Here is what you can expect from your initial assessment and care at Midlands Physio & Back Pain Clinic

What to expect from your initial assessment: 

Your physio will:

  • Listen to your story of how your pain came about

  • Get a clear understanding on your goals i.e what you need and want to get back to.

  • Do a movement assessment to assess for any restrictions or imbalances that are influencing your pain /injury. 

  • Explain how your pain/ happened and what needs to be done to achieve your goal.

  • Give you an honest opinion on how long that will take.

  • Take the first step in helping you feel and move better with some hands on treatment, exercise and pain management advice. 

What To Expect From Your Care At My Clinic

Step 1: Understanding Your Story

This occurs in the Initial Assessment where we want to get a clear on:

  • How your pain came about.
  • Any previous injuries, pains or stressful events that you have had
  • How the problem is affecting you. 
  • Goals – What you need to be able to do and want to get back to.

Step 2: Identify The Root Cause and Map Out A Plan

This involves a movement assessment to find out what may be contributing to your problem.

  • We assess your range of motion, strength and injury.
  • We piece together the information from your story and your assessment.
  • We explain in easy to understand language what we feel is the reason behind you pain.
  • We map out a plan that shows how you can achieve your ideal outcome.

Step 3: More Movement – Less Pain

After we are clearer on the problem and the plan the next step is to:

  • Help you to move more easily
  • Help reduce your pain
  • Help you be feel better doing your main day to day activities

Step 4: Build Solid Foundations

This is where we got muscles loading and working more effectively together to:

  • Help to build strength and stability in any areas that are lacking
  • Help you move more efficiently and with less effort.
  • Help your body feel safe and balanced
  • Help to lay solid building blocks so that your body can cope with the demands of a busy day at home, at work or in the gym

Step 5: Move With Confidence & Freedom

This stage is to help you move without thought or worry that your problem will return.  

  • We do this by building confidence in challenging positions.
  • Expose your body to quicker speed and changes of directions.
  • Build further strength and resilience so you can enjoy the things you love to do without the problem returning

Package Options

If you need a number of sessions, we do have the option of a package plan where you can avail of a discount.

Some Frequently Asked Questions

What Should I Wear?

In order to assess and find out the source of your problem, you will be asked to do some movements. Also, the therapist may need to visibly see the injured and surrounding areas and may need to perform some hands on treatment.

Hands on treatment can be performed through light clothing but ideally, directly onto the skin works best.

Therefore, clothes that are loose fitting and easy to move in are preferable. If your problem is from the waist down, then a pair of shorts to change into would be ideal or leggings will be fine also.

It’s a problem from the waist up men will be asked to remove their shirt, provided they are happy to do so.

For ladies, if you have a shoulder, neck or back problem, a sports top or vest would be ideal so that your therapist can see and work around the area.

We will always explain what will happen and ask if you happy to proceed before any assessment or treatment.

How Long Will The Session Last?

Your Initial Assessment will last 40 minutes.
All follow up appointments will last 35 minutes.
You will receive videos of your exercise directly to your email after each session also.

Is There Parking Available Close By?
Yes, there is free parking available on the street outside up to a three hour duration. There is normally plenty of parking available close by but it can get busy around 4pm with the school traffic so do allow for this if you appointment is at this time
What Is NOT Ideal To Wear

Tight fitting clothes can be restrictive and be difficult to assess you movements in. Clothes like jeans and leather trousers are not the easiest to assess with.

How Many Sessions Will I Need?

This can be difficult to say before we see you and carry out an assessment.
It will depend on a few things such as:

1 – The nature of your pain or injury

2 – Your current fitness level

3 – What you need and want to be able to do confidently.

4 – The length of time you have had the problem.

5 – How well you stick to the treatment plan and do your exercises.

6- Whether you want to get a lasting solution to the problem or whether you want a short term solution where you get some pain relief.

After your assessment, your physio will explain the problem to you and why they believe it has happened. They will get a clear understanding on what you want to get back to and then explain the plan of what is needed to help get you there. Based on this they will then give an approximate number of the amount of sessions that are needed to achieve this.

Will I Be Sore Afterwards?

This again, can depend on the nature of your pain or injury. Some people can be sore afterwards and some people will feel great. If you are in a lot of pain when you come in, then some of the movements and treatment may cause a level of painful.

Therefore, you feel sore afterwards and sometimes it may take 24 hours to notice the benefits and reduction in symptoms.  However, any excessive tenderness normally eases within 24 hours.

Please know however, that everyone is different and  your physio will tailor the treatment based on your injury and your needs. They will always check in with you to see if you are comfortable and will tailor the treatment accordingly.

How Do I Pay For My Treatment?

You can pay with either cash or card. The fee for Initial Assessment is 65 euro.

If you a number of treatments afterwards you do have the option to pay for a package where you pay for a number of sessions upfront.

This allows you to get the same treatment at a reduced rate.

Are Your Treatments Covered By Insurance?

Yes, your physio sessions will be covered by insurance and you will receive a receipt directly after your appointment. 

How much money you can claim back will depend on your insurance policy.