Izzel Barbosa Bsc (Hons) SRP MCSP AACP
Chartered Physiotherapist
" My surgeon was impressed with my rehabilitation...
I was three months ahead of where he expected me to be. "
- Ms Pamela M -
Izzel Barbosa's Physiotherapy Services
FIRST CONSULTATION (60 minutes)
- ✔ Full assessment
- ✔ Diagnosis
- ✔ Plan of action
- ✔ First treatment
- ✔ Personalised home exercises
FOLLOW UP (30-45 minutes)
- ✔ May or may not be necessary
- ✔ Some problems are resolved after the first consultation
- ✔ I advise patients on the number of sessions I think are required to reach our goal
MAINTENANCE TREATMENTS
- ✔ Prevent the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders
- ✔ Prevent the deterioration of improved chronic conditions
- ✔ Tailored to patients' needs and requirements
HEALTH PROGRAMMES
Holistic and integrated approach for the whole body or a specific part, combining Prevention and Maintenance for the best results.
PREVENTION:
Understand how your body works and get some practical training on how to best utilise and preserve it. Find out how to prevent most of the commonly known musculoskeletal conditions.
MAINTENANCE:
Applying my years of knowledge and experience to help you restore balance and optimal health.
Musculoskeletal Programme
For your musculoskeletal structure (bones, muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels)
PREVENTION:
- ✔ Learn about the best possible way to load and move your structure to avoid the accumulation of repetitive strains and prevent wear and tear
- ✔ Get a self-maintenance exercises programme to assist you in restoring flexibility, elasticity, alignment and strength
MAINTENANCE:
I will examine your musculoskeletal structure and apply various hands-on treatment techniques to bring you back to optimal health and function, and prevent the manifestation of a condition.
Energy Programme
For people who suffer from low energy levels, chronic fatigue, stress and sleep disturbances.
Be prepared to make life style adjustments to get the best out of this programme.
PREVENTION:
- ✔ Understand energy fluctuation in your body
- ✔ How to start climbing back to the top of your energy ladder
- ✔ Discuss various factors such as sleep, nutrition, hydration, breathing, physical exercise, activity versus rest...
- ✔ Implement a plan of action to adjust and correct factors to facilitate energy increase
- ✔ Get a simple yet unique system to monitor your improvements
MAINTENANCE:
I will use various hands-on techniques like acupuncture, acupressure, viscero-fascial release... and instruct you in Qi-gong exercises (energy exercises) and conventional exercises to improve your energy levels and boost your immune system.
Sports Specific Programme
For athletes and anyone doing a specific sport or range of sports. This programme helps prevent injuries and optimise performance.
PREVENTION:
- ✔ Analysing movements and actions involved in your sport and how you perform them
- ✔ Applying cutting-edge biomechanics - How to adjust your movements to eliminate repetitive strain injuries and enhance performance
- ✔ Personalised self-maintenance exercise regime
- ✔ Optimum preparation for muscles, tendons and joints before workout and competition
- ✔ Optimum recovery post workout and competition
- ✔ Training more scientifically - What you need to know in terms of anatomy
- ✔ Training effectively around an existing injury - Maintain your fitness without aggravating your injury
MAINTENANCE:
Any serious athlete needs maintenance work to maintain pick performance, recover quickly and avoid injuries.
Anybody who exercises regularly will need maintenance work from time to time for the same reasons.
I will apply various hands-on techniques to release tension, correct imbalances and restore joint alignment, elasticity and strength.
The maintenance work can be general or to correct strains specific to your sport.
As an Operational Officer with 28 years of service, I have managed to collect a more than average number of injuries on duty. One of those injuries was kindly given to me when I arrested a wife beater in April 1998, where I received what has become a protracted lower back injury. I won't bore any of you with details but as a result of this injury I have seen truck-fulls of Osteopaths, Chiropractors and Physiotherapists. Some of whom seek nothing more than to make a few good joint cracking noises and take the money.
Since March of this year I have been seing Izzel Barbosa. I cannot say enough good things about this man. How about considerate, able, effective, professional, patient and A1 fantastic to name just a few attributes. People like this are hard to find...
Mr Adrian N
I have been under the care of Izzel for approx 8 weeks being treated for a shoulder injury sustained on duty early this year. I was initially seen by National Health care practitioners who incorrectly diagnosed my injury. This allowed me to continue on exacerbating the injury until I could no longer cope with the pain and discomfort.
Following referral by JT, I visited Izzel who very quickly and correctly identified my injury. He outlined a course of treatment and fully explained everything that was to happen. Izzel's manner, professionalism, knowledge and people skills made me feel comfortable, hopeful and inspired me with confidence.
As each session progressed, I felt both physically and mentally better and I firmly believe that this has allowed me to continue working without taking any time off sick with the injury. Izzel used a combination of therapies and was consistent with the level of service throughout. I had originally been given a prognosis of up to 6 months, based on the pain and lack of mobility that I presented with. However, I have now been signed back to full duties and I have no pain at all with my strength improving almost daily. My quality of life is improving, with sleep being less disturbed.
I have had many sporting injuries in the past, seen many different therapists and had a lot of lengthy recovery periods. I was worried that I would go through a repeat of it all again but I could not have been any further from the truth.
Mr Will H
I would like to commend to you the excellent work of Izzel Barbosa [...]
In August 2000 I received whiplash injuries in a car accident. I had received some treatment in the way of painkillers from my GP in addition to three visits to an NHS Physiotherapist. Not having had any physiotherapy before I did not know then what I was or was not getting. I was left with pain and discomfort that would not go away.
Subsequently, I was advised by Mr B A&E Consultant at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to seek help from your department and as a result started a course of treatments with Izzel. It very quickly became apparent that Izzel knew his business very well and I am glad to say that having finished the treatment I am very close to my pre accident level of mobility and comfort.
It is obvious to me that without the quality of his treatment I would not have made such a good recovery. It goes without saying that getting rid of the pain allows me to enjoy life and be efficient at work.
Mr Danny D
