After hospital
A week or two on a ward takes more out of an older person than almost anyone expects. Muscle goes quickly when you are lying down. Confidence goes quicker still. Plenty of people come home able to manage on paper, and find within a fortnight that the stairs have become a problem and nobody is quite sure what to do about it.
That gap, between being discharged and being properly back on your feet, is where Reeflex does most of its work.
What we work on
Why the timing matters
Recovery after a hospital stay is not linear, and the early weeks carry more weight than the later ones. Start moving properly in that window and most people get back to something close to where they were. Leave it three months and the job is harder, because by then the habits of avoiding have settled in alongside the weakness.
You do not need to wait for an NHS referral to come through, and you do not need to have been discharged with physiotherapy on the plan. If the person is home and struggling, that is enough of a reason to ring.
Reeflex works alongside NHS reablement and community teams rather than instead of them. Where there is already a package in place, Reef will fit around it.
What happens
Often with a son or daughter rather than the patient. Reef will tell you honestly whether physiotherapy is what is needed.
What they can manage now, what they could manage before, and what is realistically achievable. Measured, so progress can be shown.
Exercises sized to this week, not to the discharge summary. Family kept informed, with permission.
A real example
One of our written case studies follows a client home after spinal surgery, with the assessment findings, the plan and the outcome measures set out in full.
Questions
Usually within a few days, depending on the diary. Ring and ask. If there is an NHS team already going in, we will work around them rather than duplicate.
No. You can contact Reeflex directly. It helps to have the discharge summary to hand if you have it, but nothing is held up without one.
It often is, and the assessment is the honest way to find out. If Reef thinks nothing is needed beyond time and a bit of walking, he will say so rather than sell you a block of visits.
Yes. A lot of the families we deal with are not local to the person they are worried about. With permission, Reef will keep you updated after visits.
Reeflex travels out from South Woodham Ferrers and covers Essex, and further afield when the diary allows. Chelmsford, Maldon, Danbury, Billericay, Wickford, Rayleigh, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Brentwood, Braintree and Colchester are all regular. If you are not sure, ring and ask.
Get in touch
The first phone call is free and there is no obligation afterwards. If Reeflex is not the right fit, Reef will tell you what is.
