Physiotherapy, often referred to as physio, is a profession that uses physical methods, such as massage and manipulation, to promote healing and wellbeing. Physiotherapy treatments are often used to help restore a person’s range of movement following injury or illness.
Whether you have recently suffered an injury, had an injury for a long period of time or would like advice on injury prevention, physiotherapy can help you. Following a thorough assessment a tailored rehabilitation and treatment programme can assist in returning you to an improved level of mobility with a view to aiding full recovery and further advice will be given to reduce the risk of a repeat injury.
Almost all people who have an injury or a physical disability can benefit from having physiotherapy, including children and the elderly.
What does a Physiotherapist do?
A Physiotherapist can help and treat people with physical problems caused by illness, accident or ageing.
Treatment for physical disorders can include manipulation, mobilisation techniques and prescribing strengthening exercises and advice where appropriate.
The Physiotherapists at Davenport House Clinic use a variety of different treatments including:
- Acupuncture
- Exercise
- Heat and Cold Therapy
- Manipulation
- Massage
- Stretching
- Taping
- TENS (a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
The type of treatment you receive will be decided during your Initial Assessment. You will always be involved during every step of your treatment.
Physiotherapy can be useful for treating the following conditions:
- Arthritis
- Joint Pain
- Muscular Pain
- Repetitive Strain Injuries
- Slipped Discs
- Sporting Injuries
- Tension Headaches
- Whiplash
This list is not exhaustive and we are confident that we will have a treatment option available for all of your aches, strains and pains.
All of our Manchester based Physiotherapists are registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
It can affect people of any age but is more common in people between the ages of 35 and 55, and is the largest cause of work-related absence.In most cases, there is no specific cause of back pain, this is known as simple back pain. Ways in which you are more likely to develop simple back pain are standing, sitting or bending for long periods, obesity, if you trip or fall, you are stressed or if you lift, carry, push or pull things that are too heavy or incorrectly.Our Physiotherapists can assess and treat your individual back pain need, they will teach you exercise’s personal to your condition to help decrease your pain and increase your mobility. Our Physiotherapist’s at Davenport House Clinic will also give you self management techniques so that you can continue with the treatment yourself at home.
At Davenport House, the physiotherapist and podiatrist work closely together to assess the biomechanical factors of the foot, ankle and knee, and address how these may impact on your knee pain.
As well as Physiotherapy, the Physiotherapist may recommend a biomechanical assessment with the Podiatrist who can prescribe orthotics to help relieve your knee pain.
The most common cause of tennis elbow is repeated overuse of your arm. Playing tennis three times in a week when you haven’t played for some time is the sort of overuse that could cause tennis elbow. However, most people who develop tennis elbow haven’t been playing tennis. A range of different activities that involve repeated hand, wrist and forearm movements is more often the cause. This includes activities like using a screwdriver, using vibratory work equipment (such as a drill), or even using a keyboard.
Your physiotherapist at Davenport House Clinic may try various techniques to reduce the pain. These may include exercises, deep tissue massage and acupuncture.
You may also be shown exercises to do that stretch your muscles and that can improve the movement and strength of your elbow and wrist. You should start these exercises as soon as possible after any injury, when your pain has eased. Your physiotherapist will be able to advise you on this.