Home Physiotherapy in Hampshire

Hampshire is a big county. From Basingstoke and Fleet in the north to the New Forest, Southampton and Portsmouth in the south, a trip to a clinic can mean a long drive, a hunt for parking and a tiring day. If you are in pain, recovering from an illness or no longer driving, home physiotherapy brings the treatment to you instead.

What home physiotherapy is

It is the same physiotherapy you would get in a clinic, carried out in your own home. The assessment, the hands-on treatment, the exercises and the check-ups all happen where you actually live and move about.

That matters more than it sounds. A clinic cannot show a physiotherapist how you manage your own stairs, get out of your own chair or step into your own shower. At home, those things are part of the plan from the first visit.

Who it helps most

• People recovering from a stroke or a brain injury, where the goals are walking, balance, using an arm again and feeling safe at home
• People living with Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis or motor neurone disease, where tiredness makes every trip costly
• People home after an operation, such as a hip or knee replacement or a broken bone
• Older people who have had a fall or a spell in hospital, or who have become less steady
• Anyone in a lot of pain, where a car journey would make the day worse
• Residents of care and nursing homes, where a physiotherapist can also show staff how to help between visits

Who you will see

Home visits across Hampshire are with Rits Rana, a chartered physiotherapist who runs her own mobile practice, Mobile Rehab. Her main area of work is rehabilitation after a stroke or brain injury, and for long-term conditions such as Parkinson's and MS. She previously led an NHS community team for neurological and older people's physiotherapy, and she also treats back, neck and joint problems.

Rits speaks English, Hindi and Marathi, which some families find helpful when a parent is more at ease in their first language.

What happens at the first visit

The first visit lasts up to an hour. It starts with a conversation about what happened, what is hard at the moment and what you want to be able to do again. Then comes a careful look at how you move, where the stiffness or weakness is, and what is going well.

You get treatment on the day and a short set of exercises you can actually keep up with, built around your own home.

How it fits with NHS care

Most people in Hampshire are looked after by Southampton General Hospital, Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester or Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. NHS physiotherapy after a hospital stay is often short. Private home visits can carry on when it stops, or add extra sessions alongside it.

No GP referral needed

You can book private physiotherapy directly, with no waiting list. If you have a hospital discharge letter or a letter from your consultant, have it ready for the first visit, but you do not need one to get started.

Towns covered in Hampshire

• North Hampshire: Basingstoke, Andover, Fleet, Farnborough, Aldershot, Yateley, Tadley
• Winchester and around: Winchester, Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Romsey, Bishop's Waltham
• Southampton: Southampton, Totton, Hedge End
• Portsmouth and the south-east: Portsmouth, Southsea, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Waterlooville, Emsworth, Hayling Island
• East Hampshire: Alton, Petersfield
• The New Forest: Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Hythe

Any travel fee depends on where you live and is confirmed on the free phone call, so there are no surprises.

About Rits Rana

Rits Rana is a chartered physiotherapist (HCPC PH106489, MCSP 119421) providing home visit physiotherapy across Winchester, Basingstoke, Southampton, Portsmouth, Fareham, Andover and across Hampshire, and runs an independent mobile practice, Mobile Rehab. Her specialist ground is complex neurological rehabilitation: stroke, brain injury, Parkinson's, MS and motor neurone disease. Alongside that she works with older adults on strength, balance and falls, and treats muscle and joint problems at NHS Band 7 level. She assesses and diagnoses directly, so there is no wait for a GP referral before treatment can start.

Read Rits's profile or call 07818 106406.

Please mention Mobile Physiotherapist.co.uk when you call.