From your first appointment, we aim to get as much detail from you as possible regarding the history of your condition, how it presents itself and how the problem occurred, as well as details of your past medical history to help build a picture of what may be causing your symptoms. A full objective examination will then be carried out to help diagnose your injury, involving a range of physical tests that will help us determine the injured structure within your body. We’ll talk to you throughout the assessment to inform you of what we are doing and will explain the diagnosis fully after the assessment has been completed.

Knowing the problem is an important factor in getting better. We find that our clients are more confident and optimistic about their recovery once they know their diagnosis and the reason why they have the issue. Our thorough assessments allow us to determine the likely injured structure, whether that be a joint injury, tendon, ligament, muscle, nerve or other structure in the body, and form a diagnosis and prognosis that we will educate you about.

Why you have a certain injury may be obvious if you’ve had a traumatic injury. However, many pains and injuries occur without an obvious cause. Our assessments allow us to diagnose the injured structure but also the reason why that injured structure has been stressed to the point of injury. Once we know the reason, your treatment plan is built around resolving this.

We believe that hands-on treatment is extremely beneficial in facilitating recovery from injury. Hands-on treatment alone may not resolve your issue in the long-term, but can reduce or resolve your symptoms, making you feel better so that you can rehabilitate the problem. Therefore, we use hands-on therapy (including massage, joint mobilisation, manipulation, suction cups other techniques) in combination with exercise to make you feel better and help you get you back to feeling your best.

We start your rehabilitation programme as early as possible after your assessment. Initially, we prescribe home exercises to help reduce stress on the injured body tissue to help alleviate your symptoms. Once pain and symptoms start to improve, your exercise programme will be adapted by your therapist to help strengthen the weaker areas of the body to help protect your body from further injury. You’ll be taught how to progress your rehab plan over time to develop your body’s robustness. We will email you a copy of your tailored rehabilitation exercises, with video examples, after each appointment so you can follow your programme and track your progress at home.