The first appointment.
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When.you come in for your first appointment, you will be welcomed, offered a cup of tea or coffee, and invited to read our welcome sheet [PDF]. At your appointment time, the physio you are seeing will introduce themselves to you in the waiting room and then take you through to the treatment room.
Once you are comfortably settled you will then be asked about the problem you need to have treated, and carefully asked questions to find out the origin of your pain or discomfort. Once this 'history' has been taken, you will be asked if the joint or muscle area can be examined. This involves the physio doing specific tests to look at movement, strength and pain to pinpoint the cause of the trouble.
After the physio has analysed the problem this way, they will hopefully have diagnosed the cause and will discuss it with you, to explain what has happened and why. Then the treatment goals will be explained and any questions can be fully explored as to what treatment you will need and approximately how many sessions are likely.
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