Physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield

Hello and welcome back again to the ThreeSpires Physiotherapy Blog where we take a look at all things physiotherapy and health related. Now that we have finished looking at back pain (we may come back to the underlying causes of back pain at a later date) I thought we should have a look at how we provide physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield and what types of treatments and services we offer with our physiotherapy patients in Sutton Coldfield. We will be going into more detail in further blogs about each of the specific types of physiotherapy and services that we offer in Sutton Coldfield but for this blog I thought that it could be helpful to have an overview of the services and what kinds of physiotherapy we deliver in Sutton Coldfield.

Our Physiotherapy Services in Sutton Coldfield

So firstly I guess one quick question for anyone unfamiliar with our physiotherapy service is "why am I talking so much about our physiotherapy service specifically in Sutton Coldfield?" Well this is easy to answer: we are a home visit physiotherapy service and one of the many things that makes our physiotherapy provision unique is that all of our physiotherapists travel out to patients wherever they are. So it is really important that we let people know what kinds of physiotherapy we are offering in each area and in this case what our physiotherapists are providing in Sutton Coldfield. 

So, what do we offer in terms of physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield? Well firstly as mentioned a key point to note is that we offer home visit physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield, which means that we do not run a physical clinic and that all of our physiotherapists visit their patients either at home or in a place of residence such as a nursing home in Sutton Coldfield. In our next blog we will be looking in more detail at the differences between our home visit physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield and going to a physiotherapy clinic in Sutton Coldfield and why most of the time having a physiotherapist visit you will be the better option, however in this blog we shall concetrate on covering what physiotherapy services we offer in Sutton Coldfield. Okay, so what are the physiotherapy services that we provide in Sutton Coldfield?

1. Musculo-Skeletal Physiotherapy:

One of our most popular physiotherapy services that we offer in Sutton Coldfield is Musculo-Skeletal Physiotherapy. By this I mean any kind of problem that has a muscle, bone, ligament or tendon origin. This encompasses a wide range of problems from back pain and neck pain to tendinitis and generally involves manual therapy such as massage, trigger point release, spinal manipulation and a program of exercises. Our physiotherapists are very experienced at helping patients in Sutton Coldfield with musculoskeletal problems and we have a large number of testimonials on our website and Facbeook page attesting to this. 

2. Neurological Physiotherapy:

One key part of our physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield is neurological physiotherapy. This involves helping patients who either have a long term neurological condition such as Multiple Sclerosis or are recovering from the effects of a stroke. Here our physiotherapists concentrate on working with their patients in Sutton Coldfield to maximise their function, mobility, strength and quaity of life with supervised exercises and also a program of exercises that they will need to do in between sessions. 

3. Physiotherapy for Improving Elderly Mobility

As we offer a home visit physiotherapy service clearly one of the main advantages of our physiotherapy service is that patients do not have to travel and our physiotherapists come out to them. This is especially helpful if the patient has significantly reduced mobility. As such we find that our physiotherapy service aimed at improving and maintaining mobility for elderly patients in Sutton Coldfield is especially popular and successful. This involves one of our physiotherapists visiting the patient at home in Sutton Coldfield and working on improving their strength and mobility. Again we have a large number of testimonials available via our website or Facebook page that will show how successful we have been with our physiotherapy for elderly mobility in Sutton Coldfield.

4. Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Another of our highly successful phyiotherapy services that we provide in Sutton Coldfield is physiotherapy to help with recovery from orthopaedic operations such as joint replacements, ankle fractures, shoulder fractures or tendon re-attachments. Hip and knee replacements are extremely common operations and often they have very long recovery periods and physiotherapy to help strengthen and maximise mobility is extremely important. For this purpose we deliver physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield aimed at helping patients maximise their recovery after a variety of orthopaedic proedures. 

5. Sports Physiotherapy

A key part of our physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield is seeing and treating patients who have a sporting injury such as a muscle tear or tendon problem. Here our physiotherapist will assess the problem, provide a diagnosis, management plan and administer treatment such as manual therapy. Getting an early diagnosis and understanding of the problem is the key to recovering quickly from a sporting injury. 

6. Physiotherapy in Care Homes

I guess considering we provide a home visit physiotherapy service it may seem obvious to some people that we offer a physiotherapy service in care and nursing homes in Sutton Coldfield but in fact many people (even some who have been patients for other conditions!) are unaware of this. In fact our physiotherapy service in care and nursing homes in Sutton Coldfield is extremely popular and successful. Our physiotherapists see many patients in care homes in Sutton Coldfield every week, working with them to recover or maintain their strength, mobility and quality of life.

The above list covers briefly the services and physiotherapy that we provide in Sutton Coldfield and over the next few blogs I will be going into more detail about the specifics and benefits of each of the above physiotherapy services and how they can help anyone living in Sutton Coldfield.

Next I thought it would be good to touch briefly upon a question I get asked regularly by patients wanting physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield.

Why Home Visit Physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield?

Most patients that we provide physiotherapy to in Sutton Coldfield have no difficulty understanding that a home visit physiotherapy servce is essential for anyone with reduced mobility, in a nursing home or who has had a stroke. However, often many of our patients are a bit confused when I initially discuss the fact that we only offer a home visit physiotherapy service in Sutton Coldfield and we don't atually run a physical clinic. So. I thought that we would touch upon this subject briefly now and look into it in more detail in the next of our physiotherapy related blogs. A fairly common misunderstanding that many of our patients in Sutton Coldfield and other areas have is that they actually need to go to a physical physiotherapy clinic and that they need access to the facilities that a physiotherapy clinic might be able to give them. Having worked in a physiotherapy clinic I can assure you that for the vast majority of patients they will gain no extra benefit from attending a physical physiotherapy clinic and in fact they would be much better having the physiotherapist examine them at home in the environment where they spend most of their time. Of course, occasionally some of our patients in Sutton Coldfield will need to access specialised equipment and in that case we are always happy to refer them on or signpost which service or clinic might be able to help them best but the majority of our patients are much better served by being seen at home.

Initially some of our patients in Sutton Coldfield (who may for example have back pain) wonder if they need access to machines or equipment but the truth of the matter is that in most situations in a physiotherapy clinic patients are unlikely to be using any gym equipment or be needing to use any specialised machinery. In fact the main and most important thing in a physiotherapy clinic is the physiotherapist themselves which is why we ensure that we only have experienced and excellent physiotherapists (you can verify this by looking at our testimonials on this website and our facebook page as well). For most of our patients in Sutton Coldfield, having a physiotherapist travel out to them, at a time of their choosing and avoiding the extra time of travel to and from a physiotherapy clinic themselves is an enormous advantage and they often can't believe that they ever used to bother going to a physical clinic.

Okay, I think that is probably enough for now about how we provide physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield and the services that we offer. In the next blog post we shall continue looking in more detail at the advantages of our home visit physiotherapy in Sutton Coldfield over a physical clinic and have a look at what this involves for paients and why in general it will be better to have a physiotherapist visit you at home in Sutton Coldfield rather than go out to a clinic. 

For anyone reading: we are a home visit physiotherapy service, based in Lichfield but serving anywhere within a 20 minute drive including areas such as Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Cannock, Burton and Rugeley. We offer a wide range of services including paediatric physiotherapy, post-operative rehabilitation, neurological physiotherapy and neck and back pain relief. If you need further information or would like to book an appointment we can be contacted on 0788 428 1623 or via enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.uk