Rehabilitative Physiotherapy

Rachel Measures is a Chartered Physiotherapist with 20 years experience. She is also a competitive amateur powerlifter, and currently holds a world record for deadlift in the sub-masters age category for her bodyweight with the AWPC.
This combination of experience makes her the perfect person to rehabilitate you from your surgery or injury.  

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Typical conditions treated:

• Joint replacements

• Orthopaedic surgeries

• Trauma injuries (RTA, falls etc)

• Muscle, ligament and tendon injuries.

• Spinal rehab

• General age-related conditions (arthritis management, mobility and balance)

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If you are not sure if your condition/injury is appropriate for this type of physiotherapy, please contact rachelthephysio@yahoo.com to check.​

Treatment for all ages!

 

The sessions with Rachel are based at The Gym Lounge in Smallfield, Surrey or at your own home (Horley, Reigate, Redhill areas only), please email me to find out more) and typically include:

1. Patient history and assessment at first visit.

2. Warm up

3. Manual physio techniques as required: Joint mobilisations, muscle stretching, soft tissue manipulation.

4. Strength work

5. Proprioceptive exercises

6. Cool down

7. Advice for home exercises

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Depending on your injury, a typical course of treatment is once or twice a week for 6 - 8 weeks.

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Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for exercise. 

Ideal clothing: shorts for lower limb injuries, vest for upper limb and back injuries.