Physiotherapists

Physiotherapy helps restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. Physiotherapists treat people of all ages, helping them manage pain and using a number of methods to aid recovery. Some of the approaches they use include:

  • movement and exercise – taking into account a person’s current level of health and their specific requirements
  • manual therapy techniques – where the physiotherapist helps recovery by using their hands to relieve muscle pain and stiffness, and encourage blood flow to an injured part of the body
  • aquatic therapy – a type of physiotherapy carried out in water
  • other techniques – such as heat, cold and acupuncture to help ease pain

Physiotherapists help treat physical problems linked to a number of the body’s systems, including:

  • musculoskeletal – bones, joints and soft tissues
  • neuromuscular – the brain and nervous system
  • cardiovascular – the heart and blood circulation
  • respiratory – the organs that help you breathe, such as the windpipe, voicebox and lungs

Physiotherapy – Self Referral

It is possible for patients to self refer for NHS Physiotherapy Treatment. This means that you do not need to see your GP to be referred to an NHS Physiotherapist.

If you have a condition that you think may benefit from a course of physiotherapy, you can complete a Self Referral form available from your GP Surgery. There are some exceptions to self-referral by patients which are detailed below:

Under 16’s – for patients who are under 16 years of age a GP referral is required
Complex Medical History – for patients with a heart condition, who have been treated for cancer or any other complex medical problem a GP referral is required
Language Issues – for patients who do not speak English to a level where they can complete a self referral with all the information needed a GP referral is required
Foot Problems – any problems relating to the feet need to be dealt with by a podiatrist.

Due to demand there is likely to be a long wait to see a Physiotherapist, up to several months.  However, we are lucky enough to have engaged two Physiotherapists, Huw Jones and Sammar Siddique, at Towcester Medical Centre who may be able to see you at an initial consultation for assessment.

Huw Jones
Sammar Siddique

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Physiotherapist at Towcester Medical Centre

Private Physiotherapy is available at Towcester Medical Centre On Tuesdays and Thursdays (evenings only).  The physiotherapists will be Claire Poat, Claire Todd and Birgit Scott.  There will also be physiotherapy provision at Heartlands Daventry Clinic.

Referrals and patient enquiries for appointments at Daventry or Towcester:

Contact details:

Heartlands Physiotherapy Clinic, 10 Cottesbrooke Park, Daventry, NN11 8YL, Telephone number 01327 706833, website www.heartlandsphysio.co.uk, and email [email protected]

If you have a condition that requires physiotherapy the GP will advise you of this and make a referral.

If you choose to have NHS Physiotherapy your GP will make a referral or you can  self refer for NHS Physiotherapy.

If you choose to have Private Physiotherapy the GP can make a referral for this or you can self refer.  You can contact Heartlands Physiotherapy Clinic direct on the number above. The charges for private physiotherapy are £48 for forty minutes.