NHS Lanarkshire Support

NHS Lanarkshire Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Service
What do MSK physiotherapists do?
They assess and treat people who have any injury, disease or problem that relates to muscles, bones, joints and peripheral nerves. They may also provide advice to help you manage your condition, or refer you to other services as appropriate. The MSK physiotherapy service is based in a variety of health centres and hospital outpatient departments across all of Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire Phio digital assessment tool
Designed and supported by Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists, Phio is a clinically safe, digital musculoskeletal consultation product. It is a free 24/7 online digital program designed to help you with your muscle and joint problems. These problems can often be helped with advice and exercise rather than waiting to see a Physiotherapist. Phio can provide this help straight away.
To use this service you must live in Lanarkshire, be aged 16 years or older and have a MSK condition. Any patient who requires MSK physiotherapy assessment and treatment is suitable for Phio.
The Phio App will ask questions to ensure it is safe to help you and an exercise programme with advice will be provided. It is overseen by a physiotherapy team and you will be able to contact a physiotherapist during working hours, for any guidance. They will also direct you to your GP or another health professional if indicated.

Occupational health support is a specialist branch of medicine that focuses on the physical and mental well-being of employees in the workplace. Occupational health aims to prevent work-related illness and injury by: encouraging safe working practices for example ergonomics (studying how you work and how you could work better).

NHS Lanarkshire Chronic Pain patient SilverCloud Depression & Anxiety Programme

A physical activity prescription is a free gym pass that can be provided by the Practice Nurse or GP. It also allows for a personalised exercise programme to help with your goals and own needs.

Chronic pain involves thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that helps us to retrain thoughts, feelings and behaviours to help you manage pain so it doesn’t manage you. It helps you to look after your whole self and improve your long term quality of life. It is an 8 week online course supported by a therapist who will check in on you weekly. It takes around 1 hour a week but you can go at your own pace, in your own home. You need to give it a chance to work so a bit like a tablet or exercise its results will build up over time. If interested your GP or Practice Nurse can refer you for it.

Antidepressants and/or pain medications can help improve your mood and in doing so will help with pain management as depression and chronic pain are often linked.

CMHT is a multidisciplinary group of doctors, nurses, and allied health care professionals who work with people experiencing debilitating mental health problems.

Chronic Pain Service
The Chronic Pain service offers patients/services users face-to-face, telephone and Near Me clinic appointments – at University Hospital Wishaw or the Buchanan Centre.

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