Often Physiotherapy is seen as something that can only be accessed if people can make it to the clinic. However, most physiotherapy services can easily carried out in a person’s home. Home based physio may be of great help to those with mobility problems or long term conditions that affect mobility.
Physiotherapy in the home can be especially helpful if people are having difficulty in day to day activities. For example things such as walking, climbing stairs or getting in and out of bed. It can also be of great help to those who have had a fall, suffer from balance problems or had a recent operation which has impacted on their mobility.
It is not only physical problems that can benefit from physiotherapy treatment. It can also help those with Breathing problems such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Alzheimers Disease or Parkinson’s Disease. Research shows that a tailored, supervised exercise programme in these areas can help improve people’s day to day function and slow down the progression of long term conditions.