More About Physiotherapy
A physiotherapist is a medically trained health professional who must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in order to use the protected name ‘Physiotherapist’ (physiotherapy, physio, physical therapist).
Physiotherapists are highly trained health practitioners who are schooled in medical assessment and diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries. Anyone at any age and any fitness level can book an appointment with a Physiotherapist for an assessment, diagnosis and treatment of their presenting injury.
During your Physiotherapy with myself we will work together to complete a whole treatment process, covering the following points; Subjective assessment, Objective assessment, Action plan, planned follow up, Suspected diagnosis (SOAPS).
Subjective Assessment: Is where we have a professional discussion about your injury, for example how and when it happened. I may ask some specific questions to help us with the next step in the process.
Objective Assessment. This is where I use the information gathered during our subjective assessment to assess the injured area. This includes an observation of the injured area and functional movements consisting of active, passive and resisted exercises. Additional testing such as neurological and special tests may also be used to gain a more accurate diagnosis of your injury.
Action Plan: The information we gather together in our Subjective and Objective assessments will shape the type of treatment choices that will be offered in the clinic as well as an individually structured home-based exercise programme designed to help you progress between treatment sessions.
Planned Follow Up: This part of the treatment process is determined by the type, severity and longevity of the injury you present with. In this part of our treatment, we will discuss follow up treatment (if/when required) as well as the short-term goals we will look to achieve before your follow up visit.
Suspected Diagnosis: collectively gathering all information provided during our Subjective and Objective assessment will give the information needed for a suspected diagnosis of your injury.
The points covered in this assessment will help us to reduce/minimise your pain, increase your joint mobility, promote your strength/functionality and create a steady and progressive programme which will allow you to return to sport normal daily living.