How do we do things?

Is your condition new (less than 6 weeks old?)

We’ll teach you exactly how to deal with your injury, from using crutches to self-management at home. We’ll also provide the physiotherapy, massage therapy or whatever other rehabilitation that you need to speed up your recovery.Acute injuries are much easier to deal with than chronic ones. (We much prefer it if you start your treatment before your problem is 6 weeks old!)

Is your condition chronic (more than 3 months old?)

Diagnosis is everything when it comes to ‘chronic’ conditions. If you don’t have a diagnosis that you are comfortable is accurate, that’s where we begin. If we can’t come up with a clear diagnosis, we’ll recommend follow-up testing, or perhaps a specialist referral.

Once we’ve go the diagnosis down, we’ll deal with what you need to do yourself, what you need from us, and what resources there may be in the community for you.

Between 6 and 12 weeks

This is the point where we really need to work hard with you to ensure you don’t become ‘chronic’!