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What Is Physiotherapy?

Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice.

They maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease.

The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them to remain independent for as long as possible.

What physiotherapists do?

Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole person' approach to health and wellbeing, which includes the patient's general lifestyle.

At the core is the patient's involvement in their own care, through education, awareness, empowerment and participation in their treatment.

You can benefit from physiotherapy at any time in your life. Physiotherapy can help with back pain or sudden injury, managing long-term medical condition such as asthma, and in preparing for childbirth or a sporting event.

Why Physiotherapy?

Physiotherapists use their knowledge and skills to improve a range of conditions associated with different systems of the body, such as:

Neurological (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's)
Neuromusculoskeletal (back pain, whiplash associated disorder, sports injuries, arthritis)
Cardiovascular (chronic heart disease, rehabilitation after heart attack)
Respiratory (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis).

Physiotherapists work in a variety of specialisms in health and social care. Additionally, some physiotherapists are involved in education, research and service management.

Our Services

Inpatients: Physiotherapy is available for inpatients who are referred to the service by a Consultant, Doctor or a Nurse.

Outpatients: Outpatient appointments are available in the Physiotherapy Department. You may be offered the choice of virtual or telephone appointments if this is more suitable for you. You can refer yourself to Physiotherapy, without seeing your GP first, using our self referral form – please see form for details as this is not suitable for every condition.

Community Visits: Our Community Physiotherapists will provide Physiotherapy in your place of residence, when it is appropriate to do so.

Paediatric (children’s) Physiotherapy: This is available to children under the age of 16. A physiotherapist will see them at home, in the department or at school.

Returning Equipment: If you have been provided with equipment that you no longer require, please return to your local physiotherapy department.

Self Referral

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