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title: "Getting the most from physiotherapy | Physiotherapy advice from our clinicians | Healthflex"
description: "How physiotherapy works, what to expect, and how to decide between NHS and private treatment. Written by a Haslemere clinic."
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# Getting the most from physiotherapy

How treatment actually works, what to expect from it, how to decide between the NHS and going private, and why the exercises matter more than the hands on part.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

## NHS or private physiotherapy: how to decide

An honest comparison of NHS and private physiotherapy, what paying actually buys you, when the NHS route is the better choice, and how to use both together.

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Getting the most from physiotherapy · 3 min

### Acupuncture and dry needling: what is the difference?

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Getting the most from physiotherapy · 3 min

### What Pilates does in rehabilitation, and what it does not

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Getting the most from physiotherapy · 3 min

### Podiatry or chiropody: which one do you need?

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Getting the most from physiotherapy · 3 min

### What hypnotherapy can and cannot help with

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