Hawkes Physiotherapy Blog

Incredibly I get asked this question quite a bit. It is easy to assume that people know what physio is and what it can help.  So firstly the definition of Physiotherapy is: "The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery." (Oxford dictionary definition) So pretty broad then! But even the Oxford dictionary isn't completely accurate! It doesn't mention about the prevention of injury for example. So what does the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) say? "Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. They maintain health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease. The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them to remain independent for as...

Here is a FREE CPD video, which highlights the research behind this mobilisation technique along with showing you how to perform the technique correctly on a real person and on a spinal model. There is a full reference list at the end if you would like to read more into things. Keep posted for more free CPD videos to improve your evidence based practice. If you want to have a look at the CPD channel there is lots of free and paid subscription content so check it out: Hawkes Physiotherapy E Course CPD channel