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Two Hands that Heal sites – Pocklington and South Cave
Weekend and evening appointments available
Purpose-built wellness centre in Pocklington
Friendly, informal and comfortable environment
Weekly programme of fitness classes held at Pocklington studio
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Do you feel that nagging aches and pains are holding you back? Would you like to be more active and mobile? Is your sporting performance hindered by injury?
Maybe you’re struggling to find a therapist who will take the time to fully understand your problem?
Whatever your needs, whatever your age, and whatever your goals, we can help you.
Our friendly team have decades of experience in physiotherapy and rehabilitation between them – we can support you on your journey to an active lifestyle, and keeping you in tip-top condition.
We understand that everyone has individual goals, and they all matter. Whether you’re wanting to compete in a sporting event, do your job without any physical niggles, or just be able to enjoy time with your family, we will put you on the path to an active, fulfilling lifestyle.
We talk about changing people’s lives, and we mean it! We will empower you to achieve your goals in sport, work and life in general – just take a look at some of our client case studies.
Whether you visit our clinic at Cave Castle in South Cave, or our purpose-built wellness centre in Pocklington, you are guaranteed a friendly welcome from experts at the top of their field.
Call us now for further information on 07920 011515, email info@hth.clinic or choose an appointment using our simple online booking system.
We work with some of the UK’s biggest sporting stars and have unrivalled expertise and experience of helping amateur, semi-pro and professional athletes maximise performance.
We’re passionate about keeping you in tip-top form so that you can enjoy doing all the things you love, whether that’s a round of golf, playing with the kids, or walking the dog.
The environments people work in can have a significant impact on their physical wellbeing. We can help you to prevent and manage issues like repetitive strain, back and neck pain.
Physiotherapy is a skilled healthcare discipline which identifies and treats issues causing pain and movement problems. Conditions can range from sports and workplace injuries to the symptoms of diseases such as arthritis, and rehabilitation after surgery.
As well as using a range of hands-on treatments, the Hands That Heal team assess and advise on aspects of our patients’ general long term health and wellbeing, such as diet and exercise.
Mostly not. However, depending on their condition and the kinds of treatments required, some patients may experience some discomfort after a session.
This is generally a positive sign that the physiotherapy treatment is working and their body is responding as it should. Any discomfort should not generally last more than 48 hours.
Physiotherapy can help to restore normal movement and eradicate pain resulting from illness, injury or surgery. It can also help provide stress relief and restore general wellbeing.
Practitioners have a detailed understanding of how our bodies, muscles and joints move. We can carry out a range of physical treatments and advise on health and lifestyle habits, to help us overcome problems ranging from sports injury to arthritis and work-related strain.
There are many physiotherapy treatments available, including massage and soft tissue manipulation to promote healing; heat therapy to soothe and free joints; strengthening exercises aimed at improving support for injured joints, and ‘range of motion’ exercises, designed to keep them moving freely.
Physiotherapists sometimes use electrical therapy to stimulate blood flow to muscles and speed up healing. Kinesiology taping helps to improve joint stability, relieve pain, correct postural issues and improve athletic performance.
Acupuncture can also deal with a range of musculoskeletal problems, including back pain. It works by targeting some of the 500 acupuncture points within the body, and stimulating the brain to release natural pain relieving substances, called endorphins, which encourage healing.
As well as these specific treatments, we can provide invaluable advice on lifestyle changes to avoid illness and pain. This might include improving posture and gait, diet and exercises which, done regularly, will enhance mobility.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive condition in which the body’s own immune system attacks joints, weakening them and causing redness, inflammation and pain.
A physiotherapist can help you understand the impact arthritis is having on your joints. We can then carry out a range of treatments to provide relief, including ice packs for swollen and inflamed joints, soothing heat treatments, splinting joints for support, and pain relieving electrical treatments such as TENS.
As well as treating you ourselves, we can provide you with a regime of therapies and exercises for you to continue at home, to help manage the long term impact of your illness.
Osteoarthritis causes wear and tear to the bones in your joints, restricting movement and often causing bouts of severe pain. Physiotherapists can prescribe a regime of exercise and relieving treatments, to help control the impact of this condition.
For example, we can teach you safer lifting techniques and better posture, to lessen the impact on already weakened joints. We can also recommend exercises to help keep you supple, and weight management to lessen the burden on your joints. Treatments we recommend alongside this might include ice packs to counteract pain and reduce swelling.
You would benefit from visiting a physiotherapist, who would be able to review your work-related activities and help to identify the causes of your back and neck pain and how to prevent it.
For example, if you do a manual job involving lots of heavy lifting, we can recommend alternative lifting techniques to minimise the impact on your body. Or if you spend much of your working day sitting at a desk, we can assess your workstation and suggest alternative poses, new equipment and desk set-ups, exercises and regular rest regimes which will help you overcome your problem.
Of course, we can also treat the pain itself with techniques such as massage, acupuncture, ultrasound and electrical therapy, or TENS.