We follow a thorough process with each of our patients
Your follow-up physio treatment
You’ll receive one-on-one care where we use a variety of knowledge, treatment techniques and tools from, including:
We’ll make sure you stay on track with your recovery program by sending you personalized video instructions of all your exercises in an exercise app.
How physiotherapy can help you
Physiotherapy is a science-based practice and a branch of rehab medicine aimed at helping people maintain, recover or improve their physical abilities.
Physiotherapy is not an alternative therapy – practitioners must complete a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy, extensively studying anatomy, neuroscience, physiology and biomechanics.
Treatment outcomes are based on objective measurements that quantifies results in order to avoid subjective reports on ‘feeling better’, making results more effective.
Physiotherapy is a link in the chain that encompasses the healthcare of an individual. Physiotherapists work alongside doctors, nurses, dentists, occupational therapists, parents, caregivers and social workers to restore, maintain and promote the general fitness and health of an individual.
Physiotherapists work on getting you back to what you love.
Physiotherapy treatments
Physiotherapist first performs an assessment, testing and measuring strength, range of motion, flexibility, posture, coordination, respiration, muscle performance and motor function. Based on the results of the assessment, the physiotherapist will design an individualized treatment plan that includes the strategy and targeted outcome.
Physiotherapists are comprehensively trained in deploying a large skillset in helping the patient achieve their results.
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy provides a hands-on approach. Massage is used to reduce muscle tension and improve circulation while promoting healing. Joint mobilizations are passive movements aimed at a target synovial joint with the aim of achieving a therapeutic effect. Assisted stretching and traction are used to stretch and increase range of motion and mobility.
Exercise Therapy
Exercises are prescribed to increase flexibility, range of motion, strength, and endurance. Advanced exercises are aimed at increasing balance, proprioception, and coordination. Education and exercises can also be applied in certain cases with mobility aids such as prostheses, wheel chairs, crutches and other adaptive devices.
Education
The most important part of the physiotherapy treatment process is education, It is what sets physiotherapists apart from other health professionals. In order to achieve the goals set by the physiotherapist and patient, the patient takes an active role in the treatment process in order to help prevent or manage injuries. Patient education is important because the patient will understand the underlying cause of his or her condition. The patient will also understand why the treatment regime selected by the physiotherapist is appropriate and how the exercises prescribed will help in their recovery.
Modalities
Modalities are used by physiotherapists to augment the physiotherapy treatment process and help speed up healing. Modalities reduce pain and inflammation. Some of the modalities used by physiotherapists are shockwave therapy, laser, ultrasound, heat (hot packs), cryotherapy (ice), interferential current (IFC), TENS. Myofascial cupping is used to allow for a deeper level of myofascial release than a practitioners hand. Acupuncture and intramuscular stimulation (IMS/Dry Needling) may also be part of some physiotherapy treatment regimens.
Types of physiotherapy
There are many different types of physiotherapy as the body of knowledge and application of physiotherapy is large. Physiotherapists therefore specialize in a specific clinical area and most would have undergone further training in order to be specialized. The main areas of physiotherapy at our clinic are listed below
Sports physiotherapy targets the acute care, treatment, rehab, prevention and education of athletes at all levels from amateur to professionals.
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy helps diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy addresses issues related to pelvic floor muscles in both women and men.