- Physiotherapy is helpful when your work ability or functional capacity is limited or you suffer from neck, back or other musculoskeletal pain, dizziness or headaches.
- Physiotherapy also helps to prevent problems with mobility.
- Welcome to our clinic – also without a referral.
A physiotherapist is a specialist in functional capacity and mobility. At an appointment with a physiotherapist, the physiotherapist will carry out examinations and tests to determine the cause of your symptoms and prepare a treatment plan that suits your daily life.
There are various methods of providing physiotherapy services:
- guidance and instructions for everyday choices to support your health
- therapeutic exercises strength or mobility exercises or pool therapy
- manual therapy stretching, massage or fascia, vertebra or joint manipulation
- physical therapy the utilisation of heat, cold or some other physical effect with various devices and equipment
- needle therapy, such as acupuncture
- LPG therapy or suction roller therapy
- aids, such as a wrist supports or reacher grabbers
- supportive taping, such as kinesiology taping without restricting limb movement.
Physiotherapy is suitable for everyone.
Our physiotherapists treat customers of all ages and backgrounds. Everyone is welcome to our clinic.
Our physiotherapists have extensive expertise in the treatment and prevention of a wide range of ailments. Many of them are familiar with different areas of physiotherapy, certain diseases or special methods.
You can learn more about out our physiotherapists in the online appointment booking system, where you can also book an appointment with a specialist of your choice.
Physiotherapy alleviates a wide range of physical symptoms. We provide help with neck problems caused by display screen work, back pain that impairs your everyday life or when you need rehabilitation due to a neurological disease, for example.
You can also book an appointment if you want to start exercising and prevent stress injuries. We are happy to help you, whether you are physically inactive or an enthusiastic athlete.
Physiotherapy may be helpful in situations such as:
Physiotherapy is always planned individually. The best results are achieved through cooperation between the physiotherapist and the customer.
Here is how physiotherapy proceeds:
- Initial interview. At the first appointment, the physiotherapist will discuss with you your problem and how it affects your everyday life. The physiotherapist examines you as a whole as the treatment is always planned according to your wishes and schedule.
- Examination. The physiotherapist examines your ailment carefully, for example, by examining your posture and mobility and feeling your body. Based on the examination, the physiotherapist will prepare treatment plan with you.
- Exercises and care. At the appointment, the physiotherapist can provide instructions for targeted exercises and various movements. Manual therapy and physical or other treatments can be used to alleviate pain. Physiotherapists can also assist in the selection of assistive devices.
- Home exercises. In most cases, the physiotherapist will give you advice to support your rehabilitation in everyday situations, as well as instructions for home exercises that will promote your recovery. The exercises are always planned with your possibilities and preferences in mind. The more actively you exercise and make the right choices in your everyday life, the better your rehabilitation will progress.
- Follow-up. Follow-up appointments are scheduled to monitor your rehabilitation and adjust the treatment plan, if necessary. At the end of physiotherapy, the ailment has become easier to tolerate and you will have tools to help you promote your own well-being. In some cases, the treatment of the ailment requires regular physiotherapy.
Our physiotherapists are trained and experienced physiotherapy professionals. Many of them are specialised in specific ailments or therapeutical methods.
You can directly book an appointment with a lower limb physiotherapist, OMT physiotherapist, sports physiotherapist or maternity physiotherapist or book an appointment for pool therapy or LPG therapy.
If necessary, the physiotherapist can also refer you to a doctor, if your condition requires it.
Check out our physiotherapists' areas of specialisation in the specialist descriptions of our online appointment booking system.
You can book an appointment for physiotherapy directly without a referral from a doctor.
Study our price list and flexible payment methods that allow you to take care of your well-being even in unexpected situations.
If you are an insurance or occupational health care customer, please check whether you need a referral with your insurance company or occupational health contact person.
The specialist for this article was our physiotherapist Teemu Ripatti.
A physiotherapist is a specialist in functional capacity and mobility. Physiotherapy promotes your functional capacity, treats musculoskeletal pain and dysfunctions and prevents various types of stress and sports injuries.
Physiotherapy is helpful when your work ability or functional capacity is limited or you suffer from neck, back or other musculoskeletal pain, dizziness or headaches. Physiotherapy also helps to prevent problems with mobility.
Physiotherapy may be helpful in situations such as:
- neck and back pain
- hip, knee, ankle and foot pain and dysfunctions
- stress and sports injuries
- joint problems
- body misalignments
- dizziness
- headache
- post-operational recovery
- problems with mobility caused by neurological and other diseases
- starting exercise safely
In physiotherapy, the physiotherapist will carry out examinations and tests to determine the cause of your symptoms and prepare a treatment plan that suits your daily life. The methods used in physiotherapy include guidance and counselling, therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, physical therapy, aids and supportive taping.
Physiotherapist
- provides advice on issues related to maintaining and developing functional capacity
- provides instructions for therapeutic exercises, such as different sets of movements
- treats pain and tension manually, for example, by massage and stretching
- provides treatment with physical effects like heat, needle treatment or LPG treatment (suction roller therapy)
- assists and guides in selecting the right type of aid and
- performs supportive taping.
The therapy carried out at the physiotherapist's appointment is only one part of physiotherapy. Everyday life and home exercises between appointments play an important role in the outcome of treatment.
Everyday actions and choices mean more than individual appointments with a physiotherapist once a week or less frequently.
The degree of physiotherapist is completed at a university of applied sciences. After graduation, physiotherapists update their competence and develop their professional skills in continuing education and courses.
The profession of a physiotherapist may only be practised by a professional who has completed a degree in physiotherapy and is registered with the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health.
You can learn more about the competencies of our physiotherapists in the online appointment booking system, where you can also book an appointment with your preferred physiotherapist.
You can also call our customer service on +358 (0)10 414 00 and book an appointment for physiotherapy. We are happy to help you find the right specialist.
Learn more about our physiotherapy price list. Our flexible payment methods allow you to undergo physiotherapy when you need it.
Physiotherapy is currently not part of the Kela reimbursement system. In some cases, you can receive a promissory note for physiotherapy from the hospital district with a referral from a doctor.
Self-paid physiotherapy home visits are deductible as household expenses. Only the physiotherapy services performed at home are deductible.
Read more about deductible household expenses and physiotherapy.
Our experienced physiotherapists can help you when your body is hurting, you need rehabilitation or you want to prevent stress injuries.
Our occupational physiotherapists are specialised in occupational health, ergonomics and the promotion of physical capacity and work ability.
The occupational physiotherapists of our Digital Clinic Occupational Health Care Centre are there for you from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The general practitioners and nurses are available 24/7.
