Your first physiotherapy appointment will take one hour during which time you will be asked questions about your condition including when it started and where you feel your symptoms.

We will then fully examine the areas involved and consequently explain what is going on and why you got the problem in the first place. We often use models of the structures involved to help give a clearer explanation of your problem.

From here we will discuss how best to treat your problem, the techniques this may involve, how long it is expected to take to get better and the expected outcome of treatment. The first consultation will also involve actually treating the problem as we aim to reduce your discomfort as quickly as possible.   To enable us to examine you thoroughly we may ask you to partially undress. We provide (or you can bring) a vest top for ladies with a neck or upper limb problem and shorts of all sizes if you have a back or lower limb problem. All future appointments last for approximately 30 minutes.