Mr Jordan Dehara

Physiotherapy Lead
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy - 2017

About Jordan Dehara

In 2017, I gained a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physiotherapy from the European School of Physiotherapy, Amsterdam. While in Amsterdam, I gained experience working with the Dutch under 21’s national rugby and basketball teams. I was also the Physiotherapist at the Amsterdam rugby club, wheelchair rugby club, football team and swimming teams. During one of my placements, I worked alongside the Maltese Olympic Team to assist with the rehabilitation of elite level athletes.

After receiving HCPC registration, I completed my Physiotherapy rotations at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. I worked in a variety of fields as a junior Physiotherapist including ITU, medicine, cardiology, respiratory, orthopaedics and musculoskeletal (MSK).

Two years into my career, I specialised as a Senior Physiotherapist in MSK, managing a complex caseload of acute injuries, chronic conditions and post-operative rehabilitation. I lead a variety of classes in the gym and the hydrotherapy pool at the hospital. My caseload was spread across the hospital setting and several GP practices in the local area.

I started working as Senior Physiotherapist at Benenden Hospital in 2019 before progressing to Physiotherapy Lead in May 2020. I now manage a complex caseload of MSK and orthopaedic patients, working alongside a team of highly skilled Physiotherapists, Consultants, Nurses and Pharmacists. My role is to manage the daily running of the department and service development.

My clinical interests include:

Sports medicine
Shoulder injuries
Lower back pain
Chronic conditions

I provide the following physiotherapy treatments and services at Benenden Hospital:

Diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries
Rehab strategies for sporting injuries
Falls prevention and exercise rehabilitation
Preoperative rehabilitation
Postoperative rehabilitation
Education and management advice for chronic conditions

Physiotherapy gym at Benenden Hospital

The physiotherapy gym is designed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle for patients. It focuses on preventing injuries and treating complaints. The gym offers a variety of exercises using modern equipment to improve cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance, and functional movement. Patients receive personalised programs, including home exercises, to achieve their goals.

The gym caters to sports injuries, musculoskeletal conditions, and orthopaedic patients. Notable equipment includes treadmills, stationary bikes, and the versatile pulley machine. Classes for post-operative patients enhance rehabilitation, and parallel bars help test balance. To access the gym, patients can self-refer through various channels.

Video transcript

So, the physiotherapy gym was constructed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle to our patients. we aim to encourage a lifestyle change that will not only treat their complaints but to prevent injury from occurring. The Physiotherapy team used the gym to create a varied workout using modern equipment to improve cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance and functional movement. We use a patient-centred approach to create a bespoke exercise program to achieve your personal goals and help the recovery process which can include returning to sport or work, functional activities like walking stairs and reaching for the top of the cupboard.

After having an initial consultation with one of our Physiotherapists, patients will understand the cause of the problem. They expect the length of recovery, set realistic goals to their therapists and receive a home exercise program along with advice on how to manage their complaints, which treats a wide range of conditions in the gym such as sports injuries, musculoskeletal conditions, orthopaedic patients and rheumatology problems with persistent pain, help athletes by testing their abilities in a way that reproduces the movements and skills required in their sports to ensure they're safe, to compete and reduce the risk of injury.

One of the most used pieces of equipment in the gym is our treadmill that can be used to test progress on walking, jogging and sprinting. It also has the option to change the angle from incline to decline. Sometimes we need to start with reduced weight bearing exercise. So, we have pedals and an exercise bike to build strength and fitness in preparation for the next stage in their recovery.

In the final stages of the recovery, we use the plyo box which is a great way of working on explosive strength. The Physiotherapy team run classes for orthopaedic post-operative patients as research has shown it improves uptake and rehabilitation and allows patients to share their experiences.

We aim to return patients back to their normal activities of daily living - an important one commonly being independence on the stairs. The parallel bars are used to progress walking and test balance in a safe environment using equipment such as wobble boards and cushions.

The shoulder is one of the most common joints treatments in physiotherapy due to its wide range of motion controlled by a complex network of muscles. Therefore, we needed to bring in equipment that can test a variety of movements. One machine that can do this is a pulley as we can change the angular resistance to treat different muscle groups.

We also have a range of weights including wrist weights, dumbbells and kettlebells to test functional movements under load.

You can access our gym by self-referring into our physiotherapy service through either your Benenden Health membership, private medical insurance, self-paying or after undergoing orthopaedic surgery at Benenden Hospital. Contact our Private Patient Team or arrange your appointment via our online booking tool today.