• Massage therapy is manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to enhance a person’s health and well-being. There are dozens of types of massage therapy methods (also called modalities).
• People seek massage therapy for a variety of reasons – to reduce stress and anxiety, relax muscles, rehabilitate injuries, reduce pain, and promote overall health and wellness.
• Sports and remedial massage is an important part of patient care at West London Physiotherapy. For over a decade we have been helping patients overcome a range of conditions; from short term muscle spasm or tightness, through to longer term postural or movement issues.
• We all know how scars can feel they restrict movement. In damaged tissue we can develop a thickening of the fascia, most visible on Achilles Tendinopathy, but present where we have chronic inflammation. Myofascial Release aims to stretch and remodel thickened fascia, allowing the body to revert to natural patterns of movement.

• A biomechanical assessment involves an examination of the lower limbs, looking at their structure, alignment, strengths and weaknesses. The foot is a complex structure of 28 different bones, 214 ligaments and 38 muscles, bearing our body weight as we walk every day.
• The examination is not focused simply upon the foot but includes the pelvis, legs and knees, assessing the relationship between them. It is important to examine the lower limbs as a whole because they are closely connected and pain in one area can be due to a weakness or structural problem in another area.
• A biomechanical assessment is very beneficial if you are experiencing pain in your feet or lower limbs. A biomechanical assessment is the starting point for understanding the cause of your problem, what treatment is needed.
• A full biomechanical assessment can benefit individuals who have pain when walking, running or any movement. Tools such as gait assessment and video analysis are used to get the source of the problem and can focus the treatment to reduce the pain/discomfort.

• Functional training attempts to adapt or develop exercises which allow individuals to perform the activities of daily life more easily and without injuries. In the context of body building, functional traininginvolves mainly weight bearing activities targeted at core muscles of the abdomen and lower back.
• It is used to develop a full body exercise program that is based on functional tasks that occur every day. Each tailored program is individualised, progressive and challenging for the individual that integrated flexibility, core, balance and strengthening,

• The injury to the brain caused by a stroke can lead to widespread and long-lasting problems.Although some people may recover quite quickly, many people who have a stroke need long-term support to help them regain as much independence as possible. This process of rehabilitation depends on the symptoms and their severity.
• As part of your rehabilitation, you should be seen by a physiotherapist, who’ll assess the extent of any physical disability before drawing up a treatment plan.
• Physiotherapy will often involve several sessions a week, focusing on areas such as exercises to improve your muscle strength and overcome any walking difficulties.
• The physiotherapist will work with you by setting goals. At first, these may be simple goals, such as picking up an object. As your condition improves, more demanding long-term goals, such as standing or walking, will be set.

• Acupuncture is one of the many skills used within physiotherapy as an integrated approach to the management of pain and inflammation and as a means of stimulating the body’s own healing chemicals in order to aid recovery and enhance rehabilitation.
• Acupuncture within physiotherapy is used against the background of clinical and research evidence. The concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] is an ancient system of written scripts as far back as 1000BC, founded on the holistic concept of treatment and an acknowledgement of the body’s ability to return to its balanced state of health, given the correct stimulus to do so.

Taping is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion as well as providing extended soft tissue manipulation to prolong the benefits of manual therapy administered within the clinical setting.

It has been proven to have positive physiological effects on the skin, lymphatic and circulatory system, fascia, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints. It can be used in conjunction with a multitude of other treatments and modalities within your clinic and is effective during the rehabilitative and chronic phases on an injury as well as being used for preventative measures.

Sports medicine is a comparatively new area of medicine that deals specifically with exercise and sports related pain, injury, or illness; and we are experts in it.

Moore Physio is experienced to deal with the demands of the exercising patient and the problems often encountered. Our sports physiotherapists have been involved in the care of both elite and amateur level athletes and are well equipped to deal with your sports related injury.

• We have extensive formal training and expertise and are uniquely positioned to offer the highest possible care and assistance to athletes and physically active people.
• 90% of sports related injuries don’t require surgery, which is why we have diagnosed and treated thousands of people with sporting injuries. If you require something further – scans, injections, surgery – we can swiftly refer you for further management.

Fitness training balances five elements of good health. Make sure your routine includes aerobic fitness, strength training, core exercises, balance training, and flexibility and stretching.

• Whether you’re a novice taking the first steps toward fitness or an exercise fanatic hoping to optimize your results, a well-rounded fitness training program is essential. Include these five elements to create a balanced routine.
• At Moore Physio our physiotherapist have a background in sport and exercise science and they can use this to develop detailed training programs whether this is for the sport you are training in, just want to lose weight or start to tone up. We are able to give you a training program suitable for you.