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Sandy Hill Physical Therapy Centre is based in St Austell, Cornwall and offer the treatments listed below.
We are registered with all major health insurance companies. You may need a referral from your GP in order to activate your health insurance. Please check first with your insurance company that you are covered and the procedure you need to follow, and bring your insurance details with you on your first visit.
Q. Do I need to see a doctor first?
A. Patients may self refer for physiotherapy. GP and consultant referrals are also welcome.
Q. How long is each treatment?
A. The initial assessment is 45 minutes, and each treatment thereafter lasts half an hour.
Q. How many sessions will I need?
A. The first session is an initial assessment, at which time the physiotherapist should be able to indicate how many sessions are likely to be needed.
Acupuncture is an effective treatment for many conditions including headache, neck pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, low back pain, and sinusitis. Acupuncture can be used as an alternative in treating most conditions that affect the body. Please call to inquire about any questions that you may have regarding the use of acupuncture in treating a particular condition.
Clinical acupuncture is one of the therapies used within the clinic in the rehabilitation of painful musculoskeletal conditions.
Using findings from current research, the physiotherapists successfully use acupuncture in the treatment of painful joint and muscle problems, for example low back pain, neck pain, shoulder and knee dysfunction. Headaches and chronic pain respond well to acupuncture. The focus is on drugs-free pain relief and maximum function. All acupuncture therapists are registered with the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.
Physiotherapy is an effective treatment for reducing pain, promoting healing and encouraging full rehabilitation of those parts of the body involved in movement. Physiotherapists are experts in human movement. The professional training in anatomy, biomechanics and physiology ensures they understand how and why muscles, joints and nerves move and why pain and injury occurs.
Our highly trained physiotherapists will assess your condition, review your posture, examine your movements and conduct specific muscle and nerve tests to determine the most appropriate treatment for your condition.
Our areas of special expertise include:-
Our consultations are private and confidential, with our staff sensitive to your situation. Our treatments include gentle joint manipulations, postural alignment, soft tissue work, ultrasound, rehabilitative exercises and other manual techniques such as spinal manipulation.
Physiotherapy is a proven approach to reducing your symptoms, strengthening your body, and minimizing the recurrence of your problem. After treatment you should have less pain, and feel more mobile, flexible and comfortable in your movements.
Treatment aim is to develop an exercise lifestyle programme which includes exercise to restore function and stability, and help prevent recurrence. It will also include advice on posture and movement related to work and domestic activities.
Physiotherapists are skilled in the assessment, diagnostic decision making and treatment of patients with low back pain arising from a musculoskeletal disorder. Approaches to management in the field of manipulative physiotherapy involves not only ‘manipulation’, but also manual handling with passive examination and treatment techniques, therapeutic exercise and advice on posture and movement disorders.
Headaches can have a variety of sources but one of the most common is the joints of the upper neck. When irritated or damaged these may cause pain in the head. Relief is often obtained by mobilising the offending joints.
Whatever the sport, and whether the injuries be sprains, strains or bruising, a quicker and more thorough recovery will be made if treated early. Physiotherapy will speed recovery by reducing swelling, preventing stiffness and restoring function. Early treatment will also assist in minimising lasting tissue damage and provide for a quicker return to active sport.
A method of exercise which rebalances your body, improving your strength, flexibility, posture, body awareness and stamina. With this strong focus on good posture and body awareness, Clinical Pilates is an excellent programme for general health and injury prevention as well as for rehabilitation. Instruction is from a qualified therapist on an individual or small group basis. Small classes and individual attention in a relaxed atmosphere are key to benefiting fully and enjoying pilates.
Since it was discovered over 200 years ago, Homeopathy has become one of the two most widely used forms of medicine in the world today, because people are discovering the benefits of a system of medicine that is safe, effective and treats them as unique individuals. It is a complete system of medicine that treats mental, emotional and physical illness. Homeopathic medicines are chosen to treat the whole person, because homeopaths have observed that as the mind and body operate as one, you cannot treat one part of the body without affecting the whole. Medicines are chosen to fit all the characteristics of the patient, so physical disorders are considered in relation to the individuals’ mental and emotional state. More information can be found on Peter Smith’s website, www.pcksmith.com