NICE endorses the importance of physical activity as a way to promote good health and prevent disease. Further to this, NICE recommends structured exercise programmes tailored to individual need to manage, and for rehabilitation after, certain health conditions, including:
Low Back Pain, Obesity, Chronic Heart Failure, Myocardial infarction, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The contribution of specialist Physiotherapy assessment and treatment is recognised in national guidance on:
Dementia, Hip fracture, Parkinson’s disease, Osteoarthritis, Stroke, Frailty
Chartered Society of physiotherapy http://www.csp.org.uk/