Physiotherapy services

Vestibular Physiotherapy

We offer Vestibular Physiotherapy aimed to remedy vertigo and imbalance, and help you get back to normal as soon as possible. Our treatment starts with an assessment to determine the cause of your problem, we then monitor your progress over time and provide an individualized home exercise programme.

Individualised Programme

With your consent and cooperation, an individualised treatment programme will commence and follow-up appointments are arranged as appropriate. At all times your rights to confidentiality and dignity will be respected. Sandra is fully trained in pelvic floor muscle assessment and can perform an internal examination if required. She also utilises skills such as manual therapy, biofeedback, acupuncture, dry needling, bladder & bowel retraining and pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation and shockwave therapy.

Treatment for Sports Injuries

Regardless of whatever sport you play, at some point you will probably require the services and experience of a fully qualified Chartered Physiotherapist and that’s where we come in. At Relief Chartered Physiotherapists we treat sports men and women from various sporting backgrounds for a variety of injuries. We use the treatments most suitable to your condition and with the greatest success rate in terms of recovery time and healing, we also give advice on prevention and fitness. We have over 10 years of experience in effectively treating repetitive strain injury, muscle tears, hamstring injuries, ankle injury, joint pain, and many more sports related injuries.

Treatment for Back Pain

Back Pain is often highly exhaustive, severe and restrictive for the sufferer. Fortunately, as fully qualified Chartered Physiotherapists; we have dealt with many causes of back pain and we provide a thorough and specific treatment regime based on patients needs and the causes of the pain. We provide pain relief therapies such as Acupuncture and Deep Tissue Massage while focusing on recovery through exercise, muscle strengthening and improving circulation and mobility. We monitor and develop your treatment for each stage of your recovery, making sure it is both comfortable and successful for you.

Treatment for Neck Pain

Neck Pain can have many causes such as sports related injury, accident or poor posture. It can be present as stiffness in the shoulder and neck area, spasm or continuous pain and discomfort. Following your consultation with Relief Chartered Physiotherapy, we will set up a programme which will aim to relieve neck pain, exercise and strengthen the affected area and resolve the problem. As neck pain can directly affect and restrict day to day life, we understand the importance of providing a therapy programme that not only relieves pain but successfully treats the affected area and is also preventative, allowing you to get back to normal as soon as possible.

Women's Programme

We offer the treatment for urogynaecological conditions including:

• Urinary incontinence (stress and urge)
• Overactive bladder.
• Voiding dysfunctions.
• Urinary urgency and frequency (day and night).
• Pelvic floor muscle trauma post-vaginal delivery (episiotomy and 3rd degree tear).
• Bowel dysfunction (faecal urgency and incontinence).
• Pelvic organ prolapse.
• Vulvodynia, vaginismus (female genital pain).
• Post- surgical rehabilitation (C-section, hysterectomy, prolapse repair, bladder or bowel surgery).

We also offer the treatment of obstetric conditions including the treatment of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal conditions such as:

• Pelvic girdle pain.
• Upper back or neck pain.
• Rib pain.
• Carpel tunnel syndrome.
• Divarification of the Rectus Abdominis muscles (separation of the abdominals).
• Incontinence during pregnancy.
• Ante natal education including fit for pregnancy and preparation for birth information.