Physio Norwich treatment

Physiotherapy is a drug free, natural way of relieving pain and speeding up the body's recovery from injury.

Treatment may involve any of the following:

Spinal manipulation

Adjustment of your back and neck like Osteopathy/Chiropractic

Massage - Sports, frictional, relaxing

hands on massage of muscle, tendon and ligament structures to reduce swelling, improve circulation, reduce and mobilise scar tissue and to relax tension.

Joint Mobilisation

Graduated joint mobilisation and stretching to increase your range of movement such as in frozen shoulder syndrome, after removal of plaster casts for stiffness in ankle, knee, wrist.

Neural Mobilisation

Stretching of restricted neural tissue e.g. sciatica, neck referred arm symptoms.

Traction

Mechanical or manual spinal decompressing stretch for neck, back and hip.

Acupuncture

Chinese needle treatment, all needles are sterile disposables.

Electrotherapy - Ultrasound, laser, interferential, pulsed electromagnetism

To reduce inflammation, swelling and pain, speeding up the healing process.

Orthotic arch supports and inner soles

Inserts for day and sports shoes. Adaptation of existing footwear to correct over-pronation of the foot and ankle.

Exercise - programmes

Advice on the correct exercises and preventative advice for the longer term on posture correction, strengthening and stretching.