GGC - WestMARC
If you are referring a patient for a physiotherapy review only, please complete the Prosthetic service referral and write on the top *For Physio Only* and this highlights to our administration staff that the patient requires physiotherapy review prior to primary clinic.
Prosthetic physiotherapy service
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We work very closely with the prosthetics service to provide specialist outpatient physiotherapy care for patients who have an amputation or limb loss. This includes exercise programmes, teaching patients how to put on and off their prosthetic limb, learning how to walk and do functional tasks such as the stairs. The aim of our service is to provide a high quality, specialist outpatient physiotherapy service for new and established adult and paediatric patients who have had an amputation or limb loss.
Telephone number: 0300 790 0129
E-mail: Westmarc.Physiotherapy@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
We aim to make patients as independent as possible whilst taking a goal centred approach. Gym sessions are held Monday to Friday which facilitates patients to use their prosthetic limb and improve their walking or transfers. Patients can also be provided with a home exercise programme for their walking, strength and balance.
We also have close links with the 3rd sector and work closely with Finding your Feet which are a Scottish based charity supporting people after amputation or limb loss and Scottish Disability Sport, among others.
Other services we provide are:
- Information support groups
- Group exercise classes
- Running class
- Pre amputation consultations
- Gait laboratory assessments
- Multidisciplinary paediatric clinics
- Assessment for suitability for a prosthetic limb
- Paediatric and young adult activity days (Yearly)
- Training and assessment for those referred to the Scottish Specialist
- Prosthetic Service which provides advanced prosthetic components via a national panel
Please see prosthetics resources section for a range of instructional videos.