Palliative Care Physiotherapy at Home

For those living with a life-limiting illness, our primary goal is to enhance quality of life. Our specialist physiotherapists provide compassionate palliative care in the comfort of your own home across Dorset and Hampshire, focusing on managing symptoms, maintaining dignity, and providing comfort.

How We Can Support You

Pain and symptom management
Maintaining mobility and strength
Managing breathlessness
Providing support for family and carers

The Aims of Palliative Care

Enhance quality of life at every stage
Maintain independence and dignity
Provide comfort and reduce distress
Empower individuals to achieve personal goals

Our Compassionate Approach to Palliative Care

Palliative physiotherapy is not about curing an illness, but about helping you live as fully as possible. Our approach is highly personalised and flexible, adapting to your energy levels and needs on any given day. We listen to what is important to you—whether that’s being able to sit in a favourite chair or walk in the garden—and we tailor our therapy to help you achieve those personal goals.

We use gentle exercises, positioning advice for comfort, and techniques to manage symptoms like pain and breathlessness, often working closely with your wider medical team. This can include elements of our respiratory physiotherapy service to make breathing easier and more comfortable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is physiotherapy appropriate if an illness is advanced?

Yes. At later stages, the focus of physiotherapy shifts towards symptom management. This can include pain relief, managing breathlessness, advice on comfortable positioning, and preventing complications like pressure sores, all of which are incredibly valuable.

What does ‘palliative care’ mean?

Palliative care is specialised medical care for people living with a serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from symptoms and stress, with the goal of improving quality of life for both the patient and their family. It is not limited to end-of-life care.

How can you help with fatigue and low energy?

We can teach energy conservation techniques, helping you prioritise activities that are most important to you. We can also introduce very gentle exercises that, when done correctly, can help improve stamina and reduce the debilitating effects of fatigue.