nottingham natural health centre

NANCY MANNERS PHYSIOTHERAPIST BSc HONS SRP MCSP

Nancy is a State Registered Physiotherapist and a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. She graduated from Keele University with a 1st Degree BSc Honours in Physiotherapy where she won 'The Oswestry Award' for highest final year mark. She now works as a Senior musculoskeletal outpatient Physiotherapist for the NHS and for The Nottingham Natural Health Centre. She has since completed post-graduate Sacro-iliac Joint Dysfunction Manual Therapy and Myofascial Release courses.

Professional memberships

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
www.csp.org.uk
The Health Professions Council
www.hpc-uk.org/

At the Nottingham Natural Health Centre we are here to help you and will always be honest about what we can and cannot do.

Please telephone Reception on 0115 9608855 to book an appointment or discuss your case with a practitioner.

Physiotherapy in Nottingham

Physiotherapy is a "hands on" manual therapy and is a well proven approach to the treatment of the joints, muscles, tendons, nerves, ligaments and fascia.

Through professional training Physiotherapists understand how and why these structures move and why pain and injury occur.

It uses a combination of techniques, such as manual therapy, electrotherapy, exercise therapy, pain management and pacing to reduce pain, joint stiffness, decrease abnormal stress on joints and soft tissues, correct muscle imbalance, improve local circulation and soft tissue continuity. For more information about Physiotherapy you may refer to The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website www.csp.org.uk

At the Nottingham Natural Health Centre our Physiotherapists work with you to restore normal movement allowing the affected tissues to repair in a balanced and appropriate way.

At the Centre our qualified Chartered Physiotherapists use a wide range of skills to treat a wide variety of problems.

Who can benefit from Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy may help people with a wide range of conditions, such as these listed below;

Back / Hip / Leg Pain
Neck Pain /Arm pain
Shoulder (frozen shoulder, impingement, instability)
Tennis/Golfer's Elbow
Knee Pain (ligament and meniscal injuries, wear and tear)
Sports Injuries
Repetitive Strain Injury
Arthritis
Whiplash
Rheumatism
Tendonitis
Trapped Nerve
General Aches & Pains

What to expect

Your first consultation will be an assessment, lasting around 40 mins to an hour.
This will involve an interview regarding the onset, history of the symptoms and details of your general health, followed by a physical examination looking at posture, quality of movement, strength, joint integrity, neurological testing and palpation.
The main purpose of this consultation is to establish the nature of the condition, provide advice on management and to set out aims and plan the physiotherapy treatment.

If the problem is not suitable for physiotherapy intervention then referral to an appropriate healthcare professional will be discussed.

Further treatment sessions will last approximately 30 minutes and will involve specific treatment and reassessment. It is likely that an a home exercise programme will provided to enable self management and assist recovery.

Nancy Manners
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