Frequently asked questions

Any relevant information about your condition will help to make an informed assessment.

You can email them ahead of time so I have time to read them and better prepare for your session. If you take any medication, please also provide that information.

If possible, please provide as much information as you can, such as:

• X-ray or scans results

• Hospital discharge reports

• Letters from other health professionals.

Your initial physiotherapy consultation takes up to 60 minutes and includes treatment. However if you have a complex injury, or two or three areas of discomfort, or decide to choose a more comprehensive approach to your body (for ex: Project You - Knowing Your Body) you will require additional time. This will be discussed during your booking.

Home Physiotherapy is a convenient and effective way to manage your injury and guide recovery. This service is for patients who find it difficult to attend a clinic, for example due to:

• Loss or reduction in mobility / function / balance

• Post-operative or Post joint replacement surgeries

• Patients at risk, or with a fear, of falling

• Patient with fatigue issues for example: Long Covid/ recovery after Coronovirus; chronic fatigue or pregnancy related fatigue / feeling sick

But also for patients with any sport, musculo-skeletal or orthopaedic injuries, whose treatment at home would be preferential.

During the initial consultation I will take a detailed medical history to understand your symptoms, past medical conditions and treatment to date.

I will perform a full physical assessment and individualised treatment, and discuss the treatment plan required to help you achieve your specific goals. My aim is to get you back to doing the things you love and enable you to live your life as fully as possible.

I will arrive with a portable physio plinth and any equipment I might need for assessment and treatment.

If you are in a remote location, or if you simply don't have time for traffic, parking and waiting rooms, an online physio consultation could help.

Online physiotherapy can be a convenient and effective way to manage injuries and guide your recovery.

We are also offering on-Line Consultations via Zoom, Skype, or Facetime

Some of the ways we can help with a Virtual Appointment:

• Assessing and advising you on problems – new or existing pains, aches or discomfort

• Advising you on a tailored exercise programme

• Advising you on progressing an existing exercise programme

• Providing advice while your regular physiotherapist or specialist is unavailable

• Advising you on your home workstation set up

We will discuss the most appropriate investigation based on your symptoms and the radiological guidelines. Working closely with Orthopaedic Consultants, GP’s and a range of Leading Sport Medicine and Injury Specialists across the country; I am experienced in preparing patients for further consultations, interpreting imaging results and understanding what to recommend next.

I have also established relationships with local: Sport Coaches, Exercise Trainers, Psychologist, Nutritionist, Pain Specialist and Sports Masseurs to provide you with the ultimate circle of care.

You’re not sure what to expect? Perhaps you’re also concerned that you won’t get the most for your time and money? Follow those three tops tips, which you can easily do beforehand to ensure you get the most out of your session:

1 Prepare Your Environment

Your physiotherapy appointment is at your home/ office. Think where would be the most comfortable environment for you, so you could feel relaxed, focused, safe and private as you will need to undress for the assessment / treatment. Maybe you will need a towel or blanket to keep a comfortable body temperature while being treated. I would bring a 2m long portable plinth and will need some space for functional assessment, but I have treated people in gardens, childrens rooms and kitchen, small flats constrained by space. Clearing the space ahead from books/ toys/ pets would save you the valuable time for your assessment and treatment.

2 Prepare to Bare

During your physiotherapy session I will definitely want to see and assess the injured or painful area, but also structures above or below this too. More complex injuries might require a whole body assessment. Prepare yourself for this ahead of time and ensure you are appropriately dressed or armed with the right layers. If you’re being seen to treat your shoulder, be prepared to slip off your top so for ladies, wearing a sports bra would be the best option. Shorts are fantastic for leg conditions and allow you to be fully assessed and treated.

If you have a leg /foot injury, prepare your shoes/ trainers and orthotics if you wear them.

3 Think About Your Symptoms

An extremely valuable part of the assessment of any condition is a thorough analysis of what makes it better or worse. This enables me to clearly diagnose the problem, but also to set irritability levels. This gives a better idea of how much I can do in a session without potentially irritating your symptoms.

Think about and even write down:

• History of the problem – when did it start? Is it the same, getting better or worse since it started? Is it the first time having this problem? Have you had any investigations like blood tests, scans or X-rays? Do you have a copy of your results?

• Any previous treatment – have you had any medical treatment or other treatment i.e. Another physio, chiropractic or osteopath?

• What things make the problem worse and what things make it better?

• Do you have more pain at night or first thing in the morning?

• What medications are you on? Provide me with a list during session

• Do you have any other symptoms like pins and needles, numbness, sweating, giving way or locking etc?

• What would you like to get back to doing that the problem is stopping you from doing now?

• What would you like to get out of the session?