Exercise therapy
Movement as treatment: a program built to your starting point and progressed as you do.
What it involves
Exercise therapy is a structured program of movements chosen for your specific problem and starting capacity, progressed week by week. It is not a gym handout: the exercises, doses and progressions are clinical decisions, adjusted as you respond.
What it is commonly used for
- Rehabilitation after injury or surgery, following a graded loading plan.
- Persistent pain, where capacity built gradually changes what the body tolerates.
- Strength, balance and falls-confidence work, at any age.
- Athletes returning to sport, where the bar is higher than daily life.
Where it fits
For most conditions, exercise is the backbone of the plan and the part that makes results last. Hands-on treatment such as manual therapy often opens the window; the program is what climbs through it. When land-based loading is too painful to start, hydrotherapy is often the on-ramp.
General information, not a diagnosis: whether this treatment suits you is decided at your own assessment with a registered physiotherapist.