Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession focused on restoring and maintaining physical function, mobility, and well-being. It uses techniques like exercise therapy, manual therapy, education, and rehabilitation to treat injuries, chronic conditions, and disabilities. Physiotherapists work with people of all ages to improve movement, relieve pain, and enhance quality of life, often playing a key role in recovery after surgery, illness, or injury.
Treatment options
Treatment may involve hands on therapy, massage techniques, stretches, exercise therapy, taping, movement re-education, advice and education.

Hands on therapy
Soft tissue mobilisation, Joint mobilisations, trigger point therapy, manipulation

Exercise therapy
Strength training, motor control exercises, balance and proprioception training, cardiovascular conditioning

Movement re-education
Posture correction, ergonomic advice, gait re-education, task-specific training

Taping / mobility aids
Rigid taping, Kinesiology taping, mobility aids, orthotics and bracing advice
Stretches
Passive stretching, self stretching programs

Education and advice
Lifestyle and activity modification, pain neuroscience, clarification of injury grade and likely expected outcomes