Falls prevention physiotherapy at home in Enfield

Worried about falls, or finding the walk into Enfield Town, around Broomfield Park or along the River Lea harder than it used to be? A Chartered Physiotherapist, registered with the HCPC, visits older adults at home across Enfield, from Palmers Green and Southgate to Edmonton and Enfield Lock. We offer home physiotherapy for older adults that is tied to the places you go: the market, the park, the library, the shops on Green Lanes. We work on strength, balance and stamina to help you keep getting out and about. Every programme starts with a falls risk assessment at home.

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Homes in Enfield

Enfield is known for its Edwardian streets. In Palmers Green and around the Lakes Estate there are rows of closely spaced semis and terraces, many with a tiled front path, a step at the door and a steep staircase. Grange Park and Winchmore Hill have larger Arts and Crafts houses, often with several steps at the front and sloping gardens. In Edmonton and Ponders End there are Victorian terraces, council estates and tower blocks, some now being rebuilt, where lifts, long corridors and communal doors are part of every trip out. Southgate, Bush Hill Park and Oakwood have plenty of interwar semis and some bungalows. Every visit starts with how you get around your own home and building. As a physiotherapist who comes to your home, we practise the stairs, steps and paths you actually use, at a pace that is safe for you.

Where we visit in Enfield

We offer physiotherapy home visits across the borough, including Enfield Town, Gordon Hill, Grange Park, Winchmore Hill, Palmers Green, Bowes Park, Southgate, Oakwood, Cockfosters, Bush Hill Park, Edmonton, Ponders End, Brimsdown, Enfield Highway and Enfield Lock. That covers postcodes EN1, EN2, EN3, N9, N13, N18 and N21, and parts of N11, N14 and EN4. There is no travel charge anywhere in London.

Coming home from hospital

Many Enfield residents are treated at North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton or at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, and are then supported by NHS community teams. SteadyMotion is an independent private service, separate from the NHS, so we can work alongside your NHS care, while you wait for it, or after it ends. After a fall, a broken hip, or a hip or knee replacement, we work on your walking aid, strength, balance and the stairs at home. Read more in our guide to home physiotherapy for older adults.

Getting out and about again

There is a lot of green space across the borough. Broomfield Park in Palmers Green and Grovelands Park in Southgate are popular for a gentle walk, Pymmes Park and Jubilee Park serve Edmonton, and Trent Country Park and the grounds of Forty Hall offer longer walks through woods and open fields. In Enfield Town, a footpath follows most of the New River loop around the centre and ends at Town Park. In the east, the Lea Valley Walk runs along the River Lea towpath past Enfield Lock. The west of the borough rises steeply around Gordon Hill and Hilly Fields, so some everyday walks include real hills. For shopping, Enfield Town has its historic market and the Palace Gardens shops, Edmonton Green has a covered market square, and Green Lanes runs through Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill. Libraries such as Enfield Town, Palmers Green and Edmonton Green Library host groups and events, and Southgate, Albany and Edmonton leisure centres have pools and classes. Getting around usually means the Piccadilly line at Southgate, Oakwood or Cockfosters, the Overground from Enfield Town or Edmonton Green, Great Northern trains from Gordon Hill or Winchmore Hill, or buses along the A10 and Hertford Road. We practise those routes to help you feel steady on kerbs, crossings and bus steps, step by step, on the routes you actually use.

What a programme can look like

These are examples, not real clients. Every programme is planned around the person and what they want to get back to.

Example: a loop of Broomfield Park. Starting point: someone who walked round Broomfield Park most days but stopped after a fall, and now only goes as far as the end of the road. What we work on: walking distance, balance on grass and paths, and getting up from a park bench. The goal: a full loop of the park again.

Example: the market in Edmonton Green. Starting point: someone living in a block of flats who feels unsteady in crowds and has stopped going to the market. What we work on: the lift and communal doors, walking with a shopping trolley, turning and stopping in a busy space, and the walk to the bus stop. The goal: a weekly trip to the market.

Example: home after a broken hip in Winchmore Hill. Starting point: someone home from hospital after a broken hip, in a house with steps at the front and a steep staircase. What we work on: strength and balance, safe stair practice with the rail, and moving from a frame to a stick when ready. The goal: going upstairs to bed and out of the front door safely.

Example: walking the New River path. Starting point: someone with general unsteadiness who has lost confidence on narrow riverside paths and avoids walking near water. What we work on: balance on narrow and uneven surfaces, looking around while walking, and building distance week by week. The goal: a walk along the New River into Enfield Town.

Other areas we visit

We also visit older adults at home in nearby Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest, and across the rest of London, with no travel charge.

Questions about home visits in Enfield

Yes. Many Edwardian homes in Enfield have narrow, steep stairs and a step at the front door. We practise on your own stairs and look at rails and lighting where they would help.
Yes. Once you are steady enough, we can practise outdoors, starting on firmer paths and building up to the slopes, grass and distances of your usual walk.
Yes, once you are well enough to exercise at home. We are private and separate from the NHS, so we can see you alongside any NHS care.
Yes, most people we see are over 65. Family members can book the free call on their behalf.
The same as anywhere in London, with no travel charge. Current prices are on our Home Visits page.

Talk it through first

A free 15 minute phone call with our physiotherapist, at a time that suits you, to talk through what is happening and whether a home visit is right. No obligation to book a visit.

Family members and carers are welcome to book on someone’s behalf.