Physiotherapy uses a range of different techniques and treatments to help prevent, or provide relief from, injury and pain.
Using a multifaceted approach to physical wellbeing, especially as it applies to physical movement (specifically joints, muscles and tendons) physiotherapy works to increase flexibility and ease or eliminate pain.
Pain can be a result of a number of different factors, from sports injuries and unhealthy movements to hereditary predisposition. Physiotherapy offers many different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which can help to treat pain, or preferably - prevent it from happening or reoccurring.
There are a variety of lifestyle factors that can influence the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain, which can be mediated with the help of experienced physiotherapists.
Preventing and managing pain is always preferable to treating discomfort before it causes problems with mobility or get in the way of the things you need to do to live your life.
Discomfort such as neck and back pain can be related to problems associated with repetitive strain and poor posture. A common cause of pain and stiff joints can be related to working environment - whether it is sitting all day at a computer, or working in another capacity that leads to strain-related discomfort.
Workplace Health
Workplace Health assessments can be carried out which look at ergonomic design and the hazard and risk associated with your workplace, as well as giving advice on managing those risks and improving workplace safety.
Workers that have suffered injuries or pain as a result of their work can also have the nature of their injuries assessed, and rehabilitation programs carried out. Physiotherapists can also review timeframes for injured workers’ return to work
Sports Injuries
Sports injuries are very common, especially for people engaged in high-shock sports and fitness activities. Sprains, strains, back and neck pain - physiotherapists specialise in assessing and treating a variety of complaints, utilising treatments such as remedial massage and needling.
For acute sporting injuries, there are a number of physio treatments which can help, but it is also important to do whatever is necessary to prevent serious injury in the first place.
Risk in sport and exercise can be managed by practising safe techniques which mitigate risks of injury. Sports Physiotherapists specialise in assisting sports people and athletes to reduce risk.
Richmond Physiotherapy Clinic offers all of the services mentioned above, and have a specialist team who have wide range of experience in assessing and treating injuries and working to manage the risks of a number of different activities in the workplace as well as on and off the sporting field.
