Physiotherapy, Osteopathy and Sports Massage at Surrey Physio

Surrey Physio Services

Manipulative Physiotherapy

Manipulative physiotherapy involves the precise assessment of musculoskeletal ailments. Careful history taking, during the subjective examination should allow the therapist to organise their thoughts and ideas ("working hypothesis"). This rigorous process should allow the therapist to optimise the physical examination.

During the physical examination the therapist confirms or negates their "working hypothesis" in order to ascertain which structures are involved in the dis-function. Such a process allows the instigation of efficacious time effective treatment regimes.

Treatment techniques vary but should be directed by clinical reasoning to the normalisation of signs and symptoms.

Sports Physiotherapy

Surrey Physio is based within a sports centre; we strongly appreciate the importance of general fitness and well being in today's society.

We understand that there are varying levels of sportsmen and women in today's world and we aim to treat each case individually with our full attention. Whether you are an elite athlete or a sports enthusiast, as well as those patients suffering from long-term pain and symptoms.

Sports injuries need to be treated swiftly, so as to ensure that no further issues occur.

These injuries require exercise rehabilitation, treatment and our undivided attention. We aim to you back to your former glory as quickly as possible. Taking you through the correct treatment programme aiming to restore strength, proprioception, flexibility and agility from the early stage rehab through to supervised gym / Pilates work to minimise future risk of injury.

Gait Analysis

This is the measuring and analysis of the body's bio mechanics. (Your feet and legs as you walk or run on a treadmill)

The physiotherapist is able to video your movements, enabling you to view these motions at a later point. We are then able to enhance your walking and running movements from the feedback attained.

It is very beneficial to improve your understanding of the way you move and how that contributes to your problem. It is also a useful tool to quantify your improvements.

Clinical Pilates

Pilates is a specific system of exercises. It is named after its founder Joseph Pilates who began to develop his ideas in a World War I English prisoner of war camp while assisting injured prisoners to recover from war induced injury. He then moved to New York in the 1920's and set up a studio there.

In the early days his exercises were embraced by the dance world who found them to be excellent in terms of strengthening and performance enhancing. In the event of an injury the Pilates exercises also maintained strength and assisted with rehabilitation.

In more recent times physiotherapists have embraced Pilates as it provides the specific strength and core stability needed by so many of our clients experiencing ongoing back pain. The program includes up to 250 exercises that focus on the use of the deep abdominal muscles, correct breathing and good posture.

The exercises can be very gentle. For clients with acute and sub acute pain we design a programme of exercises that don't aggravate their pain but rather start to activate their deep stomach and back musculature to develop strength and control around their weakened segments.

The exercises at the other end of the spectrum can be designed to be very challenging with a very high level of core stability called upon. These are excellent for elite athletes to provide that edge over the opposition or to sharpen up slightly weak core stabilizers.

Exercises for elite sports people have a sports specific slant where we design exercises with the challenges of the sport in mind.

Exercises for dance professionals and dance students have a dance specific slant where we design exercises with the demands of dance technique in mind.

We have an onsite Pilates instructor, Alison Jepp who teaches private pilates on a 1:1 or group basis. Please click on the link to find out more.

Sports and Therapeutic Massage

Massage is a hands-on-treatment, which employs a variety of techniques to create changes in the soft tissues of the body such as; skin fascia, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Vigorous or slow application of massage can assist the individual in the reduction of pain, stress and improve general well being.

Sports massage can be used pre and post sports performance and utilise's techniques that can assist elite and recreational sports performers in the prevention of injury, improvement of performance and in the reduction of muscle soreness and scar tissue formation.

Therapeutic massage is a form of massage that uses techniques, which improve circulation, decrease muscle tension and can help to alleviate physical and psychological stresses in the body.

Exercise Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is a form of treatment used to re-educate a patient, to enable them to enhance sporting performance and safely return to sport, work or leisure activities. Surrey Physio have a Pilates / Rehab studio used solely for this purpose.

Equipment used in our studio includes wobble boards, swiss balls, steps, weights, biofeedback machines that measure muscle activity, Pilates machines, gait analysis, calf flexorizer.

Physio's use various techniques to rehabilitate their patients in a variety of personalised fitness programmes - (our clinicians work closely with the in-house gym)

Mobilisations
Soft Tissue Massage
Stretches
Pilates

Patients who have been injured or immobolised for periods of time may be affected by muscle weakness and this is when rehab is used to re-build and strengthen.

Surrey Physio encompass clinical Pilates into their rehabilitation programmes to increase the bodies core stability, (the strengthening of the stomach muscles to increase posture and spinal strength) to assist in the prevention of further problems.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a 2000 year old ancient system. Its aim is to balance the flow of energy within the body.

It is used to address any imbalances which may be the cause of many physical disorders and conditions of emotional distress.

Acupuncture treats both the symptoms of the illness and it's underlying cause.

Does it Hurt?

There may well be a sensation when the needle makes contact with the energy, which feels like a pinch, but this only lasts for the first few seconds at initial contact.

* All of the Surrey Physiotherapists are qualified to administer acupuncture and many use this alongside treatment programmes, dependant upon the individual and the condition.

Reflexology

Reflexology is a complementary therapy that focuses on the hands and feet, with the common goal of attempting to return the body to homeostasis. (state of well being). Reflexology uses firm thumb and or finger pressure on the specific areas of the feet that equally correspond to the organs and glands within the patient. Thus allowing the body to heal itself through maintaining a balance in energy pathways and zones.

Reflexology or foot therapy has been around for many hundreds of years. Egyptian pictographs and old texts show indian, chinese and japanese all working on the feet to prevent or combat ailments.

Reflexology is a non invasive therapy and a session consists of the patients remaining fully dressed and just unveiling the feet.

Stuart Mailer is our in-house reflexologist. Should you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, please contact the clinic requesting to see Stuart Mailer.

Reflexology can help benefit many conditions such as: -

Muscular and skeletal problems
Clearing Toxins
Improving Circulation
Reducing stress and anxiety
Sleeping Disorders
Revitalising the body
Eating disorders
Hay fever
Arthritis
Gout
Premenstrual Tension and Menopause
Headaches and Migraines
Post operative recovery