in the comfort of your own home
or to prepare for surgery
chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery
How Physiotherapy can help you
Our focus is on helping older adults maximise their physical potential. As we get older we all go through a process of becoming weaker and more prone to sickness. Physical fitness has been proven to help with many conditions. Physiotherapists are expertly placed to help an older adult gain confidence, improve function and reduce the likelihood of rapid deterioration, including falls.
Hip fractures
Rehabilitation of different types of surgeries used by orthopaedic surgeons following a hip fracture.
Falls
Treatment of increased unsteadiness, leading to fear of falls or someone who has had a history of falls.
COPD
Treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), which is an umbrella term for a collection of respiratory conditions including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Arthritis
Treatment of various types of arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It develops slowly over several years and is often only diagnosed when a fall or sudden impact causes a bone to break (fracture).
Musculoskeletal injuries
A musculoskeletal injury is any injury that is to the muscles or skeleton. Simple sprains or low back pain being two examples.
Obesity
The term obese describes a person who's very overweight, with a lot of body fat. It's very important to take steps to tackle obesity because, as well as causing obvious physical changes, it can lead to a number of serious and potentially life-threatening conditions.
Fibromyalgia
A long-term pain condition. Also treatment of similar diseases such as polymyalgia.
Frailty
If someone is living with frailty, it doesn’t mean they lack capacity or are incapable of living a full and independent life. When used properly, it actually describes someone's overall resilience and how this relates to their chance to recover quickly following health problems. In practice being frail means a relatively ‘minor’ health problem, such as a urinary tract infection, can have a severe long term impact on someone’s health and wellbeing.
Parkinsons disease
Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years.
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance.
Cancers
Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. The 4 most common cancers in the UK are: breast, lung, prostate and bowel.
Surgery
Whether elective (planned surgery) or emergency, all surgeries take time to recovery. Depending on it's nature this can range for days to weeks, to months.