Physiotherapy for Improved Mobility and Fitness

ThreeSpires Physiotherapy is proud to offer physiotherapy and rehabilitation at home designed especially to improve mobility and fitness in people who find they have suffered a loss of ability to walk or function. There are many reasons for a loss of mobility or fitness, for example a loss of balance, loss of confidence, a recent illness or operation, all of which we can help address and get you back on the road to your previous fitness levels.

We are based in Lichfield and our physios offer home visit physiotherapy in areas such as Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Tamworth, Rugeley, Cannock and Burton for anyone  wanting physiotherapy to increase their strength, fitness and improve their mobility. If you or a family member has recently suffered a decline in ability to move, walk or mobilise then home visit physiotherapy can assist you in getting back on your feet.  

Let us help you or your family member get back on your feet and return to full fitness and mobility - to arrange an appointment you can call us on 0788 428 1623 email us at enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.uk or alternatively use the contact form

How can ThreeSpires Physiotherapy help me with my mobility and fitness?

A physio will come to your home at a time and day of your choosing – avoiding the need to leave the house and go to a physiotherapy clinic which can be extremely difficult and tiring for many people with reduced mobility.

Due to the complexity of the reasons for losses in mobility and fitness, the lengthy assessment process and the need for ongoing re-assessment as patients improve; treatment sessions are 1 hour for all sessions including follow ups. It is our experience that this extended period of time allows for a much greater benefit and response to therapy and is especially beneficial for older patients who may fatigue quickly and may need longer rest periods in sessions.

A full subjective assessment (discussion with your physio) will be conducted of your condition, your current and previous mobility and fitness levels and your goals for the future. Your physio will also look at your lifestyle, past medical history, symptoms, aggravating factors, nature of the condition and any risk factors in order to gain a full picture and how best to proceed

A comprehensive physical examination of your posture, strength, range of movement, gait and bio-mechanics will then take place. This will enable us to identify the best rehabilitation strategies and develop an effective treatment plan to alleviate any pain, improve mobility and assist you in returning to full fitness.

Self management is a key part of improving both mobility and fitness and your physio will provide you with an individualised rehabilitation program that is tailored to meet your requirements and goals whatever they may be. Elements included in this program will be: a graded strengthening and exercise program, stretching techniques, balance exercises, postural advice, core strengthening exercises and strategies to re-adapt to normal daily life.

Why Is Physiotherapy At Home Beneficial For The Elderly?

As a home visit physiotherapy service, experience over many years, has shown us that having physiotherapy at home has many benefits for elderly patients whose mobility has been affected and that attending a physiotherapy clinic in person is counter productive for these patients. Below I have tried to list the main reasons we as physios think having physiotherapy at home is better for the elderly:

1. Hard to leave the home: an obvious but very real benefit for many of our elderly patients is that they find it impossibe to get out of the house to a physiotherapy clinic and our mobile physiotherapy servcie takes away this problem. Man of our elderly patients are using a zimmer frame or a walker to get around and for these patients making the journey to a physiotherapy clinic represents a huge  barrier to accessing physiotherapy. In this case our home visit physiotherapy service offers the ideal solution and our mobile physios are able to visit these elderly patients at home and enable them to access physiotherapy.

2. Pain: this is a common problem for many elderly patients who find walking any distance painful due to arthritic joints or sometimes they have had an operation such as a knee replacement.  Because of the pain, getting out of the house and travelling to a physiotherapy clinic is very difficult and after getting back home the feel that they are worse than before. Our mobile physiotherapy service takes away this problem, as our physio will be able to visit these patients at home and still allows these patients to access physiotherapy. 

3. Tiredness: our experience as home visit physiotherapists is that many older patients fatigue very easily and making the journey to a physiotherapy clinic is too much for them. Often elderly patients who are tired a lot of the time will book an appointment at a physiotherapy clinic but then lack the energy to get there or if they do make it to a physiotherapy clinic they are too tired to do much with the physiotherapist. Our home visit physiotherapists are able to eliminate this problem by visiting these patients at home and allowing them to slowly increase their fitness and strength with guidance from a physio.

4. Understanding the home environment: as physiotherapists our experience has been that it is really useful for us to be able to see the place that our elderly patients are living in. Having the opportunity to see our elderly patients at home allows us as physios to understand the support they have, the home set up and routine and allows us to take a much deeper dive into how physiotherapy can help. For example with a home visit we are able as physios to consider factors such as trip hazards, equipment they may need, how to integrate exercises into their daily routine and what exercises are actually safe for them to do.

Common Questions About Physiotherapy And Improving Mobility:

1. Can you help if someone is bed bound? Yes, absolutely and in fact that is how many of our patients begin their journey back to being able to walk. One of our physios will be happy to conduct an assessment and give you their opinion on what to do.

2. Do your physios visit care homes? Yes, our mobile physios are able to visit care homes and we have a large amount of experience of seeing patients with reduced mobility in care homes. For more detailed information click here

3. Which areas do your physios visit? Our mobile physiostherapists visit anywhere within approximately 20 minutes of Lichfield which includes areas such as Sutton Coldfield, Aldridge, Walsall, Burton, Cannock, Rugeley and Tamworth. 

4. Will physio work and get my relative walking again? This is a difficult but common question and the answer is that it is necessary to have an assessment with one of our physios to know whether this is possible or not. Also, it may be necessary to at least try for a period of time (usually a month) to see if they will respond to physiotherapy.

5. Do you get good results? The best answer to this is our testimonials either on our website here or on Google or our Facebook page.

6. My grandfather is nearly 100 is this too old for physiotherapy? Absolutely not! Our physios are highly experienced at working with elderly patients and will be able to design and creat appropriate exercises. 

So if you have experienced a loss of mobility and fitness, want to speed up your recovery and would like home visit physiotherapy, then get in touch to arrange an appointment. We operate anywhere within a 20 minute drive of Lichfield including Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Aldridge, Rugeley and Walsall. You can call us on 0788 428 1623 email us at enquiries@threespiresphysiotherapy.co.ukor alternatively use the contact form