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We offer physiotherapy support for both adults and children across our services. Here is what we provide for each age group.
Adult Services
Service Name: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatients
Source URL: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/services/musculoskeletal-physiotherapy-outpatients
We help adults who have muscle, bone, or joint difficulties caused by conditions or injuries like back pain, osteoarthritis, fractures, and tendon issues, or who are recovering from surgery. We create a personalized recovery plan and offer home exercises, pain management advice, manual therapy, and acupuncture to help you manage your symptoms.
How to Refer: You can be referred by your GP, a consultant, or you can self-refer using our online form on the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatients page. We do not accept telephone self-referrals.
Service Name: Community Physiotherapy Service (East Berkshire)
Source URL: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/services/community-physiotherapy-service-east-berkshire
We provide physiotherapy support at home for housebound adults aged 18 and over who are unable to attend clinic appointments. We create a personalized rehabilitation plan to help with musculoskeletal injuries, orthopaedic issues, older age difficulties like falls, and neurological conditions.
How to Refer: You must be aged 18 and over and registered with a GP in East Berkshire. Referrals can be made by your GP or a healthcare professional and must be sent to the Berkshire Integrated Hub. We do not accept self-referrals.
Children and Young People Services
Service Name: Physiotherapy Service for children and young people
Source URL: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/services/physiotherapy-service-for-children-and-young-people
We help children and young people aged 0 to 19 who have difficulties with gross motor skills, posture, mobility, and neurological conditions affecting the brain and nervous system. We help them use specialist equipment like seating, standing frames, mobility aids, and splints to become as independent as possible.
How to Refer:
- For children aged 0 to 19 with a Berkshire West GP, refer by filling out the online Make a referral form and sending relevant medical reports to cypittriage2@berkshire.nhs.uk.
- For children aged 0 to 18 with a Berkshire East GP who have a diagnosed condition known to a GP, paediatrician, or specialist doctor, you can refer by filling out the online Make a referral form and emailing medical reports to cypittriage2@berkshire.nhs.uk. You can also speak to a physiotherapist by calling the Enquiries, Advice and Support line on 0118 904 3700 on Tuesday afternoons (12 pm to 3:30 pm) or Thursday mornings (9 am to 12 pm).
This information is generated by AI using generalised information from this website. For personal advice, contact NHS 111, your GP or other healthcare provider.
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Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatients | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
How we can help We'll create your care plan together with you to manage your symptoms, and include advice and sessions such as: exercises you can do at home, in the gym or as part of one of our classes to improve your strength, co-ordination and balance advice on how to reduce or manage your pain effectively rehabilitation to help improve your daily movements and reduce factors contributing to your pain exercises to help you return to sports and hobbies manual therapy acupuncture Before you to your first appointment, we may ask you to complete a short questionnaire about your issue. Please also aim to arrive 10 minutes early to complete any paperwork. For your appointment, remember to: bring a list of any medication you're taking bring any communications between you and your GP, specialist or consultant wear comfortable, loose clothing and footwear you can move around in, to help with your physical check You're welcome to bring a chaperone with you, or request further help when you book your appointments Your first appointments will last around 30 to 40 minutes. Please let us know as soon as you can if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. If you miss your appointment and don’t reschedule within a week, we’ll discharge you back to your GP. If you're more than 10 minutes late for any appointments, we may not be able to see you.
Physiotherapy Service for children and young people | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire West (Wokingham, Reading or West Berkshire) If your child is 0-19 years old and has a Berkshire West GP, please refer by filling out the online referral form. When the online referral form has been filled in, any relevant medical reports can also be sent to cypittriage2@berkshire.nhs.uk. Once a referral is made, it will be triaged (looked at by a clinician) to see how we can help. This may include telephone advice, signposting to other services or a local clinic/school assessment. For preschool-aged children in Wokingham and Reading Referrals from GPs and consultants must be made directly to Dingley Paediatric Physiotherapy Service. Please refer to the Royal Berkshire Hospital website for details of their referral criteria and how to contact them. Make a referral Ways to refer
Community Physiotherapy Service (East Berkshire)
We offer physiotherapy support in your own home if you’re housebound and unable to get to clinic appointments. We will work with you to create a personalised rehabilitation plan that includes exercises and function activities to improve your daily movement and help you manage your condition in the long-term. We can offer up to six sessions to help with: musculoskeletal injuries, like back pain and arthritis orthopaedic issues, such as joint replacements and fractures difficulties associated with older age, including falls and reduced balance and mobility neurological conditions, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease
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Community Physiotherapy Service (East Berkshire)
Support at home for housebound adults who are unable to attend clinic appointments, including a personalised rehabilitation plan.
Physiotherapy self-care leaflets
Helpful physiotherapy leaflets for managing pain and supporting rehabilitation.
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatients
Treatment plans to manage or improve musculoskeletal conditions, including chronic pain, recovery from surgery, and osteoarthritis.
Back pain
Guidance to help manage lower back pain and improve mobility with physiotherapy.
Shoulder, arm, and hand pain
Advice on physiotherapy exercises and treatments for arm pain or injuries.
Hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain
Information on physiotherapy support for hip, leg, and foot pain, injuries, and rehabilitation.
Physiotherapy Service for children and young people
Help for children and young people up to the age of 19 who have difficulties with gross motor skills, including posture and mobility.
Knee osteoarthritis
Discover different things you can do to help reduce pain from knee osteoarthritis, including simple physiotherapy exercises.
Foundation House
Home to our Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatients and School-Aged Immunisation Services.
Musculoskeletal Community Specialist Service (Berkshire West)
Assessments, diagnostics, and management of problems relating to peripheral joints, such as shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles.

