Post Operative

Quite often, after a hospital visit, you come away feeling that your needs have not been fully addressed. You may feel that your injury was not treated properly. You may have had a few problems and they only concentrated on your main problem.

On your initial visit to First Physio, we will listen to you about how you feel, list your problems, examine you and then discuss with you a treatment and rehabilitation plan.

Children / Teens

At First Physio, we see a lot of injuries that can be unique to those under 16 years of age. These range from the baby with a stiff neck (Torticollis), chest or foot problems, to the 10 year old with a clumsy walk or balance issues.
The 12 to 16 year old who may exhibit hip pain, below the knee pain or back pain. Your under 16 year old's specific problem may not readily fit into one of the above categories. On you initial visit to First Physio, we will listen to you about the problem and discuss with you a treatment and rehabilitation plan.

OVER 55`S

At First Physio, we see a lot of people over the age of 55 with aches and pains. Usually these pains are blamed on the ageing process. Our experienced therapists find quite often that your pain is caused by something that could affect a 20 year old and is treated as such. For those injuries that are age-related we can show you ways to minimise their effect and prevent it from worsening. Some of the more common problems we see in the elderly are arthritis, back and neck pains, poor balance, stiffness, post-hospital complications and shortness of breath due to lack of fitness. On your initial visit to First Physio, we will listen to your problem and an appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plan will be designed

Massage / Reflexology

Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with physical, functional and psychological purposes. Massage therapy can help you to relax and De-Stress in many ways.Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure - structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving - tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet. In professional settings massage involves the client being treated while lying on a massage table.

Stress Related

We specialise in the treatment of:

Back and Neck pain- disc problems/ sciatica/whiplash
Sports injuries - groin strain, hamstring tears, knee and ankle injuries
Arthritic conditions and rheumatism
Spinal-pelvic dysfunction problems
Arm problems including frozen shoulder and tennis elbow
Repetitive strain injuries (carpel tunnel syndrome/Tendinitis)
Postural/work related injuries
Post Fracture Rehabilitation
Post joint surgery
Chiropody/Podiatry
Reflexology
Deep tissue massage

Pregnancy / Womans Health

A First Physio, we see a lot of women's health related problems such as back, hip and groin pain, leg cramping during pregnancy and urinary / fecal incontinence after giving birth. Others attend with stress-related problems and sexual dysfunction related to pregnancy and birth.

On you initial visit to First Physio, our female physiotherapist will listen to you about how you feel, list your problems, examine you and then discuss with you a treatment and rehabilitation plan.

Road Traffic Accidents

A First Physio, we see a lot of physical problems resulting from road traffic accidents. Quite often you go to hospital where you are x-rayed and told "nothing is broken" and that "it is only a soft tissue injury". You are then given tablets and told to contact your G.P. if your symptoms should persist.Unfortunately, your symptoms do persist and after a few weeks or months you forget what normal feels like. If asked are you feeling any better you answer "Yes, a little". But that is because you have learnt what movements hurt you and so avoid them. In fact, you are physically no better and you still have to take tablets.

On you initial visit to First Physio, we will listen to you about how you feel, list you problems, examine you and then discuss with you a treatment and rehabilitation plan.

Neck And Back

At First Physio, we see a lot of back and neck related problems. Most times, these are due to small joints of your spine not lying in their correct position. The brain receives messages of this "joint dysfunction" and sends messages to the appropriate muscles to tighten up so that no further dysfunction occurs. The joints are not moving when you are x-rayed therefore they look normal and you are told you have a muscle strain. That is why, with time, your muscle strain does not seem to get better. At First Physio we treat the joints and quite quickly your back settles.

Unfortunately, for a small percentage, the problem may be a disc. With a neck disk problem, a major symptom is abnormal sensation down your arm. With a low back disk, you have an abnormal sensation down your leg. Depending on how severe your signs and symptoms are, you may be referred for an MRI scan which shows the exact state of the disc.