Positive Ageing - Physiotherapy Can Help

Physiotherapists can help some older people with health problems which affect mobility, balance, strength and fitness.

At Wairau Hospital, the physiotherapists help rehabilitate older people who have had strokes or other disabling conditions.

They may be able to assist patients with joint problems, especially joint pain and flexibility, and with breathing difficulties.

Older people experiencing any of these types of problems may ask their GP for a referral to a hospital physiotherapist. There is no charge to the patient attending the hospital.

Physiotherapists can also help patients become accustomed to using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

A range of qualified private physiotherapists practice in Marlborough and are listed in the Yellow Pages of the phone book.