Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy can be useful for people of all ages with a wide range of health conditions.

Physiotherapy is considered useful because it considers the body as a whole, rather than just focusing on the individual aspects of an injury or illness.

Angela’s individual and holistic approach makes the treatment suitable for all ages and a wide range of complaints.

Frequently treated conditions:

• Acute (new) & Chronic (old) Conditions
• Neck and Back Pain & Stiffness
• Sciatica
• Any Joint Pain & Stiffness – Ankles, Knees, Hips etc
• Muscular Pain and Stiffness
• Pain and dysfunction caused by prolonged poor postures
• Stress related aches and pains – tension headaches, shoulder & neck pain
• Post surgery rehabilitation
• Sports Injuries

Angela has specialised in the musculo-skeletal field of physiotherapy for over 20 years. Some of this was spent working full time at the English Institute of Sports in Sheffield, where she worked with olympic athletes. Through her extensive professional and personal experience she has a very unique and holistic way of working with clients.

Angela has the knowledge, skills and expertise to comfortably rehabilitate a client with acute pain and injury. Yet, along with her expert ‘hands on’ skills, she frequently shares relaxation and mindfulness practices with those suffering from longer term conditions or chronic pain.  She works towards empowering the client with techniques that they can use themselves, reducing the likelihood of the client feeling solely reliant upon a heath care professional for relief.

As Angela holds weekly classes, she can also provide guidance with movement and activity programmes.

What you can expect from a session 

A Thorough Initial Assessment. 
To identify the primary cause of the symptoms you are experiencing. This may including but is not restricted to the assessment of:
– Body Alignment and Posture,
– Range of Movement, Muscle length and strength
– Functional Muscle imbalances
– Gait Analysis and Biomechanics.

Manual Therapy. 
‘Hands on’ therapy to help relieve pain, stiffness or a bodily movement dysfunction. Which includes but is not restricted to:
– Joint Mobilisations
– Soft Tissue Mobilisation and Trigger point release
– Myo-fascial Release
– Muscle Energy Techniques

Pain Relief Modalities.
– Manual Therapy (see above)
– TENS
– Relaxation Techniques
– Breath-work and Mindfulness exercises

Individually Tailored Exercises or Movements.
Specific exercises may be recommended in order to aid optimum recovery from your injury/condition.

Education and Advice.
General physical activity advice may be given to improve general health or mobility.

Advice may also be given about things that can affect your daily lives, such as correct lifting or carrying; posture and body awareness at work and home; greater awareness/insight into the ‘stressors’ of pain and taking the time to ‘relax’ in order to help prevent injuries or illness from progressing or reoccurring.

Why it is useful

Hopefully you will experience a ‘sense of ease!’

For some, the hands on therapy is all that they want, and that is OK. Solely using manual therapy is very effective in aiding the recovery from an injury or pain, especially if the symptoms are new or in the early stages of onset.

However, for those of us who suffer from more chronic, reoccurring pain and discomfort. Manual therapy works best if  used in conjunction with a self management programme. This may not necessarily be the quick fix that you may be hoping for but it is certainly the most effective path in reducing longer term suffering.

Each person that Angela treats is an individual with their own unique nature and needs. They all have their own personal, medical and social history, life experiences, conditioning and perceptions of the world, all of which have an affect on a person’s health and wellbeing.

Angela aspires to meet the unique needs and wants of each client, meaning that she works in a way that is respectful and considerate of each particular client.

Cancellation

Once your appointment/session is confirmed we ask that you only cancel or change it at short notice if it is really unavoidable.

Please note that we require a minimum 24 hours notice for cancellations. We regret that a cancellation charge will apply if 24 hours notice is not given.

 

Fully insured

A member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).