What is Physiotherapy?

Chartered Physiotherapists concentrate on assessing you and restoring function.

What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is the careful assessment, treatment and management of your body to help the joints, muscles and nerves function to their full potential.

Chartered Physiotherapists use a wide range of specialist skills including manipulation, mobilisation, massage and exercise therapy to reduce pain and stiffness. Electrotherapy techniques, such as ultrasound and laser are sometimes used to speed up your body's ability to repair damaged tissues.

What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a system of healing which uses the insertion of very fine needles to stimulate the release of natural pain relieving chemicals stored in the brain - endorphins. These chemicals assist your body in its healing process as well as providing pain relief.

The focus is on improving the overall well being of the patient, rather than the isolated treatment of specific problems. Treatment is applied through the careful insertion of special needles into the body at specific points. This is a safe and virtually painless technique when administered by a trained practitioner.

What does acupuncture feel like?
At most a slight sensation of discomfort may be experienced as the fine needles are inserted but this feeling should not last. Occasionally a greater sensation may be felt which is believed to signify the movement of energy. Side effects are rare but if you have any concerns please speak to us.

Mrs. Collier and Mrs. Hoskinson both belong to the AACP (Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists) and have undertaken training at post graduate level and are qualified to use acupuncture for pain relief following a strict code of practice. We operate under extremely high standards of hygiene and immediately dispose of the single-use sterile needles after treatment.

Blood Donation
The National Blood Transfusion Service approves acupuncture treatment provided by AACP members.

Acupuncture and Physiotherapy.
Physiotherapists can offer a wide range of treatment methods and may combine acupuncture treatment to compliment other methods including manual therapy, exercise therapy or electrotherapy.

Acupuncture does not work for all conditions or patients but research shows that pain relief is achieved by 70% of patients treated when conventional medicine has not worked.

The response rates for acupuncture vary; some patients respond quickly while others require a few treatments before the cumulative benefits are felt (more commonly with a chronic condition).

It should be noted that sometimes the symptoms appear to become a little worse to start with. This however is not normally a worsening of the condition.

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