MSK Physiotherapy - Community

What we do

We provide treatment for adults in:

• Bury
• Oldham
• Rochdale borough

Our services are for people over 16 years with musculoskeletal (muscles, joints and bones) and orthopaedic conditions or injuries.

This includes:

• Muscle and ligament conditions e.g. tennis / golfers’ elbow , frozen shoulder, repetitive strain injury.
• Low back and neck pain
• Long term conditions e.g. osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• General joint pain
• Sports injuries e.g. ankle sprains, overuse injuries, knee ligament injuries
• Pregnancy related musculoskeletal conditions
• Post-operative orthopaedic rehabilitation

 Treatments may include:

• Back/neck rehabilitation
• Group exercise sessions
• Gym rehabilitation
• Electrotherapy
• Acupuncture
• Pilates
• Manual techniques
• Steroid injection therapy (Rochdale)

Further Information

If you can't find the information you were looking for visit the Further Information section for Frequently Asked Questions.

Early Self-Management

Should you unfortunately be troubled with musculoskeletal pain the current research recommends starting gentle exercise as soon as you feel comfortable to. For some useful advice and self-help please click here. 

Our aim

Our aim is to improve the quality of life of patients and give them information so that they can manage their condition better in the future. For some patients we combine our skills and knowledge with other health care professionals to achieve the best care possible. This will often include joint working with podiatrists, health improvement teams etc.

Our team

All clinical staff are qualified physiotherapists registered with the Health & Care Professions Council and are chartered. This guarantees that their qualification is properly recognised, that they abide by a professional code of conduct and are covered by professional liability insurance. For more information see the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website.

The physiotherapy team is supported by physiotherapy assistants and administration and clerical staff.

Students

We regularly have physiotherapy students from Manchester Metropolitan University and Salford University who are doing their clinical training placements with us. You will always be asked if you are happy to be treated by a student who is under the close supervision of a qualified staff member. There is no obligation to agree and should you prefer it there are qualified staff to treat you.

How to access the service