Professional physiotherapy to your doorstep
You or your loved ones deserve more than basic care.
In our experience, you can always improve lives with supplementary, personal physiotherapy. NHS and Care homes give basic care and do their best with their resources.
Improved quality of life through better care. Speeding up recovery, rehabilitation, and essential functions like mobility and balance.
Ricardo Physiotherapy is dedicated to providing high-quality physiotherapy services in the comfort of your own location. Our experienced team is committed to helping you achieve your wellness goals. We believe in personalised care that meets your unique needs and schedule.
“I love to give people more independence and drastically improve their quality of life".
Our Services
At Ricardo Physiotherapy, we offer a wide range of services to address various musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Our services include manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, pain management, post-operative rehabilitation, and more. We are dedicated to helping you regain mobility, manage pain, and improve your overall quality of life.
Why choose or supplement care with private physiotherapy?
Home visits or Domiciliary physiotherapy allows the therapist to assess and treat you or your loved one in the home environment, whether at home or in a care home setting.
This enables us to identify and address any specific difficulties that are being experienced. We can work with carers, families and other health professionals to help achieve the client's optimal level of independence. Your physiotherapy treatment will include a combination of manual therapy and exercises.
Fully insured
We are fully insured and members of the major associations
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What areas do you cover for mobile physiotherapy?Our mobile physiotherapy service covers Chippenham, Devizes, Melksham, Calne, Wootton Bassett, Marlborough, Malmesbury, and surrounding areas. Please give us a call to discuss your location.
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Do you take cash or insurance payments?PAYMENT: We accept cash, checks and bank transfers payments. INSURANCE: We also accept the majority of healthcare insurance including AXA, Aviva, Vitality.
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I have a mum in a home, can you regularly visit her to aid her mobilityYes, we visit patients in care homes, residential homes and retirement accommodation to aid recovery, balance and mobility.
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What are your qualifications?I am Chartered Physiotherapist with a bachelor degree in physiotherapy and Master degree in Neurological Rehabilitation . I am specialised in neurological conditions, elderly rehabilitation and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. I am a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and ACPIN. I have worked for the NHS as a community physiotherapist and specialist neuro physiotherapist for 10 years.
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What should I wear to my first appointment?Wear something comfortable. A pair of shorts if it is a lower back, hip, knee, ankle, or a foot problem. A tanktop/vest if it is a neck, upper back, shoulder, elbow, or hand problem.
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Why should I consult a physiotherapist?Physiotherapy can be helpful for people of all ages with a wide range of health conditions, including problems affecting: Bones, joints and soft tissue such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain and sports injuries Brain or nervous system such as movement problems resulting from a stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson's disease Heart and circulation such as rehabilitation after a heart attack Lungs and breathing such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis Physiotherapy can improve your physical activity while helping you to prevent further injuries.
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When should I consult a physiotherapist?If you suffer from pain and mobility issues it is quite common for us to get by, using over the counter pain killers and ointments. Often we don't seek the support of a Physio until we have been referred via a GP or until the pain is so bad. Physiotherapists are trained professionals that help injured patients get back to the highest range of movements. If left untreated injuries often don't heal as well as if you were on a treatment plan. Injuries, if left for 12 weeks can become chronic and chronic injuries are a lot harder to treat. Injuries also heal a lot quicker if you work with a physiotherapist, with the added benefit of often having less pain and more range of movement than before you had your injury. If you feel it is only a minor injury and you are still in pain 48 hours after the injury, make an appointment with a physiotherapist. If you feel the injury is more serious make an appointment immediately. If for an extended period, you have been living with chronic pain and or limited mobility and range of movement make an appointment with a physiotherapist.
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Can a physiotherapist help with post-surgery rehabilitation?Absolutely! Undergoing physiotherapy after surgery is integral to a patient’s recovery. Using various physiotherapy techniques that will target affected body parts, a patient can regain muscle and overall strength, joint motion, mobility, balance, and flexibility. Surgery can leave the body weak or functioning very differently from before the operation. Physiotherapy not only helps patients recover from injury but also after surgery. Post-surgery physiotherapy is often given to patients who went through orthopaedic surgery, cardiac surgery, cancer-related surgery, and other major surgeries. Physiotherapists work with surgeons and other doctors to help a patient recover faster from surgery, allowing them to perform their usual physical activities. They give proper education on how to execute these activities carefully and without the risk of further hurting themselves. Physiotherapy is also effective in reducing swelling and ensuring proper circulation of blood which is needed to prevent blood clots, proving to be significant in reducing pain, teaching patients how to manage pain, and reducing any risks of pulmonary complications after surgery.