A month or so ago we decided that as a community physiotherapy service in Lichfield helping a lot of patients with reduced mobility and balance it would be nice if we were able to give a bit back and also be able to intervene at an earlier point with patients. Therefore we began offering free balance and mobility assessments to anyone over 65yrs living in Lichfield. This has been a great success and as such we have decided that we are now in a position to expand this offer to people living in Burntwood as well. Hopefully at some point we will be able to offer this service to all of the areas that we visit such as Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Rugeley, Walsall and Cannock.

So, some details about what we are offering in Burntwood: Each assessment will take place at the patient’s home or residence and should take approximately 30 mins to complete and will cover a range of areas including balance, strength and mobility. After the assessment has been completed we will send out a report covering our findings and general recommendations. All of this is completely free and comes with no obligations whatsoever. The final report is yours to do with as you wish and can be given to your doctor, medical professional or another physiotherapy practice. You do not need to be a current patient of our practice and there really are no catches or obligations.

There are just a couple of conditions that you need to meet.

1. You must live in Burnwtood (or Lichfield)
2. You must be 65 or over
3. You must currently be walking without an aid of any description indoors and outside.

 

For anyone reading this and thinking: “why are they doing it and what’s the catch”. Then rest assured there really isn’t a catch. We are just doing it because we honestly believe that prevention is so much better than cure. We see a large number of patients who have lost mobility and in so many cases it is obvious that if we had been able to intervene earlier and help at an earlier stage, things could have been so much better. This is simply our way of as physiotherapists of trying to give a bit back and help patients become aware of how their balance, mobility and general strength is doing before it becomes too late.

So, if you would like to book an assessment please either send us an email on enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.uk or call us on 07884281623 and explain you would like one of the free mobility and balance assessments.