Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy aims to treat both your pain and its cause, helping to improve your life in the short term and prevent long-term problems. Our experts provide advice, insight and practical tips covering range of conditions and injuries, aches and pains.

Friday 26 May 2017

Back pain will affect a third of us this year. Nuffield Health Physiotherapy Lead, John Taylor, busts four popular myths about cause and treatment.

Thursday 25 August 2016

Physiotherapist Christine Hutchinson breaks down the physiotherapy experience to give you an idea of what to expect from treatment.

Wednesday 10 August 2016

Pain can be a mysterious thing. Knowing the source of it and how to recover can be difficult on your own. Our Professional Head of Physiotherapy John Doyle explains how physiotherapists like him investigate pain.

Monday 8 August 2016

A diagnosis of arthritis can be frightening, but it doesn’t mean that life is over. Head of Physiotherapy John Doyle explains how exercise and lifestyle change can help you to continue to live an active life.

Monday 8 August 2016

Our natural response to musculoskeletal pain is to do as little as possible. But what if that pain is persistent? Regional Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Adam Bellis, explains how exercise can help manage pain and get you on the path to recovery.

Thursday 16 June 2016

Physiotherapy helped former dancer Terrie to walk without a wheelchair again, but it also did so much more.

Wednesday 24 February 2016

When rugby player Alice heard her knee pop she feared her dreams of playing at Twickenham were over. But all was not lost.

Friday 29 January 2016

A new hip or knee can be a new lease on life, but getting recovery right means getting back to the things you love even faster. Lorraine Harris, Physiotherapy Manager at Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, explains.

Monday 9 November 2015

Injuring yourself on the mountain can be a scary and frustrating time. Nuffield Health Senior Physiotherapist Andrew Letheren offers some sage advice for what to do if you take a tumble on the slopes.

Friday 30 October 2015

Sporting injuries not only slow down your training but can require physiotherapy or medical attention to get you back on track. As they say, 'prevention is better than cure', so here's our guide to preventing injury through 'prehab'.