HEALTH & SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY

Our clinicians work with their patients to accurately diagnose an injury or condition before moving on to develop appropriate treatment and rehabilitation programmes. The physiotherapists will also continue to provide on-going treatment as required, monitoring the recovery process and modifying rehabilitation programmes accordingly until the patient regains full fitness. Old fashioned strategies of “no pain - no gain” have been replaced by specific goal oriented rehabilitation approaches, using scientifically proven treatments, for acute and chronic injuries or conditions, which are available outside working hours, reducing time off work, or recreational and sporting activity. Cardiff Physiotherapy Clinic provides a comprehensive rehabilitation service for musculoskeletal conditions. We specialise in complex, chronic conditions and aim to provide a quality service with qualified staff. Lower Back Pain Most episodes of low back pain (with and without symptoms spreading into the buttock and tops of the leg(s) are not serious and the symptoms will reduce over time.

If you experience leg pain that moves into the calf and it is associated with numbness and/ weakness consult your GP as soon as possible. Treatment: The best advice is remain as active as possible and avoid long periods of rest. Take simples analgesia and keep moving. If the symptoms persist consult a physiotherapist. Symptoms will re-occur with most forms of lower back pain and by consulting one of our physiotherapists they will fully assess your back and show you how to prevent future episodes.

This will involve a combination of treatment and a home exercise programme that will correct your spinal weakness. The term osteoarthritis is somewhat misleading, because its literal meaning is 'joint inflammation'. Although there is a component of joint inflammation with this condition, the primary pathological process is progressive joint degeneration.