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Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

We help our patients to understand their condition, prevent recurrences and learn how to actively manage it

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Advice on managing bone, joint or muscle pain

There are many things you can do to self-manage your condition or your own bone, joint or muscle pain.

We have collated, below, some of the best online advice and information sheets to support your health and wellbeing. There are some general resources in addition to condition-specific information.

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General advice
Falls advice
Knowing your pain
Lower back pain
Foot and ankle pain
Hip pain
Knee pain
Shoulder pain
Neck pain
Wrist and hand pain
Elbow pain
Pelvic health

This innovative service delivers musculoskeletal health at various sites across Barnet. We work closely with GPs and hospital services to offer our patients a seamless pathway of care and provide:

  • Urgent physiotherapy for those whose conditions may threaten their long term health and wellbeing
  • Virtual appointments either via telephone or video consultation
  • On the spot interpreting service with over 100 languages to cater for our diverse local population
  • Pelvic health for women and men
  • Advice and exercises for children aged 3 upwards
  • Classes and webinars for a range of conditions including:
    • Low back pain
    • Quadrant Classes for neck & shoulder problems
    • Pain Class for arthritic knees and hips
    • Lower limb classes for other hip/knee/foot/ankle disorders
    • General exercise classes
  • Closely working with the specialist MSK team should further assessment and interventions be indicated

The specialist MSK team comprises:

  • Advanced practitioner physiotherapists who specialise in  upper and lower limb and spine 
  • Consultant physiotherapists

What we do

  • Musculoskeletal patients for whom conservative management has not worked
  • Assessment of complex musculoskeletal problems
  • Patients that may be suitable for peripheral soft tissue or joint steroid injections
  • Screening of patients who may need secondary care intervention.

How we do it

  • Expert musculoskeletal assessment, diagnosis and management planning
  • Assessment for suitability and delivery of soft tissue and joint steroid injections
  • Direct referral for investigations (MRI, US, Xray, EMG/ NCS, bloods)
  • Streamlined onward referral into secondary care if necessary
  • Referral to MSK Physiotherapy and Podiatry
  • Self-management advice, reassurance

How to prepare for your appointment

Musculoskeletal Decision Support Tools | Versus Arthritis

Who can refer 

  • Healthcare professionals
  • Carers
  • Patients can self-refer

Inclusion/exclusion

Our services sees patients registered with a Barnet GP or residing in the borough of Barnet and with a musculoskeletal condition.

For more information about the Musculoskeletal Service (MSK) and the Integrated Community Musculoskeletal Service (ICMSK) please see the following:

Some muscle, nerve, joint and bone pain needs to be seen by a specialist such as a rheumatologist or nerve pain specialist and you may need to consult with your GP to discuss this. Fracture/broken bone, cancer or infections are also seen by other specialists.

How to self-refer

You can self-refer to the Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service by downloading the referral form below. This form should only be completed if:

  • You are 18 years old or over, registered with a Barnet GP and not housebound.
  • You can engage in a rehabilitation program that may include exercises, behaviour, and lifestyle changes to manage your condition.
  • You have not had physiotherapy treatment for the same condition in the past 12months. 

You MUST NOT complete this form if any of the following apply to you:

  • If you have an urgent medical condition, or your condition is life threatening.
  • If you are under 18 years of age or housebound.
  • If you are referring for a neurological or respiratory/breathing difficulty condition.
  • If you have pain related to your toes, you need referral to podiatry service.
  • If you have a pelvic health (bladder or bowel) problem a GP referral is required.
  • If you are not willing to actively engage with rehabilitation.

If you have an urgent medical condition that requires urgent attention, or your condition is life threatening or worsening please contact your GP or NHS 111.

If you are unable to complete a self-referral form digitally by yourself, please request your GP to complete a GP referral to the service.

You can download the self-referral form here.

Contact information 

Single Point of Access Email: clcht.barnetselfreferral@nhs.net Single Point of Access Tel: 0208 732 6328

 

Therapies Department, Edgware Community Hospital

  • Address: Burnt Oak Broadway, HA8 0AD
  • Opening times:
    • Monday to Tuesday: 8am to 8pm
    • Wednesday to Thursday: 8am to 5:30pm
    • Friday: 8am to 4.30pm
    • Saturday (Every other week): 9am to 1pm

Therapies Department, Finchley Memorial Hospital

  • Address: Finchley Memorial Hospital, Granville Road, London, N12 0JE
  • Opening times:
    • Monday to Tuesday: 8am to 8pm
    • Wednesday to Thursday: 8am to 5.30pm
    • Friday: 8am to 4.30pm
    • Saturday (Every other week): 9am to 1pm

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