Back and Neck Pain: back and neck pain can occur due to many different causes. These may include Disc injury, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscular strain, sacroiliac dysfunction, nerve injury, whiplash, spondylolisthesis and inflammatory arthritis to name but a few. Lower back pain probably the most common complaint presenting at Leyland Physiotherapy. 80% of people will experience lower back pain at some point in their life, the most common presentation being non-specific back pain (pain with no obvious cause). With prompt treatment and advice over 90% of patients with back pain make a full recovery within 6-8 weeks. Where there are symptoms including leg pain this is called a radiculopathy (sciatica) and can take longer to settle. We are highly skilled at assessing and recognising patients that require urgent onward referral in the rare instant that a more serious pathology is suspected or that surgery may well be required.

What people say? The team at Leyland Physio are outstanding ! They are completely focussed on patient care, extremely professional and lovely people too. I attend regularly for acupuncture for a long term condition which helps enormously. You will receive first class treatment from highly skilled Physio’s and a very warm welcome from all at this brilliant practice. I have recommended to family and friends who all have had the same positive experience I have had.

Acupuncture: Traditional belief is that energy flows freely throughout the body via channels. However when there is a problem the energy stagnates. Stimulation by acupuncture at various points helps to restore the healthy flow of energy in the body. Western medicine approach Acupuncture is a recognised technique undertaken by our trained physiotherapists. It is used as an adjunct to treatment for the relief of pain and muscle spasm. Single use sterile needles are applied to recognised acupuncture points to achieve this. Discover additional details at Physio Leyland.

It is thought that the shockwaves activate C nerve fibres which release a specific substance (substance P) in the tissue and in the spinal cord. This substance is responsible for the slight discomfort during and after shockwave treatment. However, with prolonged activation, C fibres become incapable for some time of releasing substance P. Less Substance P in tissue, means less pain for the patient! NICE guidance 2009 recommends Shockwave for the treatment of chronic tendon injuries especially Achilles ,Tennis elbow and Plantar Fasciitis. We are one of the few private physiotherapy clinics in Lancashire able to offer this specialist therapy .Very competitively priced at only £65 per session, this is an amazing treatment… DON’T SUFFER any longer.

All of our physiotherapists are Chartered. This means we are governed by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy thereby meeting professional standards and adhering to the CSP’s Rules of Professional Conduct. All physios are also registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, an independent, UK-wide health regulator. Patients can self-refer to Leyland Physiotherapy for private physiotherapy without a GP referral. We are registered with all major insurance companies including BUPA, AXA/PPP, AVIVA, WPA, and Vitality Health and are accredited physiotherapy providers to Nuffield Health and Rehab Works. Find additional details at https://www.leylandphysio.co.uk/.