The first appointment will focus on assessing, diagnosing, and planning the management of your concern. Treatment will involve education on managing pain and activities while recovering, hands on treatment, and individual-specific exercise prescription to help you get back to activity ASAP and help safeguard you from future injury. Pivotal also works closely with a number of specialists for those more complex injuries requiring medical management or high-tech imaging.
Common injuries that Pivotal can help you with include:
Foot injuries
Ankle sprains
Knee injuries - acute, chronic, pre-and post-operative
Running-related injuries
Hip or groin pain
Neck, trunk, or lower back pain
Headaches
Tendon injuries
Nerve pain
Shoulder injuries
Acute fractures and stress fractures
Individually tailored programme to help activate the correct muscles, teach correct technique, with progressions to build form and function in everyday life.
Using a tailored hands-on approach to feel where the tension and restriction is, then applying a mix of massage, mobilisation, and stretching techniques to control pain and restore correct function to the affected area.
Help control muscle spasm, ease pain, and enhance muscle function.
Pivotal can provide pre-operative assessments and programmes to help you maximise your strength and function before your procedure. This can help you recover faster afterwards. Post-operative care will help you manage any pain and build back to your fitness and health goals.