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Pain – Is this where your problem is?

May 19, 2017NewsBack Pain, Birdwell Clinic Bristol, Bristol Physio, Hip Pain, Managing pain, Neck Pain, Pain, Pain Clinic Bristol, Pain in BristolMalborough Janice

Pain- Is this where your problem is?

Diane from Birdwell Clinic in Long Ashton, Bristol advises us on pain and how sometimes its not where we thing it is…

‘Overuse’ injuries are where there is no specific injury, just a gradual onset of pain. However, your pain may not be where your problem is. For example, knee pain may be a hip problem, groin pain may be a back problem and elbow pain may be a shoulder or neck problem.

The pain slowly gets worse over weeks or months or keeps recurring over time. Treatment to the area of pain only, just provides temporary relief.

What is the Answer?

A comprehensive physiotherapy evaluation to determine the root cause of the problem is required. Then either specific advice, exercise programme or a course of physiotherapy treatment is required. The length of time it takes to help these problems is related to the length of time you have had the symptoms. The quicker you get help the simpler they are to treat.

Typical problems we see in the clinic are :

Back pain as a result of an arthritic hip
Thigh pain which is referred from the back
Achilles tendon pain can be referred from the spine
Arm pain referred from the neck

Are you looking for a Physiotherapist in the Bristol area? Maybe your pain just won’t shift and you need some advice? Either way, PhysioNet Bristol can help. Please contact us for further information.

Exercises from home

May 1, 2017NewsCalf Stretch, Exercise, Hamstring Stretch, Physio in Worle, PhysioNet Bristol, Physiotherapy Weston Super Mare, Quad Stretch Video, Resolve HealthMalborough Janice

1st Elite Physio, a leading Physiotherapy Practice in Weston Super Mare & PhysioNet Bristol’s local practice service Weston, World and surrounding areas have provided some helpful exercises that you can do at home.

From stretching out your legs after going for a run, or simply assisting with daily stretched, you are sure to find the below videos useful to run along side your Physiotherapy treatment plan.

Are you suffering from Back Pain? Do you have injury from exercising? Get in touch to find out how one of our specialists can help.

We now cover Somerset

April 26, 2017NewsAlice Barrie

PhysioNet Bristol are pleased to announce that we now cover the central Somerset area with the addition of 7 clinics from Central Somerset Physiotherapy and 2 further clinics from AMS Physiotherapy.

Click Find a Physio to locate your closest physio professional.

Back Pain (General Information)

November 25, 2016NewsMalborough Janice

Complaints of back pain in the UK have increased 75{0661fa795f6129d97d2131c2b645b916a5c5447911c5e6eadfce9744cabfcd5e} year on year according to a survey completed by the Telegraph in 2015.

Back pain for office workers is becoming more common with the computer lifestyle and increased lengths of time working at a desk or computer station.

PhysioNet Bristol physiotherapists can help – our clinics offer advice and treatments for individuals suffering from back, shoulder and neck pain.

We have put a few exercises below to help you if you are currently suffering, this can help reduce the strain on your body and aid the recovery when you partnership them with treatment from a practitioner.

Knee rolls

Lie on your back with a small pillow or towel under you head. Keep your chin tucked in and head and shoulders relaxed. Keeping your knees bent and together and your arms outstretched to the side, gently roll your knees to one side, followed by your hips. Remember not to rock your shoulder as you roll, keep these on the floor. Hold the stretch for one deep breath and return your legs to the starting position. Repeat 6 to 8 times, alternating sides.

Cat stretch

Get on the floor on your hands and knees, and gently arch your back towards the ceiling (like a cat arching its back). Keep your head relaxing looking at the floor; don’t bring it up to look outwards when you arch. Continue the arch until you feel a gentle stretch in your back. Hold for 10-15 seconds. Return to the start position and repeat 8-10 times.

Would you like to get some assistance with the “Pain in the neck”, click Find a Physio to locate your closest physio professional.

News from the Chairman

November 25, 2016NewsMalborough Janice

A consortium of Bristol based Physiotherapists, set up to provide treatments through a network of physio practices, PhysioNet Bristol allows organisations to utilise a direct group of practices for their staff’s occupational requirements and cut out the administration costs of using 3rd party intermediaries.

Developing the service offering, Keith James, Chairman of PhysioNet Bristol, explains how companies can benefit from using PhysioNet Bristol.

“Our aim from the start was to enable individuals to be able to have easy access to a Physio within the Bristol area. As a group, we are able to offer patients locations that are likely to be close to both their home and place of work, depending on when and where they would like to be treated. We want to enable people to have the very best treatment without having to go through their insurance companies or having to wait a long time to be seen. We are often able to see patients within 24 hours once their employer has agreed the initial treatment cost”

PhysioNet Bristol has over 35 locations across the Bristol area and all practices are privately owned.

Do you work for an employer who would like to provide healthcare solutions to their staff. Do you work in Occupational Health and are looking for a quick, easy and cost effective route for employees to get treatment. If so, please get in touch through the contact page.

PhysioNet Bristol – We are live!

November 1, 2016NewsBristol Physiotherapy, Physio Bristol, PhysioNet BristolMalborough Janice

PhysioNet Bristol, a not-for-profit organisation set up and run by Bristol based physiotherapists has launched in and around the Bristol area. The company aims to provide prompt, professional and cost-effective treatment at a time and place to suit.

PhysioNet Bristol seek to expand into the corporate, occupational and state sector Physio market. Providing a 5 star service for both clients and patients alike.

A partnership between their members, PhysioNet Bristol offer interested health organisations in excess of 300 hours of physiotherapy per week. You will deal directly with the people delivering the service and the fees from treatment go directly to the individual clinic and are not diverted off into administration and management fees, therefore our costs remain competitive and more cost effective than going through a third party service provider.

The group of 25, well established physiotherapy clinics operate from over 35 locations within the Bristol area. All clinics are run by a cooperative of well-known, independent practitioners with a shared ideology of delivering hands-on, evidence-based and effective treatment direct to the patient without the interference of insurance companies. PhysioNet Bristol provide a full range of physiotherapy services from back pain to women’s health to orthopaedics to neurological rehabilitation.

All clinics are accredited and follow a code of conduct and standard set by our professional body. Contracts or tranches of treatment can be discussed and organised with our board of directors, all hands on and active practitioners themselves.