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On Pause for a while

Well… what a day… what a week… What is to come???

For now we have paused the workings of NDP until such time that our lives return to a new normal.

Today we spoke and cried with many clients, sharing this disbelief and fear of the unknown.

Everyone is affected by this either physically, mentally or financially, however we will all come back stronger.

We recognise that people will still have their knee pain, get injured, suffer from back pain, or have a flare up and this is where we are always happy to help in any way we can.

To make this easier for our clients in these difficult times, we are introducing telephone consultations and video calls.

This will enable us to make a detailed assessment of your health problem and offer expert advice, self treatment hacks, and rehab exercises.

Please phone the Clinic (028 90425517) to book a phone call or a video call.

The Physio will then phone you back at an agreed time.

These calls will be charged at a reduced consultation rate and card payment will be requested over the phone at time of booking.

Please take care of yourself and your families 💗💗

#disconnecttoselfconnect

NDP is 11 years old 🎂

Happy Birthday NDP!

11 years ago I decided to enter into the physiotherapy business world and what a great decision that was.

Every day I love my job, every day I love meeting people, every day I love helping people. I am lucky to say, my job is my passion (that sounds cheesy, but it’s true!).

Yes, there are some challenging days (especially now), however I am grateful for the amazing Team I have around me that makes my life easier.

Cheers to many more years in business 🥂

Julia 🌈

Pilates Classes cancelled

As anticipated, we are cancelling our Pilates classes until further notice.

Please follow our news section in the NDP App and social media for videos to keep you Pilates-fit!!

Business as usual, for now.

We are still “Business as Usual” at North Down Physio, however we are very aware of the guidelines and recommend travel restrictions.

We are not generally considered an “essential service”, however to some people in pain and with daily mobility struggles, we are considered “essential”.

To those clients that wish to cancel their appointments…

We appreciate your decision and our receptionists are there to take your call, and reassure you. (There will obviously be no cancellation fee charged!)

To those clients that wish to keep their appointments…

We will be here for you, as long as we are in good health (and you too), and there are no further restrictions placed on businesses.

Guidelines will change over the coming days and weeks that will impact on North Down Physio, so please keep up to date on our social media.

Studio classes on as usual

After discussions today and following recommend government guidelines, we would like to reassure all of our Pilates clients that our classes are running as normal.

We are reviewing this decision daily, and if and when we need to restrict our classes, we will post a notification through our app, like this one, or we will phone you personally.

We also have plans in place, when we do close, for you to keep up your Pilates fitness!! So keep an eye out for future posts!

NDP Corona Virus update

We would like to reassure all our clients that, at NDP, we are implementing a heightened level of sanitising, and have been for the last few weeks.

We already had a standard rigorous protocol for cleansing our treatment space, and now in light of Covid-19 we have stepped this up a gear.

We are also following the ever updating Government and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy corona virus guidelines to keep the Clinic and Studio environment as safe as it can be to minimise the risk to our clients and staff.

We have 9 hand sanitiser units throughout the clinic, that we ask you to avail of on entering and leaving.

We wipe our treatment room equipment and studio equip after every use.

Couch roll gets disposed of, towels get laundered regularly.

Reception furniture, debit card unit, door handles, buzzer buttons etc all wiped on a hourly rota.

Hand washing facilities are available and encouraged regularly.

We are doing our bit in the Clinic, however we also need your cooperation. We are insisting that anyone who is feeling unwell, has a fever or cough, with shortness of breath, NOT to attend for your Physiotherapy appointment or class in order to help us maintain this safe environment.

This is an ever changing situation, and we are constantly communicating with our staff on best practice.

As an alternative…

If any of our clients, unable to attend in person, would like a telephone call or video call from one of our Physiotherapists over the coming weeks, we can arrange this.

This is obviously not as effective as hands on treatment, however with our highly skilled Therapists, you will be surprised at the quality of assessment, diagnosis and treatment advice we can offer from a distance!

Even if it’s just that kind word of reassurance or those all important self help tips!

Please phone the clinic and leave your details at reception if you would like a call back.

We will, or course, keep you posted of any significant developments, however for now, it is Business As Usual!

International Women’s Day

#iwd2020 I am so lucky, look at this team of strong, kind, thoughtful, respectful and caring Women I have the pleasure of working with. You amaze me every day 💗 #physio #physiotherapy #physiotherapist #sports #injury #northdown #northdownmums #workfamily❤️ #lovemywork

Are you training for a marathon??

Historically at this time of year we have noticed a spike in running injuries presenting to the clinic.

We have a cluster of popular Marathons in April and May, however it is generally in February that the marathon training programs start to demand an increase in intensity with longer and more challenging runs.

This is when injuries can creep in.

Be proactive…..Here are a few tips to keep you on schedule for your marathon….start these now!!

• Treat your leg muscles to regular sports massage every 3/4 weeks

• Wear compression socks and elevate your legs after your runs

• Remember to warm up and cool down

• Hydrate and eat well

• Get lots of sleep

• Cross train with bike/rower/xtrainer/weight training

• Use rest days to recover with Pilates, yoga or swim

• Buy 2 pairs of the same recommended trainers and rotate them

At NDP, we offer a Running Assessment that will highlight any biomechanical issues and/or weakness. From this we can advise on a rehab programme to treat/prevent injuries.

If you have already developed an injury, come and see us sooner than later. All our physios are fully Chartered and specialise in sports injuries. You will have a thorough assessment, diagnosis, management advice and treatment of your injury.

Steve Spence is our Massage Practitioner with a wealth of knowledge and hands on experience with sports injuries. He has completed numerous Ironman competitions, so the conversation naturally steers to running, and specific practical and mental advice aimed to improve your performance.

We also have our Pilates classes and Reformer Pilates that are essential for core strength, movement awareness, balancing those overused muscles, and weakening up the sleepy ones!

Whatever your running goals, We are here to help you 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻🏅

Launching our new Class booking system!!

Previously TheStudio@NDP Pilates classes were booked online through MindBody App, however it just wasn’t working as effectively as we had hoped, so……

We now have our own online booking system that works directly through our North Down Physio App! And it’s a dream to use!

Simply download our App, click on “book a Class”, chose your preferred class, input your payment details, confirm and that’s you! All booked!

The App will then create a Client Log in for you to book future classes easily.

We also have a video tutorial that you can view for further instruction.

All our classes are priced at a great pay-as-you-go rate of £10, there is no option to purchase a 6 class pass currently.

Some of our classes are getting near to capacity, so I would ask you kindly to book before you arrive please.

If you have any questions please phone or pop into reception and we will be more than happy to help you with your booking.

There is also an option of “pay locally” at reception for your class.

Get booking your class and see what everyone is talking about!

#pilates #physioledpilates #thestudio #getfit #gettoned #getmoving #getstrong