Physiotherapists are university trained and are experts in injury diagnosis, injury treatment, exercise prescription, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and many other areas of sport and health and fitness.

Be prepared to provide your previous medical or surgical history; if you have them and if they are relevant, bring scan/MRI reports, and list of medications. You may wish to bring shorts and t-shirts.

No, physiotherapists can assess and treat without referral by a doctor. However most health insurers require a doctor’s referral before they authorize coverage of fees, some only require a phone call.

Treatment duration depends on your diagnosis, the severity of your impairments, your past medical history, and other factors. Re-evaluations will be done to assess your progress and your therapist communicates with your physicians to help you achieve your therapy goals.