Physiotherapy Services
Bolton's Physiotherapy Services care for people of all ages in a wide
range of areas, such as disability, sports injury, occupational health,
accidents and illness. Physiotherapists also provide advice and education to
carers to help them look after people who are terminally ill, ageing or
those with a physical disability.
Physiotherapists analyse the structure of the whole body and use physical
approaches for the prevention and treatment of injury, disease and
disability.
Physiotherapy has a key role to play in the care of patients recovering at
home from acute illness such as chest infections and strokes and in the
long-term management of disability or diseases such as multiple sclerosis,
motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease and cancer.
Physiotherapists are experts in movement and mobility and therefore deal
with stiffness, weakness, posture, balance, moving and handling, and gait.
Associated with this, they will assess for, and temporarily loan,
appropriate walking equipment. They deal with the fear and pain of moving
and the lack of motivation to move, as well as the actual physical inability
to do so.
Physiotherapists work within teams of staff from different professions - an
approach known as multidisciplinary team working.
Referral
People are usually referred to the Physio service by their GP or
Consultant, but referrals may also be made by other members of the
healthcare team.
Each person is involved in their own assessment. A plan of care is agreed
which may involve, for example, exercises to be done at home as well as
treatment within a clinic.
Services available
Physiotherapy services are provided within multidisciplinary teams, and
include :
- Neurological Rehabilitation Service
- Musculoskeletal Service
- Older Person's and Falls Service
- Respiratory Therapy
- Therapy with Palliative Care
- Continence Therapy Service
- Paediatric Therapy Services
- Services for adults with learning disabilities
Waiting times
Waiting times for both assessment and treatment may vary according to
clinical diagnosis and the determined priority of the condition.
This waiting time for treatment may be within 24 hours for urgent
conditions.
The department is striving to ensure that in future all referred patients
will receive an assessment within six weeks of receipt of referral.
Contact details
The Physiotherapy Service offers assessment and treatment at a number of
locations across the community. For more information please contact:
Physiotherapy manager is Emily Barber
and overall service manager is Michael Robinson
Telephone 01204 462600 or email
Lever Chambers Centre for Health
Ashburner Street
Bolton
BL1 1SQ
