Physiotherapy is a science-based healthcare profession that promotes recovery in illness, injury or disability through movement. It aims to restore movement and functional ability to the person’s full potential. Physiotherapy is an independent profession where practitioners make their own treatment decisions and clinical judgements using movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. Physios constantly reassess the results of their treatments and adjust their approach, they take a holistic approach and involve the patient closely in their own care.

Acupuncture is one of the many skills used within physiotherapy as an integrated approach to the management of pain and inflammation and as a means of stimulating the body’s own healing chemicals in order to aid recovery and enhance rehabilitation.

It is used against the background of clinical and research evidence. The concept of TCM is an ancient system of written scripts as far back as 1000BC, founded on the holistic concept of treatment and an acknowledgement of the body’s ability to return to its balanced state of health, given the correct stimulus to do so. In Physiotherapy, acupuncture is used as a means of enhancing pain modulation via the stimulation of the brain and spinal cord to produce natural pain relieving chemicals, such as endorphins; melatonin to promote sleep, serotonin to promote well being, to name but a few. These assist the body’s healing process and offer pain relief as a precursor for other manual or exercise therapy.

About Sruthi Nair                                                  

Sruthi has graduated from Rajiv Gandhi university of Health Sciences Bangalore in 2008 with First class Honours and worked in Mumbai for Multispecialty Hospitals and outpatient departments. She furthered her skills by achieving a Master’s degree in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from Sheffield Hallam University.
For over 10 years now Sruthi has been gaining experience and furthering her skills by undertaking extensive post graduate training in Musculoskeletal injury management, Pelvic Health, Acupuncture, Soft tissue skills, Orthopaedic and sports rehabilitation .

With her strong musculoskeletal background she has been able to apply this to her Pelvic health interest in treating both ante-natal and post-natal woman , as well as woman of all ages for pelvic floor/ urogynae related problems like pelvic floor pain and dysfunction, diastasis recti (separation of the abdominal muscles) pelvic girdle pain, urine/ faecal incontinence, vaginal prolapse etc

Sruthi has worked in various public events as a Physiotherapist including the London Marathon. She has been working in clinics across Hertfordshire as a Senior Musculoskeletal and Pelvic health Physio.

She specialises in hands on approach to treatments combining her musculoskeletal, exercise rehabilitation and acupuncture skills that provide great results for patients.

Sruthi enjoys travelling, reading and outdoor activities.