrating maximum benefit for their particular condition.
Do I need a doctor's referral?
In UK and Ireland you do not need a doctor's referral to see a physiotherapist, unless you wish to be claiming the injury through insurance as a workplace injury or motor vehicle accident.
A Chartered physiotherapist is university educated health practitioners, with entry to the profession being at either Bachelors or Masters Degree level. Many practitioners also undertake further qualifications in specific specialities such as acupuncture, Manipulation, etc.
PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTROTHERAPY
Physiotherapy Electrotherapy is the use of heat, light and sound frequencies produced by electrical equipment such as electromagnetic healing, interferential, infra red, ultrasonic therapy, laser, ultraviolet and hot wax. The therapeutic effect of the various waveforms and vibratory frequencies greatly enhance the body's ability to naturally heal itself at a very deep level.
Manipulation/Mobilisation techniques
Chartered Physiotherapists are highly skilled in treating with manipulation/mobilisation techniques. Treatment involves gentle, non-thrusting mobilization techniques which are designed to enable and encourage joint realignment, and significantly reduce pain..
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is now recognised as a safe, trusted and very effective treatment for many conditions we treat in chartered physiotherapy. It allows for fast pain management, as well as facilitating your healing potential. A brilliant extra tool in our tool kit!
CONDITIONS TREATED
The conditions most commonly treated with Chartered Physiotherapy include:
• sports injuries
• low back pain physiotherapy
• jaw pain (tmj pain)
• Headache and migraine pain
• slipped disk
• sciatica
• neck and shoulder pain
• joint pain and arthritis
• Muscle strain
• Ligament sprain
• Tendonitis eg tennis and golfer’s elbow
• incontinence in women
• restoration of function following injury or surgery
• skin conditions
• chest conditions (e.g. bronchitis, asthma, etc)
• and many more
WHAT TO EXPECT
On your first appointment to this practice you will be assessed thoroughly. You will be asked for information on…
• the history of the condition
• the site of the pain
• the cause of the condition (if known)
• any previous trouble in the area (pre-disposing factors)
• any investigations already undertaken
• past medical history and present medication
• the nature of the pain (sharp, dull, aching, hot, etc)
• the duration of the pain (continuous, intermittent, only on movement, stiffness after resting etc)
• what makes the pain it worse/better
• joint stiffness or lack range of movement
• the effect it has on your activities of daily living, work, hobbies, etc
You will then have a physical hands on examination to find the site of the injury, degree of heat and swelling of the area, the tissue tension and tenderness, muscle spasm etc.
You may be asked to perform certain movements to assess your ability and degree of pain.
DIAGNOSIS
With our skill and experience we will be able to bring together all this information and give you a definitive physiotherapy diagnosis. Having made the diagnosis, a clear plan of therapy will be discussed and implemented. Advice will also be given.
On each subsequent appointment you will be quickly re-reassessed, and your progress discussed.
INJURY PREVENTION
Advice on posture,(static and dynamic), ergonomics, exercises where applicable, and preventative measures will be discussed with you.
In this practice we look at each person as an individual, and holistically, thus you may be given instruction on your nutrition, work/life balance, stress, or any emotional issues you may have as these can greatly adversely influence your ability to heal, if left untreated.
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SO WHAT NEXT?
If you suffer from any of the above ailments then Chartered Physiotherapy may well have the therapy for you. It is safe, non-invasive, painless and effective for the natural healing of all musculoskeletal injuries and pain.
In this Chartered Physiotherapy practice we specialise in the treatment of sports injuries, neck and low back pain physiotherapy, headache and migraine treatment, using a range of physiotherapy electrotherapy modalities including electromagnetic therapy, hands on mobilization techniques, and acupuncture to resolve your pain and restore your function-FAST!
Call today to get on the right track…the fast track!…02866328200 or email LInda on info@lindaburke.com
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In this Chartered Physiotherapy practice we specialise in the treatment of sports injuries, neck and low back pain physiotherapy, headache and migraine treatment, using a range of physiotherapy electrotherapy modalities including electromagnetic therapy, hands on mobilization techniques, and acupuncture to resolve your pain and restore your function-FAST!