Therapist Generated Exercises

When you attend PhysioACTION, you will receive high quality treatment encompassing many various modalities, but with a special focus on manual therapy. These hands on manual techniques are varied, but all have the same basic aim: to enhance your natural injury healing rate and restore you to normal functional ability.

Some techniques that may be used for common injury complaints include:

Painful back or neck

• Mobilization
• Mobilization with movement (MWM)
• Manipulation
• Soft tissue massage
• Stretching
• Strengthening exercises

• Postural advice and exercises
• Heat and ice therapy
• Electrotherapy
• Strapping for support and pain relief
• Home exercise program
• Appropriate referral e.g. x-ray

Muscular strain

• Heat and ice therapy
• Soft tissue massage
• Myofascial techniques
• Stretching
• Strengthening exercises

• Functional retraining
• Home exercise program
• Strapping for support and pain relief
• Electrotherapy

Sprained ankle

• Ice therapy
• Strapping for support
• Strapping for swelling
• Electrotherapy
• Strengthening exercises
• Balance retraining

• Mobilization
• Mobilization with movement
• Massage/Effleurage/Frictions
• Functional retraining
• Home exercise program
• Appropriate referral e.g. x-ray

Post surgery

• Active range of movement (ROM) exercises
• Active assisted ROM exercises
• Passive ROM exercises
• Pendulum exercises
• soft tissue massage

• Mobilization/MWM
• Home exercise Program
• Graduated functional exercises
• Stretching/strengthening