Trauma to the soft tissues and nerves following, for example, a car accident.

Physiotherapy treatment will focus on, for example, posture, exercises, advice and mobilisations to return your movement and function.

Pain in the neck and may extend across the shoulders and into the arm.

Postural advice, mobilisations, stretches, neural mobilisations and stretches as appropriate to correct your symptoms.

Burning or shooting pain into the arm or head, or tingling/numbness into the hand.

Joint and nerve mobilisations, traction, acupuncture, postural and workplace advice and exercises.

Pain on the inside of the elbow due to inflammation and strain of the wrist flexor muscles.

Physiotherapy treatment may include: mobilisations, soft tissue massage, electrotherapy and acupuncture.

Pain in the hand due to compression of the nerves and tendons in the wrist often occurring in those using computers.

Physiotherapy treatment will focus on posture and ergonomic advice, mobilisations of soft tissue and neural structures and electrotherapy.

3 phases of ‘freezing’, ‘frozen’ and thawing stages resulting in pain and loss of movement in the shoulder. Pain often felt in the side of the shoulder and aggravated with movements as putting on a coat.

Pain relief – acupuncture, TENS, liaise with GP on medication. Mobilisations and exercises to gain full movement and function.

Tendon(s) becomes compressed between the top of the shoulder blade and upper arm bone / humerus commonly with movements such as reaching forwards.

Physiotherapy will focus on mobilisations, stretches, postural correction and local pain relief.

Subluxing or dislocation of the acromio-clavicular joint or shoulder joint.

Stability and strengthening exercises to work on correction of muscle imbalance. Local pain relief treatments.

Tear of one of the muscles in the shoulder from trauma or pathology.

Stability and strengthening exercises and local pain relief.

Inflammation and strain of the wrist extensor muscles location on the outside of the elbow.

Physiotherapy treatment may include: mobilisations, soft tissue massage, electrotherapy, acupuncture and advice on an epiclasp.

Shooting or burning pain down the leg. Numbness, tingling or weakness in the foot.

Back and nerve mobilsations, traction, acupuncture. Postural advice and exercises.

Prolapse disc, facet joint, degenerative changes or muscle imbalance causing pain over the lumbar spine which may extend into the buttocks and legs.

This will focus on postural and ergonomic advice, mobilisations, exercises, soft tissue release, pain relief treatments such as electrotherapy and acupuncture.

Inflammation of the bursa on the side of the hip joint, commonly aggravated with side-lying on the that hip.

Physiotherapy treatment will focus on addressing the muscle imbalance with stability exercises and stretches and local pain relief and decreasing the inflammation.

Decreased range of movement and pain with a gradual onset.

Physiotherapy treatment may include mobilisations, electrotherapy, exercises to relieve your symptoms, gait re-education and walking aids.

Tear of the soft cartilage in the knee often due to a traumatic twisting injury.

Physiotherapy treatment may include mobilisations, electrotherapy and exercises to return you to your activities.

Trauma to one of the ligaments in the knee.

Physiotherapy treatment may include mobilisations, electrotherapy and exercises to return you to your activities.

General ache in the knee during activities of daily living and sporting activities.

May include addressing muscle imbalance, mobilisations and exercises.

Pain in whole knee, swelling, weakness, stiffness and giving way.

Electrotherapy, mobilisations, exercises, acupuncture, daily living advice.

Trauma to the ligaments and soft tissue in the ankle commonly with an inversion injury.

Mobilisations and exercises to gain full movement, electrotherapy to address inflammation and pain, rehabilitation programme to return you to your activities.

Inflammation due to overuse of the plantar fascia on the sole of the foot.

Stretches, mobilisations, advice on footwear, exercises and electrotherapy to reduce inflammation, improve muscle length and return to full function.

Pain in instep, heels or forefoot with abnormal shape to foot.

Biomechanical assessment, footwear advice, insoles/orthotics, exercises.

Inflammation and overuse of the Achilles tendon.

Soft tissue mobilisations, stretches, exercises and electrotherapy.