Physiotherapy is a treatment that helps to reduce pain, restore movement and improve function when someone is affected by injury or disability. The combination of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation skills enables us to offer a multi-dimensional approach to treating conditions and preventing re-injury.
The main aims of Physiotherapy are:
Physiotherapy is used for a variety of reasons and can help a number of different injuries and health conditions. It can be used to improve your overall health and wellbeing, treat injuries through rehabilitation and ensure they do no re-occur, particularly for sports injuries.
Some of the most common injuries/ailments treated by Physio at Comfort Health include:
This list is in no way exhaustive; Physio can treat far more issues than the ones listed above, including brain or nervous system problems, heart and lung problems, chronic pain or multi-joint pathologies. Click the link to see more information on what we treat.
Our Physio sessions can be tailored to cater for any age or ability, see below for examples of people who may benefit from seeing our excellent Bristol Physiotherapists:
See some other conditions and injuries our treatments can help with by clicking here.
At Comfort Health, a typical Physio session involves a detailed assessment, an accurate diagnosis and timescale for recovery, bespoke treatment plans to suit your needs and a series of comprehensive exercises and advice to help you manage your injury.
Our Physiotherapists can deliver a vast range of treatments, including massage, acupuncture/dry needling, joint mobilisations and shockwave therapy to ensure that a fully holistic approach is taken. We have many years of experience working in various settings from elite level sport, to the NHS and use this knowledge to develop the best possible treatment plan for you. All of our Bristol Physiotherapists are fully Chartered Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and are also registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Comfort Health is different to most other Physio clinics in the way we treat our clients. Rather than just alleviating your symptoms, we will endeavour to identify the underlying causes of your injury and provide a solution to help reduce the risk of it occurring again.
Our Physiotherapists use their expert knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and exercise within their assessment to help develop a bespoke rehabilitation plan for their patients. Rehabilitation aims to optimise the function and well-being of a patient, and to integrate them back into their chosen activities/sports.
At Comfort Health, our experienced team uses a combination of manual therapy treatments and specific, progressive exercise programmes to work towards your goals. We can even add in extracorporeal shockwave therapy or acupuncture as an adjunct to your rehab programme. We also have a brilliant exercise software where patients can remotely access their exercise plan set by the Physiotherapist.
We also have our own on-site rehabilitation gym, complete with a large variety of kettlebells and dumbbells, a squat rack and bench with up to 140kg on a barbell, a high standard pulley machine and all the bands, balls and wobble cushions you will ever need.
Believe it or not, Physiotherapy can be used, even if you don’t have an injury. In fact, there is compelling evidence to suggest that Physiotherapy treatments demonstrate the ability to prevent future injuries from occurring.
During a systematic literature review of interventions to prevent low back pain, it was shown that some Physiotherapy treatment techniques such as postural correction exercises and manual therapy (for example, sports massage, deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy) can decrease the likelihood of having back pain/ a back injury and also helped to prevent injury to neck and shoulder muscles. (1)
Our Physios can assess you as a whole, identifying potential problem areas which are specific to you. These could be a weakness or tightness in certain muscles, a stiffness or lack of mobility around certain joints, or a reduced ability to perform functional or sport specific movements.
Once your specific problems areas have been highlighted, the Physiotherapist will use a range of treatment techniques alongside a well structured exercise plan to help you improve these areas and reduce your risk of injury.
Comfort Health is not only a Physiotherapy clinic. We have a fantastic team offering other complimentary therapies to work perfectly alongside your physio treatment. These include: Sports Massage, Deep tissue Massage, Dry needling and Shockwave Therapy. If your Physiotherapist believes that a different treatment is more suited to you, they can simply refer you to any of the other therapists within our team.
If our team are unable to provide the answer we have good working relationships with some of Bristol’s leading Orthopaedic specialists to provide the surgical opinion if necessary. There are two main Private hospitals in Bristol that we can offer a quick referral to; The Spire, at the top of Whiteladies Road – Bristol and the Chesterfield Hospital – Nuffield Health in Clifton Village – Bristol.
Deciding between a Physiotherapist and a Sports Massage Therapist can be difficult when first dealing with injuries or problems. Luckily at Comfort Health, we provide both services so you can make sure you get the right treatment.
Seeing a Physio is usually the option if you are in a lot of pain or when you have a specific injury that needs an accurate diagnosis and treatment. Physio is also worth considering if you have tried massages in the past and your pain has remained after the initial treatment has taken place.
Seeing a Sports Massage Therapist may be recommended by your Physiotherapist as a treatment method for your injury depending on what the diagnosis is. If your pain comes and goes and is relieved by regular Sports Massage, then there may not be a serious underlying problem and therefore sports massage may be better suited for you.
You can book a Physio assessment and treatment online with any of our team by clicking here. We have an array of appointment times throughout the day including early morning and evening. We offer 30, 45 or 60 minute sessions, we advise booking a 45 or 60 minute appointment initially.
All of our Physiotherapists are Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and are also registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
For preventative Physiotherapy to be as affective as possible, we recommend a monthly Physio session; to continue the manual therapy work, re-assess problem areas and progress your exercises where able.
Comfort Health is becoming increasingly renowned for Physiotherapy in Bristol. We have won a total of 13 awards over the last 7 years for excellence in Physio, Massage and well-being.
Don’t just take their word for it, have a look at some of our client testimonials to see why they think we’re the best Physio Clinic in Bristol, take a look on our website, on google, or on Facebook for plenty of 5 star reviews!