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What is physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy helps restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. They maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease.
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The service
The Trust’s physiotherapy services provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for a range of conditions associated with different systems of the body:
- Neuromuscular: brain and nervous system such as strokes (CSP - Stroke), multiple sclerosis (CSP - Multiple sclerosis), Parkinson's (CSP - Parkinson's)
- Musculoskeletal: muscles, joints, bones and soft tissues such as back pain (CSP - Back pain), whiplash associated disorder, sports injuries (CSP - Sports injuries), arthritis (CSP - Arthritis)
- Cardiovascular: heart and circulation such as chronic heart disease (CSP - Cardiovascular disease), rehabilitation after heart attack (CSP - Rehabilitation)
- Respiratory: lungs such as asthma (CSP - Asthma), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CSP - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)), cystic fibrosis
Physiotherapy services work closely with social care services and secondary care in order to prevent admission to an acute hospital and facilitate early discharges. Physiotherapists can also give advice and support to carers.
