Please Watch The Video and Read Below So You Know What To Expect From Your Upcoming Appointment And Care With Us At Midlands Physio & Back Pain Clinic

What to expect from your intial assessment: 

In your initial assessment your physio will:

  • Listen to your story of how your pain came about

  • Perform a movement assessment to uncover the root cause behind your pain.

  • Explain the cause of your pain and what needs to happen to get a solution.

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

  • Take the first step in your plan with some hands on treatment and exercise.

Our 5 Step Treatment Pathway

 Step 1: Understanding Your Story

We want to get a clear understanding of:

  • How your pain came about
  • Any previous injuries or pains you have had
  • How your problem is affecting you on a day to day basis
  • What it is that you need and want to get back to

Step 2: Find The Root Cause and Map Out A Solution

We assess your movements to find what restrictions may be contributing to your pain.

  • We combine the pieces together from your story and your movement assessment.
  • We then explain to you what we feel is the root cause behind you pain.
  • We map out a solution to help you get to your ideal outcome

Step 3: Ease The Pain and Balance The Body

In step 3 we use hands on treatment and specific exercises to help:

  • Ease your pain
  • Help you to move more easily
  • Help you be more comfortable in your main day to day activities

Step 4: Build Solid Foundations

This is all about getting key muscles groups working together to:

  • Help ensure you move efficiently
  • Help you 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: Build Strength & Resilience

This stage is to ensure long lasting change and to prevent the problem from returning

  • We want you to feel confident in your movement
  • To be able to move without thought and fear
  • To be able to enjoy doing the things you love, without worrying about the pain returning

Our Package Options

If you need a number of sessions to achieve your goal, we have our package options 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.