Upper Limb Problems

If you have been diagnosed with any of these conditions or other Upper Limb conditions, a Physiotherapist can help you to relieve symptoms and reduce severity. In many cases, physiotherapy treatment can help in permanent recovery.

Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) e.g. Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Shoulder Instability/ Dislocation

Frozen Shoulder

Whiplash Injuries

Arthritis

Wrist and Hand Injuries

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

BACK, NECK & SPINAL

PROBLEMS

Back and Neck pain is one of the most common pains and would affect most of the individual at some point in their life. Promptly treatment by a physiotherapist can get cure the problem and prevent re-occurance. The Physio can help in many conditions such as:

Lower Back Pain

Spinal Stenosis

Slip Disc

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Scoliosis

Whiplash Injuries

Arthritis in spine

Injury to Spine or Lower Back.

LOWER Limb Problems

A Physiotherapist can help in most of the lower limb problems such as:

Hip and Knee replacements

Post Fractures

Hip and Knee Arthritis

Muscle and ligament tear

Shin Splints

Ankle and foot problems

Sciatica Pain

NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION

There are more than 600 neurologic diseases. Major types include:

Degenerative diseases, where nerve cells are damaged or die, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis.

Diseases of the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as Stroke

Injuries to the spinal cord and brain

Diseases caused by faulty genes, such as Huntington’s Disease

and Muscular Dystrophy

Developmental Defects such as Spina Bifida

Cancer, such as Brain Tumors

infections, such as Meningitis

These neurological conditions can affect a patient in many ways such as difficulty in walking, carrying out day to day activities, falls, etc. A Physiotherapist can help to reduce the severity and many symptoms can be recovered with Intensive rehabilitation.

FALLS ASSESSMENT AND ADVICE

The physiotherapist can help the patients with recurrent falls by assessing the Mobility and home environment. The Physio can advise on mobility aids and Equipments such as walkers, frames, toilet aids, bed mobility aids, rails and grab bars, etc. to help patient mobilise safer and improve quality of life. This is very important as falls could lead to serious injuries and prolonged hospital admissions. You Physio can provide home exercise programme to help you regain muscle strength and balance. The Home Exercise program can also help to improve blood circulation in legs and reduce swelling and pain commonly experienced by elderly people due to lack of mobility and other medical conditions.

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CARDIO-RESPIRATORY

PHYSIOTHERAPY

At Physiowork, can provide specialist cardio-respiratory physiotherapy for the following conditions:

Asthma

Cystic Fibrosis

Bronchiectasis

Bronchitis

Emphysema

Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF)

Hypertension

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Angina

Heart Attack (MI)

Heart or lung injury or surgery

Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Chest infection/Pneumonia

Breathlessness

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Post-operative physiotherapy for patients who underwent heart/ abdominal surgery

TREATMENT TECHNIQUES

There are various treatment techniques the physiotherapist can utilise to provide an effective therapy and rehabilitation. OUr Physiotherapists are fully trained and extensively experienced in delivering these treatments: