Conditions I treat
I can offer Physiotherapy treatment programmes for a variety of medical conditions.
Neurological conditions
I assess and treat all conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord or nerves. Examples of conditions include:
- Stroke
- MS (Multiple sclerosis)
- PD (Parkinson’s disease)
- Brain injuries
- Peripheral neuropathies
- CP (Cerebral Palsy)
- MND (Motor neurone disease)
- PSP (Progressive supra nuclear palsy)
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Spinal cord injuries
Physiotherapy treatment programmes can include:
Balance practice, posture and gait (walking) re-education, stretching, progressive strengthening, neuro stimulation, taping, massage, proprioception practice, sensory practice.
Musculoskeletal conditions
Alongside my neuro experience I have always continued working with patients who have musculoskeletal injuries such as:
- Sports injuries
- Aches and pain throughout the body
- Orthopaedic rehabilitation
With also the possibility of treating patients with neurological conditions who have musculoskeletal pain.
Physiotherapy treatment programmes I use include:
Soft tissue manipulation, joint mobilisation, functional strengthening, posture and gait assessment and re-education, massage and acupuncture.
Vestibular conditions
Vestibular Physiotherapy: Physiotherapy for people who have problems with their vestibular system (inner ear) which can cause symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, spinning or balance problems.
- BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Labyrinthitis
- Migraine associated dizziness
- Meniere’s
- Autonomic Neuroma
- Dizziness in the elderly
Physiotherapy treatment programmes can include:
Vestibular rehabilitation, Balance re-education and Repositioning manoeuvres.
Complex Rehabilitation / Long term non-Neuro conditions
My extensive experience has enabled me to treat people with more than one condition, or chronic non-neurological conditions. These include:
- RTA (road traffic accidents which tend to have multiple orthopaedic injuries as well as possible head/vestibular injuries)
- EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)
- AS (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
- RA (Rheumatoid Arthitis)
Physiotherapy treatment programmes can include:
Strengthening, posture and gait re-education, soft tissue mobilisation, massage.
