Our team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants support patients in East & Mid-Suffolk.
Our therapists can support you in your own home, at the Inpatient Unit in Ipswich or as an outpatient. Our team can see you in one to one settings or in a group session depending on your needs.
Physiotherapy aims to help maximise and maintain your independence, and improve quality of life by working on the things that are most important to you. Our physiotherapist’s will work with you to address any difficulties caused by your disease, identify your priorities and set realistic goals.
Through enablement, education and equipment they can support you to self-manage symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, pain, anxiety and muscle weakness.
Physiotherapists can help with:
Our Occupational Therapists will work with you to address any difficulties in day to day activity, identify your priorities and set realistic goals. They will support you with advice on how to continue or adapt your activities if you have physical changes.
Our team have a focus on enablement to help you to self-manage your symptoms. If you are safely discharged home from the hospice in Ipswich, our therapists will ensure you have the appropriate equipment and support in place safely at home.
Occupational Therapists can help with:
Attending local therapy groups can be a great way to manage your symptoms
Information correct as of 31 January 2025
– Chair yoga
– Yoga on the mat
– Seated Pilates
– Supported standing Pilates
– Pilates on the mat
– General exercise
– Pilates, floor, seated and standing
– Yoga, floor and seated
– General exercise
John Le Vay – Cancer Support & Information Centre
– Fun Fit Friday (Ipswich Hospital), general exercise for all cancer types
– Back on Track (Felixstowe Brackenbury Sports Centre), general exercise for all cancer types
– Breast Cancer Exercise Class (Ipswich and Felixstowe), exercises following breast surgery
– Pelvic Floor Exercise (online), for men with prostate and bladder cancer
– 3-6 Month Gym Membership (variety of locations), with subsidised rates
– Coach-Led Swimming (Fore Street Swimming Pool Ipswich)
– Exercises following abdominal surgery (Ipswich Hospital)
– Get Nordic Walking, with subsidised rates
– Swim and Socialise (Ufford Park Hotel)
Penny Brohn UK – Living Well with Cancer
– Yoga
– Pilates
– Qi Gong
– Dance
– Classes are all free but donations are welcome
– Register via website prior to booking onto sessions, or call: 0303 3000 118
Positively Parky
Ping Pong Parkinson’s
Physio 4 Parkinson’s:
Ipswich Fit – Ipswich Borough Council
Asthma and Lung UK (formerly the British Lung Foundation)
Ipswich Fit – Ipswich Borough Council
Active Wellbeing Service – Active Suffolk (50+)
ActivLives – Better Balance Sessions
– Ipswich
– Felixstowe
– Woodbridge
– Leiston
– Waldringfield
Easy Going Trails – Suffolk County Council
Therapy Gyms:
Therapy Gyms Holton Park CO7 6NN
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