Your First Appointment at The Physio Clinic
The first appointment focuses on understanding your concern—symptoms, history, goals and how daily life is affected.
Every new patient is personally assessed by Dr. Anshika Mitra (PT).
What Should You Bring?
- Medical reports and prescription summaries
- MRI / CT / X-ray reports if available
- Hospital discharge or surgery papers
- Previous treatment notes
No reports? You can still contact the clinic to discuss your concern.
What Should You Wear?
Comfortable clothing that allows the therapist to observe movement, walking and functional tasks—such as shorts for knee concerns or a sleeveless top for shoulder assessment.
What Happens During the First Appointment?
Understanding Your Concern
Symptoms, history and goals discussed in detail.
Physiotherapy Assessment
Mobility, strength, balance and relevant tests.
Understanding Your Goals
Functional priorities shape the rehab plan.
Discussing the Plan
Findings explained and next steps agreed.
Individual Plans, Realistic Timelines
Different People, Different Plans
Treatment is shaped around your presentation and goals.
Caregiver Involvement
Family members may accompany you when helpful.
How Long Will Recovery Take?
Timelines vary by condition, severity and goals.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Request an assessment or contact the clinic directly.
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C-1/13, Basement, PVR Prashant Vihar Road, Block C-1, Prashant Vihar, Sector 14, Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi 110085
Your first appointment is an opportunity for us to understand what you are experiencing, how it is affecting you and what you would like to improve.
Rather than beginning with a standard treatment routine, the first step is to understand your symptoms, movement, functional difficulties, relevant medical history and recovery goals.
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You do not need to arrive with a large file of medical documents.
However, if relevant to your present concern, it may be helpful to bring:
X-rays, MRI, CT or other relevant imaging reports
Surgical discharge papers
Instructions or precautions provided by your surgeon or doctor
Previous physiotherapy or treatment information
Any other reports that may be relevant to your rehabilitation
If you do not have reports available, you can still contact the clinic to discuss your concern.
Comfortable clothing is generally recommended.
Where appropriate, the physiotherapist may need to observe movement of the affected body area, assess joint movement or evaluate activities such as walking, sitting, standing or functional movements.
Choose clothing that allows you to move comfortably.
1. Understanding Your Concern
The appointment begins with a discussion about your present problem, symptoms and how they are affecting your everyday life.
Relevant previous injuries, surgery, medical history, treatment received and activity or work demands may also be discussed where appropriate.
2. Physiotherapy Assessment
Depending on your concern, the assessment may include relevant aspects of:
movement and joint mobility, strength, balance, coordination, walking, posture, functional activities and movements that reproduce or limit your symptoms.
Not every patient requires every type of assessment.
3. Understanding Your Goals
Improvement means different things to different patients.
For one person it may mean sitting comfortably at work. For another it may mean climbing stairs, walking independently, returning to sport or regaining confidence after surgery.
Your functional priorities help guide rehabilitation planning.
4. Discussing the Rehabilitation Plan
After the assessment, Dr. Anshika Mitra (PT) will explain the relevant findings and discuss the proposed direction of rehabilitation.
The treatment plan may evolve as your condition, movement and functional abilities change.
Will Everyone With the Same Diagnosis Receive the Same Treatment?
Two patients with the same diagnosis may differ considerably in their symptoms, strength, movement, functional limitations, medical background, daily activities and recovery goals.
Physiotherapy therefore needs to consider the individual patient rather than the diagnosis alone.
Can a Family Member or Caregiver Come With Me?
A family member, caregiver or attendant may accompany the patient where appropriate.
This can be particularly useful for elderly patients, neurological rehabilitation, post-surgical recovery, mobility difficulties or situations where family participation forms part of safe day-to-day support.
They can depend on the condition, severity, duration of symptoms, surgery or injury history, physical capacity, medical factors, treatment response and the functional goals being worked towards.
For this reason, The Physio Clinic does not promise a fixed number of sessions or guaranteed recovery timeline before properly understanding the patient.
Progress is reviewed as rehabilitation continues.
If you would like the clinic to understand your concern and help determine an appropriate next step, you can send us a short enquiry.
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