Specialist Physiotherapy Service - Intellectual Disabilities Services

We are a group of Specialist Physiotherapists and technical instructors covering Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County who are able to work with people with a confirmed intellectual disability diagnosis. This is sometimes called a learning disability.

Adults who have an intellectual disability deserve to be able to use the same services that everyone else does. Sometimes the services need to make changes to help make that happen. These are called 'reasonable adjustments' and might mean things like a longer appointment, or a quiet space.

Our Physiotherapy Team work with people whose intellectual disability makes it too difficult to use these services, even with reasonable adjustments in place.

 

What we can help with

Physiotherapists will assess an individual's needs and can provide support in the most suitable location for them. This could be at their home, day service, or short breaks service. They are also able to collaborate with other involved teams, such as social care.

Physiotherapy may involve:

• Teaching the individual and their carers exercises to help their body move better.
• Helping the individual to walk better or preventing them from falling over.
• Using trampoline or hydrotherapy to help the individual to move better.
• Assessing their position in a wheelchair, when sitting down, or lying in their bed to ensure these are correct for them.