Physiotherapy Services

What services does Charter Physiotherapy offer?

At Charter Physiotherapy we will use the basic science of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics to assess, diagnose and treat the following problems*:

• Back pain
• Disc problems
• Sciatica
• Neck pain
• Arthritic pain
• Whiplash
• Headaches/dizzyness
• Joint pain (shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle)
• Hand problems
• Golfers/Tennis elbow
• Carpal Tunnel pain
• Repetitive strain injury
• Ligament injury/pain
• Muscle injury/pain
• Postural problems
• Pregnancy related pain (eg. muscle, joint, back)
• Shin splints
• Achilles tendon problems
• Foot problems

*if you have a problem or condition that is not on the list please do contact us as we will probably be able to help.

When you come in for your first session, we will listen to you and ask several questions about your problem. It will be necessary to give us your past medical history. Then we will physically assess the problem area. Quite often we will look at other areas of the body that may be impacting on the problem. It is ideal to have contact with the body directly so you may be asked to remove certain items of clothing. Therefore it can help to wear shorts, strappy vests etc if you are uncomfortable being in underwear. It is never necessary to remove underwear.

We will always communicate with you and explain what we are doing and why. Please feel free to ask questions at any time during sessions.

Once we have a clearer picture of what the causes might be we will go on to treat the problem. Many different treatments are used which may include:

• Joint mobilisation and manipulation
• Soft tissue mobilisation and manipulation and trigger point work
• Sports Massage
• Exercise rehabilitation
• Electrotherapy
• Acupuncture
• Electroacupuncture
• Neural mobilisation
• Stretching
• Cupping
• Advice

Clients will always be given advice on how to manage the problem at home and shown home stretches and exercises to help with improvement and prevention.