Chiropody (also known as podiatry) is the diagnosis and treatment by podiatrists (chiropodists) of diseases and other disorders of the feet. Podiatrists are highly skilled health professionals who have been trained to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate abnormal...
Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole person’ approach to health and wellbeing, which includes the patient’s general lifestyle. At the core, is the patient’s involvement in their own care, through education, awareness, empowerment and...
The Mézières Method was created in 1947 by a French Physiotherapist Françoise Mézières. The Mezieres Method treats the person from a global perspective and it is designed to find out in the general imbalance of our whole musculature the contracted or retracted muscles...
Once in, or passed, the thirteenth week, massage can offer effective relief from those aches and pains associated with pregnancy. Adapted techniques are used as well as adapted body positions. Advice can also be given on diet and lifestyle, the safe use of...
Lymphoedema Therapy consists of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), Compression Therapy, Skin Care and Remedial exercise. Applied together they form the Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT). CDT – two phases The first phase is an intense period of compression bandaging...
