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Services

Physiotherapy

The Physiotherapy department provides care to patients across Dudley with help managing a musculoskeletal condition such as osteoarthritis, back pain, injuries sustained after an accident, work related conditions & sporting injuries as well as post operative care

We encourage patients to take an active role in their recovery that can help return to work and your normal everyday activities.

The service’s aim is to ensure that anyone with a musculoskeletal complaint can access the right clinician at the earliest point in their journey and is then subsequently supported within the service in a timely manner.  The service prides itself on embracing innovative practice to deliver high quality care within an environment that is accessible for individual patient needs.

Inpatient and Outpatient Services

Here at The Dudley Group we offer both inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Inpatient services

Inpatient physiotherapy services aims to restore function and promote independence, while maintaining your dignity and privacy. This may include getting you mobile again, giving you an exercise programme to increase your strength or practising getting up and down the stairs. This is all aimed at getting you home as fit as possible.

Your participation in therapy is essential to gain maximum function and you will have the opportunity to agree a treatment plan with your therapists in order to achieve your goals.

Outpatient services

Our outpatient service provides assessment and management of patients with a variety of conditions including:

  • Musculoskeletal
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Women’s health
  • Vestibular rehabilitation
  • Amputee rehabilitation

Your appointment

Once we have received a referral from your GP/consultant, you will be contacted via letter. It is your responsibility to organise your first appointment.  If you are unable to make your appointment, please contact the department as soon as possible so we can rearrange and offer it to someone else.

If you do not attend your initial or follow up appointments, you must contact the department within 28 days to reschedule or you will be discharged from this service.

If you have any specific requirements with regards to interpreter, gender preference or chaperone, please notify the team when booking your appointment.

Treatment options 

Exercise Therapy – Including individualized home-based exercises to improve your muscle strength, increase your joint range of movement, and improve balance and general fitness

Open Gym Classes – we have a gym space to allow you to use more specialised equipment that you may not have at home to help progress your rehabilitation guided by our team of physiotherapists

Joint Health Programme– Group exercise class to enable long term self-management of hip and Knee Osteoarthritis

 

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Useful information

Access to physiotherapy services is via a referral from your GP practice or the hospital team.

Please bring with you appropriate clothing for the body part being treated I.e. shorts for lower limb, vest top for back and upper limb.  If it is your neck, shoulder or back that is affected, you may be asked to remove your shirt.  This will be done in a private space, and your dignity will always be protected.

  • First contact physiotherapists
  • Occupational therapy
  • Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners
  • Pelvic Health Care
  • Hand Therapy