Home Visit Physiotherapy in Portsmouth
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Mobility-focused physio sessions at home in Portsmouth
At The Caring Physio, we provide home physiotherapy in Portsmouth, ensuring treatment is accessible, personalised, and stress-free. Our physiotherapists visit you where you live — in your own home or in a care home — so you can receive expert therapy without the hassle of travelling into the city for clinic appointments. We support people after surgery, illness, or falls, helping them rebuild strength and independence. With a blend of compassion and clinical excellence, our physiotherapists in Portsmouth design personalised plans around your goals, with a strong focus on rehabilitation for older people and mobility enhancement. Our approach balances treatment with practical strategies you can use at home.
Our services in Portsmouth include:
- Physiotherapy for older people to maintain mobility.
- Post-operative rehabilitation at home.
- Neurological physiotherapy for conditions like Parkinson’s or stroke.
- Respiratory physiotherapy to ease breathing difficulties.
- Pain relief for muscles and joints.
- Care home physiotherapy tailored for residents.
- Case management rehabilitation support.
Why families in Portsmouth come to us
Portsmouth is a historic naval city with a strong sense of community, and we are proud to deliver healthcare that comes directly to its residents. Our physiotherapy steadies sea-legs and strengthens stride for life by the water in this historic island city of seawalls and shipyards. We provide mobile physiotherapy across Portsmouth and surrounding areas, including Southsea, Cosham, Drayton, and Hilsea.
Why people in Portsmouth choose us:
- Skilled physiotherapists with extensive home-based experience.
- Appointments available mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- Therapy provided at home or in care homes — avoiding unnecessary clinic travel.
- Collaborative rehabilitation with doctors, consultants, and families.
- A caring ethos built on compassion, integrity, and enjoyment.
Every appointment begins with a thorough assessment and a personalised plan. Book your home physiotherapy session in Portsmouth or nearby vicinity today – and let us help you achieve strength and confidence.
Helping you recover using physiotherapy in the comfort of your home
FAQ - Your local questions
My father is on one of the older people's wards at Queen Alexandra. Can you help get him home?
Yes, and the sooner you ring the better. The older people’s medicine team at QA runs several wards, including one that specifically supports people with complex discharge needs, and their stated aim is to keep people in their own home wherever possible — which is exactly what we are for. Nothing needs to go through the ward; you contact us directly. Tell us the likely discharge date and we will book the first visit into that first week home, which is when confidence and ground are lost fastest.
My mother has not been down to the seafront since last summer. Nothing has happened. Is that worth a call?
Yes, and it is one of the best reasons to ring. When somebody stops making a walk they have always made, it is rarely the legs alone — it is the distance back, the worry about finding a bench, and a quiet decision not to risk it. Once the walk goes, the strength follows within months. It responds well while it is still recent. We would work on the actual route she wants back, whether that is the prom at Southsea or simply the length of her own road.
She has had three falls this year and is now too frightened to move. Where would you even start?
With the fear, because it is doing as much damage as the falls. Around half of people over eighty fall at least once a year, and after a few the natural response is to stop moving — which weakens the legs and makes the next fall more likely rather than less. We start small and provable: one transfer, one short walk, done safely enough that she begins to trust herself again. Exercise genuinely reduces falls, and the combination of balance and strengthening work cuts them by about a third.
Do you cover Hayling Island, Cosham and the outer parts of Portsmouth?
Yes — Southsea, Cosham, Drayton, Farlington, Hayling Island and across Portsea Island. The far edges are where a home visit is worth most, because the alternative is a drive round the harbour and a car park at the other end, which uses more of the day’s energy than the appointment itself. A Hayling or Drayton address does not change how long we stay or what we work on. If you are unsure whether you are inside our area, ring and ask.
My husband gets very breathless. Is exercise even safe for him?
Usually yes, and done properly it is one of the better things for him. Breathlessness makes people move less, moving less costs fitness, and lost fitness makes them more breathless still — a loop worth breaking. The work is paced rather than pushed: short bouts, proper recovery, and built up slowly, with attention to how he is breathing rather than how far he walks. We assess it carefully first, and if something needs his GP or a respiratory team’s view before we go further, we will say so.
Can you work with the carers the council arranged?
Yes, and we usually make their visits count for more. We show the care team where the rehabilitation is hiding in what they already do — where a transfer can be practice rather than a lift, which part of the walk to the bathroom she should do herself, when to wait ten seconds instead of stepping in. It is never a criticism of anyone; helping in a way that quietly takes over is something all of us do with the best intentions. We leave the guidance in writing so it does not depend on who is on that day.
I live in Portsmouth but I work full time. How much of my time is this going to take?
Less than you fear, and we design it that way deliberately. You do not need to be there for visits, though you are very welcome. We report afterwards so you know what has changed without having to ring and ask, and we deal with the GP or the hospital ourselves rather than leaving you to pass messages on. What we will ask of you is small and specific — usually letting him do things himself rather than helping, which takes no extra time and is the hardest part.
Local support in Portsmouth
As well as physiotherapy, families often need to know what else is out there. These are the organisations we are asked about most, and none of them charges for advice.
Adult Social Care, Health & Care Portsmouth — the city’s front door for a care assessment or advice, on 023 9268 0810.
Age UK Portsmouth — free local information and advice, and groups worth going to, on 023 9286 2121.
Portsmouth Carers Service — support for unpaid carers across PO1 to PO6, on 023 9285 1864.
Care homes in Portsmouth
Most of this work is arranged and paid for privately by families — a block of visits after a fall or a hospital stay, or ongoing work to keep someone moving. It sits alongside whatever the home already provides, and we work with their staff so the exercises carry on between our visits. You can read more about additional physiotherapy for residents.
Care home managers in Portsmouth — get in touch to discuss regular visiting physiotherapy for your residents.