Physiotherapy that adapts to you, managing fatigue, mobility and strength with MS.
Multiple sclerosis affects everyone differently and can change over time. Our neurological physiotherapists work with you to maintain mobility, manage fatigue and spasticity, and keep you doing the things that matter, with sessions delivered at home so energy goes into rehabilitation instead of travel.
Regular, well-paced exercise is safe and beneficial in MS. It helps maintain strength and walking ability, manages stiffness and balance problems, and supports energy conservation. A physiotherapist can also advise on equipment, pacing and strategies during and after relapses.
MS fatigue is not ordinary tiredness, and 'push through it' is the wrong advice. The right training dose leaves you worked but not wiped out the next day, and finding that line is a skill we bring to every session.
Because sessions happen at home, no energy is spent on travel, sessions can flex with how the week is actually going, and rest is built in where it needs to be. Exercise done well consistently improves MS fatigue rather than worsening it.
Relapses, heat-sensitive days and symptom shifts are part of the condition, so a rigid twelve-week plan is the wrong tool. We adjust week by week: consolidating during rough patches, rebuilding after a relapse, and pushing on when things are stable.
After a relapse, guided rehabilitation helps you recover function faster and more completely than waiting it out. It is one of the most valuable moments to have a physiotherapist who already knows your baseline.
Weakness, spasticity and balance problems respond to targeted work: progressive strengthening, stretching and positioning for stiffness, and balance training in the situations that actually challenge you. Where a stick, splint or wheelchair earns its place, we advise honestly and without drama: the goal is your independence, by whichever route suits you best.
Yes, and strongly recommended. Well-dosed exercise improves strength, balance, fatigue and mood in MS, and does not trigger relapses. The skill is in the dose, which is exactly what a specialist physiotherapist manages.
During a relapse we scale right back and focus on comfort and essential function. As it settles, guided rehabilitation helps you regain lost ground faster and more completely. This is one of the most important times to have physiotherapy input.
We plan around it: cooler times of day, a fan, pacing, and pre-cooling before harder work. Heat-related symptom flares are temporary and do not cause damage, but training is more productive when we avoid provoking them.
Yes. Stretching, positioning, strengthening the opposing muscles and reviewing triggers all help manage spasticity, and we liaise with your MS nurse or GP where medication review might add more.
Typically weekly or fortnightly, with a home routine between visits that flexes with your energy. MS is long-term, so we aim for a rhythm you can sustain for years.
A relaxed but thorough conversation about how things started and what you want to get back to, followed by a physical assessment. You will leave with a clear explanation, a plan and your first exercises, and we will agree how often we should visit.
Charlie has been fantastic after my hip replacement, just can't recommend him enough. He was very patient with me while encouraging me with new exercises, and has really helped my confidence to move forward. I've made progress much quicker than I thought I would and that's all thanks to Charlie.
Emily is a lovely, engaging, patient and knowledgeable physiotherapist. Her time with my husband during his acute stroke recovery phase has been invaluable. Emily researched and adapted her sessions and exercises to my husband's specific requests and needs. Thank you Emily :-)
I had my first appointment with Charlie last month after coming out of hospital with 5 vertebral fractures. Barely able to walk or do anything for myself. Now 7 weeks later I'm able to walk unaided and do everything to look after myself.
This year my long term orthopaedic conditions and my vestibular migraine have been particularly troublesome. But thanks to Charlie's professional guidance my mobility is greatly improved and I am feeling much more confident when out and about.
After being let down by the NHS I was delighted to find South Coast Home Physiotherapy and it was a real bonus that they come to the home. Emily is skilled, helpful, friendly and solutions focused, providing the 1-1 support my daughter needs.
Professional, reliable and caring. The support from Charlie, our physio, has been invaluable.
Cannot praise them enough! Comprehensive and professional treatment plans that inspire you.
Enormously helpful advice and encouragement. I couldn't recommend more highly.
With South Coast Home Physiotherapy you get ongoing support to stay mobile and independent in daily life. Every session is planned around you and aims to:
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