Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement. Physiotherapists help millions of people manage the effects of illness, accidents, disability and the stresses and strains of everyday life. Physiotherapists use physical approaches in the alleviation of all aspects of a person's condition.
About Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists treat people of all ages with a range of physical problems. These can be resulting from illness, injury, disability or ageing. Problems are treated with movement, exercise, manual therapy and the application of electronic and mechanical devices such as ultrasound or weights machines.
The majority of physiotherapists will have a bachelors degree in physiotherapy and many hours experience within a clinic or hospital.
Professionals who are registered with the Health Professions Council are able to call themselves physiotherapists. It is important to check the credentials of the therapist that you are considering using and to check that the therapist is registered.
They will probably also have one of the following sets of initials after their name:
MCSP – Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
FCSP – Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Meet Our Physiotherapists
Charles King qualified in 1985 from University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff as a Remedial Gymnast and Recreational Therapist and became a Chartered Physiotherapist the same year when the two societies merged.
He worked at Rotherham District General Hospital for 9 years setting up the Neurological rehabilitation out-patient service. He has been in private practice since 1994 specialising in patients with Neurological disorders including Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Head Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury as well as other movement disorders associated with Chronic back and neck conditions.
He developed the treatment concept – Neuromuscular Energising Therapy (NET) – over a 15 year period and has been teaching nationally and internationally to other professionals for 10 years. NET is an inter-active movement therapy in which manual handling techniques are used to improve the patients posture and function and activate the body’s balance reactions. The aim is to boost patients energy and create economical and efficient movement patterns which in turn can relieve pain. NET has also been shown to improve physical performance through dynamic postural realignment.
Elaine Bradshaw qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1985 in Manchester. She has specialized in the musculo-skeletal field since 1987 and has been working in and around Rotherham since.
Her treatment concept is based on thorough clinical assessment and history of symptoms, pain patterns, movement dynamics, postural control and core stability and utilises manual therapy/manipulation techniques.
Her philosophy extends beyond treatment to education, self-help, self-maintenance and self-treatment to enable the individual to manage their condition effectively. To this end she is now running Pilates classes at the Welsh Clinic, having trained with the Australian Pilates for Physiotherapists Institute (APPI). The classes available are beginner through to intermediate and are suitable for both total novices and those who have done Pilates previously.
Physiotherapy Prices
| Initial Consultation with Charles King | £60.00 |
| Initial Consultation with Elaine Bradshaw | £50.00 |
| Follow-up Treatments | £30.00 |
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