Physiotherapy
Can We Help You?
Pain and injury affects your ability to function normally, to think straight, go to work and to live a fulfilled and happy life.
Whether its back pain preventing you from gardening, knee pain from running to stay in shape or shoulder pain from getting dressed in the mornings – pain is a real downer!
Our Physiotherapy Approach
Physiotherapy has changed and evolved over the years, driven by many factors including but not limited to NHS costs, scientific research, public demands and the blending of other therapies such as osteopathy and chiropractic.
At Sports and Spinal Physio we follow the science but haven’t forgotten that some more traditional treatments still have a role to play.
We have a unique approach, and believe pain is just the tip of the iceberg and that unless we deal with what lies beneath the surface you won’t make the best recovery possible.
We treat a wide variety of conditions affecting all ages from young children up to retired octogenarians!
Despite our name you don’t have to be sporty or have a back problem to come to see us either!
What To Expect
At Sports and Spinal Physio you will undergo a thorough assessment of your problem. During this time we will take a detailed history and conduct a comprehensive examination to establish the cause and diagnosis of your problem.
We will then agree an appropriate treatment programme and provide you with a detailed ‘action plan’ and estimated recovery time so you know exactly what to expect.
Treatment Programmes
Your treatment plan will detail the type of treatment we will use, the frequency and number of treatment sessions you may need and over what time frame you are likely to come to see us for.
For some of the more common problems, we have devised our own treatment programmes.
Your Treatment
Your physiotherapy treatment will include a structured tailored exercise programme to improve postural awareness, co-ordination of movement, movement efficiency, muscle balance and strength. This exercise programme will be accessible via our app which you can download on your smart phone or device.
We will use hands on techniques such as; mobilisation, manipulation, deep tissue massage and trigger point therapy to improve joint mobility, muscle tension and ease pain.
Finally we will help you understand how you can adapt factors in your lifestyle, work, sports and hobbies that may be contributing to your problems.
Our Aim
It is our aim to get you better faster and to prevent your problem coming back.
Once your pain has settled and if you are keen to go beyond the resolution of pain we will discuss how we can prevent your pain from coming back and how we can help you to function and perform even better than before you injury.
At Sports and Spinal Physio we have strong links with local and London based hospital specialists. Should you fail to respond to your treatment we can confidently refer you on for further investigation and treatment to medical specialists that we know and trust.
What Conditions Do You Treat?
We treat a variety of conditions and around this website you will see lots of free downloadable material for you to access.
We have a conditions page which you will also find useful.
The list below is a broad outline of some of the more common problems we treat. If you have something that is not on the list please get in contact as we can most likely help you with the problem.
We treat all types of pain and injury at Sports and Spinal Physio however we are experts when it comes to necks, backs and sports injuries.
Physiotherapy treatments are used to correct and rehabilitate the following problems:
Sports
- Ankle ligament sprains and tears
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Tendon injuries (eg: Achilles, Gluteal tendinopathies)
- Running related injuries (eg: Hip, knee, foot and ankle pain)
- Contact sports injuries (eg: Rugby / football)
- Post surgical rehabilitation (eg: ACL reconstruction, Shoulder decompression)
- Shoulder injury (eg: Rotator Cuff Tendon Injury, Impingement, Bursitis, Frozen Shoulder)
Spinal
- Back, neck and sciatic pain (often related to disc herniation, protrusion or bulge)
- Neck related headaches (Cervicogenic Headaches)
- Tension Type headaches / Migraines
- Chronic pain and weakness
- Work related back and neck pain
- Post surgical rehabilitation – (eg: post discectomy or stabilisation)
- Injury following road traffic accidents – Whiplash
Sports and Spinal Physio do work with a select few insurance providers. Should you wish to use your medical insurance we can invoice on your behalf.
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