Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy is an area of physiotherapy that specialises on treating injuries and conditions affecting the bones, joints and soft tissues such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. This covers conditions that arise from sporting injuries, occupational injuries and pain to those associated with aging. We have a team of Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists who will work with you to alleviate pain, improve mobility and restore function through a comprehensive and individualised approach.

Our team regularly treat people with a host of conditions such as; osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, muscle tears, ligament sprains, sciatica, headaches, shin splints and much more!

As well as having clinical specialists that treat throughout the body, we also have specialists who treat specialise in treating individual areas of the body, such as those listed below.

Our Foot & Ankle specialists will regularly assess and manage conditions such as:

• Achilles tendon pain
• Achilles tendon rupture
• Ankle sprains & ligament damage
• Ankle ligament and tendon repairs
• Fractures of the foot & ankle
• Osteoarthritis of the foot & ankle
• Plantar fasciitis / Plantar fasciopathy

Our Physiotherapy team work closely with our Musculoskeletal Podiatrist and can refer into them should further biomechanical analysis or custom orthotics be required. More information about our Musculoskeletal Podiatry service can be found here.

Our team of specialists will regularly assess and manage knee conditions such as:

• Fat pad injuries
• Leg fractures
• Ligament strains and post-op repairs (including ACL repair)
• Meniscal injuries and post-op repairs
• Muscle tears
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteochondral injuries (Including osteochondritis dissecans)
• Patellofemoral joint pain
• Post-op knee replacements (total, partial, resurfacing)
• Tendon tears and patella tendinopathy

We are also a recognised brace fitting centre, utilising a variety of braces such as joint offloader braces, braces to support following ligament injuries, for osteoarthritis relief and for support during sporting activities such as skiing.

Our team of specialists will regularly assess and manage hip conditions such as:

• Avulsion injuries & fractures of the hip & pelvis
• Bursitis
• Femoroacetabular impingement
• Hip Dysplasia
• Muscle injuries
• Osteoarthritis
• Post-op total hip replacement
• Snapping hip syndrome
• Tendon injuries

Our spinal specialist will regularly assess and manage spinal conditions such as:

• Back & Neck pain
• Disc herniations
• Headaches
• Nerve pain
• Pars defect
• Post-op spinal fusion, laminectomy or decompression
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Stenosis

Our team of specialists will regularly assess and manage temporomandibular joint disorders that might include pain around the jaw and face, nerve pain, bite issues, muscle pain and weakness.

Our team of specialists will regularly assess and manage shoulder conditions such as:

• Acromioclavicular joint sprains and injuries
• Dislocations and instability
• Fractures
• Frozen shoulder
• Joint replacement
• Muscle strains, tears and weaknesses
• Nerve injuries
• Osteoarthritis
• Post-op stabilisation surgery, rotator cuff or tendon repairs
• Rotator cuff tears
• Tendon injuries

Our Hand Therapy specialists will regularly assess and manage shoulder conditions such as:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• De Quervain tenosynovitis
• Dupuytrens contracture
• Fractures of the fingers, hand, wrist, forearm and elbow
• Osteoarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis
• Post-op rehabilitation following repairs, stabilisation or release procedures
• Tennis and golfer’s elbow
• Tendon injuries

Custom splints and supports can be made on site specific for you.

More information about our Specialist Hand Therapy services at the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre can be found here.

Our team of specialists will regularly assess and manage children and teenagers for musculoskeletal conditions, such as:

• Back pain (including pars defects)
• Avulsion injuries
• Flat feet
• Fractures
• Heel pain (including Severs disease)
• Hip pain (including avulsion injuries)
• Ligament injuries and post-op repairs (including ACL and meniscal repairs)
• Knee pain (including Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sinding-Larsen-Johannson syndrome and patellofemoral joint pain)
• Post-op following calf release, a-plates, derotational osteotomies

We have a team of Physiotherapists who specialise in assessing and managing women’s health conditions that may include; stress urinary incontinence, bladder urgency or overactive bladder, pelvic organ prolapses, disorders of the pelvic floor, sexual function disorder such as vaginismus, antenatal and postnatal musculoskeletal problems, including pelvic girdle pain or diastasis.

More information about our Women’s Health Physiotherapy services at the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre can be found here.

Shockwave Therapy is a treatment modality that has had a great deal of research supporting it’s use to assist in the rehabilitation of a number of conditions that include; plantar fasciitis/fasciopathy, achilles tendinopathy, patella tendinopathy, proximal hamstring tendinopathy, greater trochanteric pain syndrome, calcific tendonitis of the shoulder, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome and myofascial trigger points. Treatment often consists of a short course of 3-6 treatments to accompany your Physiotherapy rehabilitation exercises in order to help optimise your progress.

More information about Shockwave Therapy at the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre can be found here.