Self-Referral Physiotherapy Exclusion Criteria
- Children
- Under the age of 16
- Under the age of 11 should be referred to community paediatric physiotherapy
- Housebound patients (either in the short or long term) complete an iSPA referral
- Respiratory conditions
- Neurological conditions
- Long-COVID
- Post amputation (requires a specialist referral)
- Women’s health problems (including pregnancy related pelvic and/or back pain for up to 1 year post-partum)
- Men’s health problems
- Patients who have undergone extensive, complicated surgery, as defined by the operating consultant for an orthopaedic or rheumatological condition which requires specialist intervention
- Patients who have undergone surgery to the area in the last 6 months
- Wrists and hand assessment and treatment require an OT hand referral
- Forefoot and toes require a podiatry referral
- Provide walking aids