What we do

An Initial Assessment lasts approximately 45 minutes, giving us time to understand your symptoms, carry out an appropriate assessment, explain our findings and discuss what happens next.

Your clinician will start by listening to what’s been happening, how your symptoms are affecting you and what you want to get back to.

They’ll then carry out an appropriate physical assessment, which may include looking at things such as movement, strength, mobility and relevant clinical tests.

We’ll explain what we think is happening in plain English and discuss what we think should happen next.

There isn’t a set number.

It depends on what’s happening, how long you’ve had the problem, what you want to get back to and how you respond.

We’ll discuss this with you as your recovery progresses.

We’re not interested in keeping you coming back for appointments you don’t need.

Our aim is to help you understand your problem, build confidence and eventually manage without us.

If exercise or rehabilitation is appropriate for your problem, yes.

But we don’t want to give you exercises simply for the sake of filling a programme.

We’ll explain what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and how it relates to what you’re trying to get back to.

You don’t need to have all the answers before you come in.

Tell us what’s bothering you and what you want to get back to.

We’ll help with the rest.

Get out of pain. Get back to life.