Assessment
We start with a comprehensive review: musculoskeletal testing, history, goal setting, and pain mapping. Every patient receives time and a voice.
Have you been searching for expert post-surgical rehabilitation in Crawley? Our team delivers personalized, hands-on care that relieves pain, restores your movement, and rebuilds confidence—right from your first session. Experience a clinic where qualified expertise genuinely meets your goals.
Pain after surgery doesn’t simply slow you down—it can gnaw at confidence, disrupt routines, and cast doubts over your progress. Muscles stiffen, uncertainty about every move rises, and daily life feels smaller than it should be.
Post-surgical rehabilitation bridges the gap between temporary relief and true, lasting restoration. It addresses the hidden causes of discomfort—muscle tightness, scar tissue, nerve irritation—and prevents compensations from chaining you to slow recovery.
We combine hands-on expertise with guided movement retraining and biomechanical correction. Scar tissue release restores flexibility, while tailored exercises help rebuild the coordination and stability you need for reliable movement. At every phase, therapy aligns with your goals—lifting children, commuting with confidence, returning to sport, or simply trusting your body again. Our clinicians follow outcome-proven protocols, yet always adapt for your response on the day.
Through every session, you’re cared for as an individual. Our physiotherapists and osteopaths support your physical healing and provide the clinical compassion necessary for a confident, empowered comeback.
Our comprehensive programs deliver multiple routes to recovery, ensuring you receive exceptional care every step of the way.
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We believe recovery is a highly individual process. Your story, lifestyle, goals, and unique clinical needs guide each step of our approach.
From the moment you begin, your assessment shapes a clear, individualized path. Together, we co-create your recovery goals—courting steady progress and real-world outcomes, not cookie-cutter results. Each milestone, from basic function to high-level sport or work demands, is mapped out, adjusted when needed, and celebrated.
Everyone’s starting point is different, but every journey forward is genuinely personalized.
Crawley Physio integrates proven clinical methods—and picks the right mix for you. We aren’t driven by doctrine, but by how your body responds, aiming for the most comfortable, effective impact.
We draw from a toolkit that includes:
The result is a bespoke blend that matches you, not some predetermined path.
Rehabilitation isn’t exclusive to a diagnosis—it’s for anyone who wants reliable, lasting function after surgery. Our approach adapts to a wide spectrum of needs.
Our programs support recovery for:
Explore our condition-specific guides to understand the precision and adaptability of our tailored care.
Our doors are open, no matter your route. Access Crawley Physio Clinic through a direct NHS referral, or use your private health insurance—options include BUPA, AXA, AVIVA, Vitality, WPA, and Cigna. Whichever path you choose, your care is optimized for simplicity, choice, and continuity.
Post-surgical rehabilitation at Crawley Physio Clinic isn’t just for pain—it restores comfort, function, and confidence. Typical symptoms we address:
Every patient benefits from significant, measurable gains through physiotherapy and osteopathy at Crawley Physio Clinic. The impact crosses four main pillars:
Move from pain to purpose—our treatment is designed to resolve your underlying issues, not just mask discomfort.
Each benefit is only possible through a clinic culture obsessed with tracking, refining, and personalizing your care. The energy is always forward-moving.
Current NICE and Health England guidelines support integrated, patient-driven rehabilitation for improved long-term results.
Discover expert physiotherapy services tailored to your unique needs. From pain relief to improved mobility, our dedicated team is here to help.
Crawley Physio’s reputation rests on steadfast clinical reasoning. Every protocol, every assessment, every adjustment is mapped to data and defined milestones—giving you a standard of care that evolves as you do.
Each plan begins with diagnostics that unearth root causes—movement faults, compensatory habits, or subtle imbalances—using physical testing and proven outcome tools.
Based on this data, your care is mapped out with detail: which hands-on methods, which progression intervals, and which exercises drive change for you.
We set each target together, updating phases as you build capacity or hit benchmarks—keeping both your goals and day-to-day realities in view.
You graduate with lasting skills: post-discharge resources and follow-up visits reinforce improvement, provide answers, and sustain your investment in health.
We refuse to think short-term. True rehabilitation is focused on future-proofing your movement and independence.
Your experience here emphasizes:
You don’t just graduate from pain. You leave equipped for resilience.
Not sure if post-surgical rehabilitation at Crawley Physio is the right next step? Use these touchpoints:
If soreness, swelling, or functional pain outlast “normal” timelines—or worsens with use—even after professional advice, additional, tailored intervention could transform your outcome.
Can you walk, lift, twist, or reach without frustration or fear? If mobility feels restricted in daily life, focused rehab can help restore capability.
Are you hoping for a hands-on, specific approach guided by your goals—not a generic checklist? Our collaborative process is designed for you.
Clients trust Crawley Physio for a reason. This clinic is shaped by years of hospital, private, and international clinical learning—from surgery floors to sports fields—and defined by outcomes, not talk.
Every team member is dually qualified, with backgrounds in NHS and leading private sectors, guaranteeing clinical integrity.
All care is based on validated protocols—no fads, only proven results.
Plans are written with you, refined at every review, and led by your real goals.
Structured follow-up care, check-ins, and resources for lasting mobility—long after your sessions end.
Our expert physiotherapists are here to help you relieve pain, restore mobility, and achieve your wellness goals. Start your journey with us today!
Richard is very good at what he does, he is approachable, warm hearted and a good all round osteopath." "I went to see him as a referred patient to reduce the pain whilst I was pregnant. he has enabled my body to adjust to pregnancy and also to be pain free, which is a great relief.
Nick has seen lots of Chiropractors and Osteopaths in the past and says “Richard offered a better service, he not only helped with the head aches and back pain but also gave great advice and exercises for the long term making sure that I am continually getting better.” “Richard is a wonderful chap, I went to see him for pain with headaches and lower back due to hips being out of alignment, making my shoulders drop leading to headaches, Richard helped with this. Overtime the headaches re...
Initially went in for a rib injury, but had a riding accident some years ago which ended up having a crushed vertebrae leading to hideous headaches. "Richard has given me back my life as the headaches are gone with the treatments received." "I go for a treatment and they are gone - this has enabled me to get on with work and day to day life, the clinic is relaxed and has a friendly atmosphere." "Richard has made an amazing difference he is excellent and I cannot put into words apart from that...
Treatment shouldn’t hurt, hurry, or overwhelm. Our rooms are calm, private, and built for results, with every session tailored to your response and needs.
A comfortable experience is reinforced at every step. You are briefed, consent is reinforced, and your sensations guide the pace.
We anchor our process in your comfort and security by:
Your session will feel:
From this approach, trust flourishes. You get direct answers, clear rationales, and space to ask anything.
Our services meet both personal and workplace needs—adapting depth and delivery for recovery at home, in the office, or on the field.
Your achievements are individual:
Workplaces benefit from:
Our dual-channel expertise serves every context—personal or professional—without compromising outcomes.
At Crawley Physio Clinic, a broad spectrum of patients find effective solutions:
At Crawley Physio Clinic, your care is led by two experienced clinicians: Richard Skudder and Csaba Torok. Together, they bring a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to physiotherapy and osteopathy, grounded in years of clinical practice across private and NHS settings.
A four-step model clarifies your journey from pain to renewed resilience.
We start with a comprehensive review: musculoskeletal testing, history, goal setting, and pain mapping. Every patient receives time and a voice.
A battery of functional, movement, and sometimes imaging evaluations determine objective baselines.
Your findings are analysed by dually trained clinicians, who combine physical assessment, relevant scans, and current best evidence.
The plan arises from diagnosis: hands-on, exercise-based, and educational interventions, each matched to how you respond.
Here’s why patients choose us—and why they stay:
Clinical excellence is more than a promise—it’s an operating principle. Our team aligns every step of your care with verifiable quality markers:
Our daily standard is rigorous: Data-rich documentation, up-to-date protocols, thorough review, and a culture of peer learning.
In every session, you’ll feel the difference: focused, measured care that responds to you—not just your file.
Your wellbeing forms the core of Crawley Physio’s ethos—health, trust, and reassurance, protected at every turn.
Pristine, private treatment rooms and confidential processes shape your environment. Professionals maintain strict hygiene and PPE adherence, alongside continuous safety reviews and patient education.
Rigorous national and international standards shape our day-to-day operation, setting the bar for trust and clinical reassurance.
From your first contact, data privacy and dignity are paramount. Protected health records, transparent data use, and regular reassessment of confidentiality practices give every patient confidence in our process.
If you need privacy, predictive comfort, or prefer particular communication, just ask—your preferences lead your experience. Every session is paced at your tolerance, with breaks and consent checks standard—not a bonus.
Book your assessment today and take the first step toward pain-free movement, expert guidance, and a personalised plan designed around your goals.
Answers here are crafted to address what real patients are actually curious about—direct, practical, and designed to help you feel informed quickly.
After a session focused on post-surgical rehabilitation, you should be ready for a spectrum of new sensations. Immediate feelings—such as mild soreness, fatigue, or a subtle boost in freedom of movement—are part of your body’s effort to re-learn efficient movement patterns and adapt to newly activated muscles.
Your body speaks in sensations after therapy. Learning the difference between healthy healing and warning signs will guide your progress.
Most patients notice a mild, workout-like ache or heaviness in areas targeted by manual therapy or new exercises. This sensation reflects small bits of muscle breakdown and rebuilding, similar to a productive gym session—not warning or re-injury.
New movement range often feels initially odd or uncertain. Joints and muscles accustomed to guarding begin to move again; early sensations may include unfamiliar looseness, increased fluidity, or momentary instability as you build strength to match newfound range.
Hands-on therapy—whether deep tissue work, mobilisation, or trigger point release—may cause local tenderness that peaks 24 hours after treatment and fades over another day or two. This is normal as blood flow and tissue repair increase.
Therapy augments the nervous system and can trigger a deep sense of fatigue after a strong session. Some patients even experience mood changes, from relief to frustration, as the body recalibrates. Open dialogue with your therapist helps distinguish between expected fatigue and concerning exhaustion.
Watch for red flags such as persistent sharp pain, increased swelling, joint locking, loss of sensation, or rapid loss of function. These warrant prompt re-assessment. In contrast, transient symptoms—mild soreness, stiffness, and awareness of “new” muscle activity—mean your programme is progressing.
Therapists monitor responses to adapt your plan, ensuring each session safely challenges your body while protecting structures still healing.
The pace of post-surgical recovery is shaped by multiple factors: the type of surgery, your general health, presurgical activity, and how closely you follow rehabilitation protocols. Timelines are best considered as flexible guides, not rigid targets.
Therapists work with you to set and adjust milestones, measuring not simply time but improvements in movement confidence, pain reduction, and return to valued life roles.
Effective rehabilitation merges manual therapy and specific exercises into one seamless process; healing tissue while restoring correct movement patterns. This synergy drives exponential gains not found with any single technique.
Manual therapy breaks down scarred or restricted tissues, optimises joint gliding, and reduces local inflammation. This creates an open window for efficient movement retraining—setting the foundation for new muscular pathways to be layered on top.
When hands-on treatment increases movement, therapists immediately teach your body to control it. This prevents unnecessary strain and replaces poor compensation patterns with healthy, confident activation. Each successful rep moves you closer to subconscious, pain-free function.
Integrated approaches reduce risk of complications like joint stiffness, chronic guarding, and recurrent swelling. Manual and exercise rehab together ensure that gains become permanent traits, not fleeting improvements.
Proven evidence shows that programmes combining manual therapy, strength training, and proprioceptive retraining are the gold standard after joint replacements, ligament repairs, and even spinal procedures. Patients gain not just motion, but true function and self-trust.
Skilled rehab isn’t an “either/or”—it’s a precisely sequenced partnership between tissue care, nervous system retraining, and real-world movement.
Effective rehabilitation merges manual therapy and specific exercises into one seamless process; healing tissue while restoring correct movement patterns. This synergy drives exponential gains not found with any single technique.
Manual therapy breaks down scarred or restricted tissues, optimises joint gliding, and reduces local inflammation. This creates an open window for efficient movement retraining—setting the foundation for new muscular pathways to be layered on top.
When hands-on treatment increases movement, therapists immediately teach your body to control it. This prevents unnecessary strain and replaces poor compensation patterns with healthy, confident activation. Each successful rep moves you closer to subconscious, pain-free function.
Integrated approaches reduce risk of complications like joint stiffness, chronic guarding, and recurrent swelling. Manual and exercise rehab together ensure that gains become permanent traits, not fleeting improvements.
Proven evidence shows that programmes combining manual therapy, strength training, and proprioceptive retraining are the gold standard after joint replacements, ligament repairs, and even spinal procedures. Patients gain not just motion, but true function and self-trust.
Skilled rehab isn’t an “either/or”—it’s a precisely sequenced partnership between tissue care, nervous system retraining, and real-world movement.
Take the next step toward pain-free movement—our team answers questions and tailors your care journey. Booking is simple: call, message, or use our online system to arrange your assessment.
