About us

whiteley-january-2008-007.JPGLBhealthcare is the trading name of Ferneham Health Limited, a small specialist company offering a high standard of healthcare to a rapidly changing market place. At LBhealthcare we believe the only way to stay in control of your pain, fit and healthy is to ensure there is a specific programme developed to suit clients’ own injuries, lifestyle, goals and objectives. You will be able to see a physiotherapist, a rehabilitation expert and a range of other specialists who will work closely together to get you fit and back to full function. We also have the facilities to carry out fitness assessments and screening prior to your sport and activities. We offer a sports nutritionist and expert fitness advisors who can help you reach peak performance or help you to achieve your desired weight.

What does LB stand for? Living Better of course!

Our Values

Leadership: At LBhealthcare you receive the kind of quality and service you would expect from a market leader. Our company is always evolving as the needs or our customers change and as new opportunities are created in the market. You can rest assured that, working with LBhealthcare, you will enjoy the latest services, technology and developments in the healthcare industry.

Teamwork: We make it our responsibility to know you and your needs. We work closely with you to ensure that the services we provide are tailored to meet your unique challenges. We are committed to your well being.

Customer Relations: At LBhealthcare, our highest priority is satisfied customers. You are important to us and you can expect us to go the extra mile for you. Superior customer service is the hallmark of LBhealthcare. We are proud to serve you and work hard to earn your custom.

History of Physiotherapy

  • Historically, physiotherapy has developed around the three core skills of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and electro-physical modalities.
  • The range of modalities used by physiotherapists has expanded: advances in neurological treatment; the care of patients with chronic pain; electrotherapies such as ultrasound and advanced manipulation have all expanded the breadth of the physiotherapist’s skills.
  • Physiotherapists also use alternative therapies such as acupuncture in their everyday practice and the core skills have expanded to include other techniques such as injection.
  • The biggest single change over the past 25 years has been the recognition of physiotherapists as autonomous practitioners.
  • The ensuing changes in practice have seen physiotherapy moving to a critical analysis, clinical reasoning based approach to the management of patients, underpinned, where available by current evidence.
  • The factors driving professional evolution have also meant the development of roles that extend outside the core of practice. While those in these roles draw on the core skills of physiotherapy they also use x-ray and blood tests, for example, to medically diagnose in areas that have traditionally fallen within the remit of other medical colleagues.
  • Diagnostics form part of this such as ultrasound (soft tissue) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). This, coupled with sports medicine and consultant/GP consultations, podiatry and occupational therapy, provide a musculoskeletal centre of excellence all under one roof.