Physiotherapy at St. Francis Hospice
The Physiotherapy team at St. Francis Hospice aims to improve your ability to carry out daily tasks, help you to maintain independence, and gain relief from symptoms you may have as a result of your disease or its treatment. A physiotherapist can assess you and devise a plan of treatment. The plan will be carried out at a pace suited to you to help you reach your goals.
Services provided by the Physiotherapy Department include:
- Rehabilitation
- Exercise programmes
- Mobility assessment
- Management of breathlessness (dyspnoea) and chest secretions
- Fatigue management
- Advice on the management of falls
- Patient/carer advice
- Pain management
- Joint problems
How to access physiotherapy:
Staff members working in Hospice Day Care, the Outpatient Service, the Community Palliative Care Team and the Inpatient Units can request physiotherapy for you.