Physiotherapists in Highgate

Physiotherapy in Highgate

Highgate physiotherapists treat a variety of issues including lumbar stenosis and also fibromyalgia among many others.

Finding a physiotherapist in Highgate is easy with the Physiotherapy Site. The Physiotherapy Site confirms the Health Professions Council registration details of all physiotherapists listed on the site. The practitioners are, in almost all cases, also members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy which is a professional member organization with its own high standards. The physiotherapists have a minimum of 5 years experience, although most have in excess of 10 years post-qualification experience. Our helpful team will advise clinic opening hours and arrange an appointment with you at a convenient time with a local clinic.

Physiotherapists in Highgate treat many different issues including the condition profiled below.

The Acromioclavicular Joint

Just above the shoulder joint proper lies a small joint between the acromion part of the scapula and the outward end of the collar bone or clavicle, the acromioclavicular joint. It is usually not troublesome and functions like the suspension strut in a car, keeping the moving parts away from the centre of the body. For the arm to able to exert power the shoulder girdle has got to stay where it is when the strength is applied and the clavicle does this by bracing the chest and shoulder apart, forming joints at the chest end and at the shoulder end.

This is a butt joint linked by strong ligaments and is meant to transmit force and not to move significantly. Acromioclavicular joint injuries are typically sustained by falling directly on the shoulder or other part of the arm, forcing the acromion upwards against the stabilised clavicle. This disrupts the joint and is immediately acutely painful with the patient avoiding anything to do with pushing anything. Minor injuries give pain and heal well, whilst more major injuries can cause a deformity as the two parts of the joint no longer sit next to each other. This gives a non functioning joint which can be a chronic problem.