Therapy

Therapy Do you or someone you know suffer from aches, pains or difficulties doing every-day things? Poor posture and movement can have a big impact on your well-being and ability to live life to the full. We are here to help improve your quality of life. At Positive Positioning we offer 1:1 rehabilitation in your own home or a setting of your choice so you don’t need to travel to a clinic if you don’t want to.

Positive Positioning offers specialist physiotherapy and occupational therapy for clients with long-term conditions such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, learning disabilities, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s etc.

As well as offering individual therapy sessions, we are also able to provide you with tailored exercise programmes, therapy support packages for your family/ personal assistants / support workers / carers to assist you with.

We can work with the staff at local leisure centres or gyms to ensure you have access to all the facilities you require. Our therapists will support you into other forms of physical activities appropriate to your needs and desires such as cycling, horse riding, snow sports, paddle sports etc.

Positive Positioning therapists are specialists in therapy equipment and are very happy to advise you and make recommendations. We can also book appointments with representatives from companies to bring equipment to try either at home or in a place of work to improve environment for you.

Appointments are flexible to suit your needs, please call to arrange a visit. If you are unsure if Positive Positioning can help you with your particular issue please call us for free confidential chat.

Click on any of the following services below for further information on how we can help you.

Home assessment

Positive Positioning therapists visit you in your home at an agreed date and time. We spend some time talking and understanding the challenges you face and will make notes as we go. This informs us what treatment approach is most suitable for you.

Movement analysis

This forms part of the assessment and help the therapist build a picture of your abilities and challenges

Treatment programmes to suit the individual

After the assessment the therapist will discuss treatment goals with you and the length of time this would be expected to take. The treatment programme suggested by you therapist will be specific to you and tailored towards meeting the agreed therapy goals.

Home exercise programmes

Functional exercises are specifically designed to train your muscles to work together to simulate common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasise core stability, improves balance and function.

Advice on exercise/gym programmes

More information coming soon.

Advice on equipment

Positive Positioning therapists may advise you on specialist equipment to make some tasks easier for you. This could be for managing posture in sitting or lying, daily tasks or orthotics. We do not supply equipment and may invite representatives form companies who do supply specific equipment to come and show you so you can try it where appropriate.

Hydrotherapy

We are proud to be delivering Hydrotherapy training to Leeds Adult Care staff to enable them to support people into the hydrotherapy pool at Holt Park Active. For more information please contact us. Read more >>

Moving and handling advice to carers

Positive Positioning works with Leeds Continuing Health Care (CHC) to provide Manual Handling training to carers and Personal Assistants (PAs) in the home they work in. This allow us to train specifically in the equipment used in that environment and with that individual. This service is not exclusive to CHC please contact us for more information.

Advice on small equipment loan/purchase

More information coming soon.

Report writing

More information coming soon.

Consultant or GP letters

More information coming soon.

Statement of fact reports

More information coming soon.

Liaison with other professionals and carers

More information coming soon.

Talks to local support groups

More information coming soon.

Demi, Oldham

"The service I have received from Gill has been amazing. She is a very knowledgeable person and very caring and wants only best for the person she is helping. She shows compassion and strives to help improve a persons quality of life. I would highly recommend as she is brilliant at the job she does!"

Neil Stirk

I've been working with Positive Positioning for circa 4 years now to improve my physical and general wellbeing and I highly recommend their services. I reached the stage where I desperately needed help, although I was initially very weary as previous errors in my treatment by other medical professionals led to my conditions worsening, I was immediately put at ease on meeting Gill.

She spoke to me with professionalism, was genuinely interested in my problems, and more importantly, treated me like the person I am, not just a patient. During this conversation, seemingly little things had been picked up on, even without physical examination, such as my pelvic positioning, that was contributing to my pain. Gill contacted the relevant ppl to get my wheelchair adjusted to sort this problem and it made a massive difference. It was this expertise and eye for detail that was used to improve many areas of my life, often with only small adjustments turning out to be life changing.

When products from external companies were required to improve my conditions, Gill and Positive Positioning were on hand to liaise and attend appointments with suppliers, to ensure the correct equipment was supplied for my needs and prevent me from becoming a victim of the 'hard sell'. Gill and Positive Positioning are always willing to go the extra mile to help out and with my issues being degenerative, it is great to know I can contact them when needed and be confident I will receive the help required.

Coincidentally, I undergo hydrotherapy on a regular basis, where I see Gill and many of her other clients, and the working relationship, and humour that accompanies it, which means so much to me, is apparent with all under her care. I would like to thank Gill and her team for all the support I have received so far and am confident I will continue to receive the help I need in the future. Thank you Positive Positioning.

Caroline Poskitt

"Thank you so much for making a difference to our clients wellbeing. I Can honestly say that I have noticed a difference in the last two weeks, not only the service users looking and acting more healthy but our staff are in high spirits and getting a lot out of your sessions. You have really made a difference for the better and we look forward to the future of helping more of our clients to achieve a higher level of fitness and more durability in their joints."
Deputy Manager, Mental Health & Physical Impairment, Leeds Adult Social Care

Ian, Leeds

"Following a stroke in Nov 2012 which resulted in the loss of use of my left side, I had the statutory ten weeks NHS physio. Not wanting to regress, I went on-line to find a neuro physio. Gill had excellent reviews and has worked with me now for seventeen months with great improvement in my ability. Gill also helped to obtain a stand aid which has been a great bonus. I strongly recommend Gill Arnett as an excellent and very friendly professional."

Chris Wainmann, LLB

"Gill is very approachable and immediately gives you the confidence to know that any problem with posture will be solved. Having Cerebral Palsy and therefore sitting in a powered wheelchair all the time, I was constantly leaning to one side. Gill visited me at home, did a thorough assessment and concluded that my pelvis needed more support. I now have a specially designed and purpose made pressure cushion. I sit more evenly which means more comfortably and I also have much less of a problem with pressure sores. Gill is happy to come back in the future and check that all is well. I have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone with a posture problem. She has made such a difference to my life."

MS of Leeds 2016

"When Louise Haigh (Stroke Co-ordinator) visited me she recommended Positive Positioning for some neuro-physiotherapy. I spoke to Gill who was very helpful, and then to Jan, who said the treatment would be in my own home — this made all the difference to me. And what a difference it has all made!

From the start Jan has been professional, efficient, friendly, encouraging and totally reliable. For ages I felt ‘in limbo’, but having a plan of action led to motivation to do the exercises which were hard, but I persevered, and was encouraged to realise I was improving. I was ‘stretched’ by an increase in repetitions, more exercises, less support. We talked about other things happening in my life, and worked on holistic coping strategies. I feel my confidence has improved and to a large extent have ‘got my life back’. My posture has certainly improved: friends have commented on it.

It doesn’t all come to a sudden halt after the visits. I'm working on my ‘maintenance programme’ of daily exercises to keep up the work Jan started. I'll be forever grateful for Jan’s amazing teaching, reasoning, good communication, wide knowledge of physiotherapy applied to my situation - all with her positive outlook."

E in Normanton

"I always have a fantastic experience at my physiotherapy sessions. I've had sessions with my therapists Gill and Jan for many months now. They are knowledgeable and took the time to understand and be attentive to my needs. I have always felt at ease with them, supported and encouraged throughout my treatment, and I am steadily making progress with them. They will ensure they work you hard to challenge you and get the most out of the time during the sessions. Thanks to their expertise, I've regained some mobility and confidence in my body. I highly recommend their services to anyone seeking top-notch physiotherapy care!"