Physiotherapy is a ‘hands on’ health care profession, which aims to restore maximum function and movement throughout the body, such as when faced with injury, disease or advancing age.

Physiotherapists view optimum body movement as the key to overall health, and treat people of all ages with all types of physical pain or struggle; the goals of their care focus on promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

Visiting a physiotherapist early after an injury or onset of discomfort can mean a speedier recovery, and therefore, less time away from work or sport. In addition, the physiotherapist will work with the individual to help to prevent reoccurrence once the complaint has resolved.

Uckfield physiotherapy is specific to the needs of the individual, and treatment may involve the use of exercises, manual therapy, deep massage and soft tissue techniques, electrotherapy, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) passing an electrical current through the body for pain control, postural or ergonomics training, pain education, hydrotherapy, or exercise advice.

Every new patient will be taken through a detailed case history of their complaint as well as any past medical history, followed by a full examination in order to make a clinical diagnosis. The physiotherapist will then outline a tailored programme of treatment to aid recovery.

You do not need to be referred by your doctor to see a physiotherapist. Although we have excellent links with the GPs in the area, physiotherapy is a primary health care profession.

The physiotherapist at our Uckfield clinic is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, and is registered with the Health Professions Council following a fulltime three-year degree at university.