The Physio Clinic

The Physio Clinic is a Maltese physiotherapy practice with two locations, one in Naxxar and one in Ħal Għaxaq. This page covers the Ħal Għaxaq branch, which sits in the south-east of the island, close to Malta International Airport and to the prehistoric sites around Paola and Tarxien.

The clinicians describe themselves as physiotherapists with a particular interest in diagnosis and in applying the right treatment, with a focus on musculoskeletal and sports injuries. The practice is listed in our physiotherapists in Malta directory, and it is a sensible choice for visitors who are staying in the south and want a clinic close to the airport.

Approach and mission

Care starts with listening and a careful assessment. The physiotherapists work with people of all ages through a patient-centred approach built on exercise prescription, manual therapy including joint and muscle manipulation, strapping and taping, and electrotherapy. Education runs through all of it, because a patient who understands an injury is better placed to manage it. In practical terms that means you can expect an explanation of what is wrong, why a treatment has been chosen and which exercises to repeat at home between visits, rather than a series of passive appointments. Families bringing children, and older relatives needing gentle help to stay mobile, are both within the clinic's remit.

The clinic's mission is straightforward: apply physiotherapy promptly and efficiently so that people can get back to their normal lives sooner. Its wider offer includes personalised treatment plans, injury prevention advice such as ergonomic assessments, hands-on therapy, chronic pain management, chronic disease management through tailored exercise, paediatric physiotherapy, patient education and rehabilitation after surgery.

Treatments you can book

The service list reaches beyond standard physiotherapy. Shockwave therapy uses acoustic pulses directed at sore tissue, and TECAR therapy uses radiofrequency energy to warm deeper tissue. Dry needling places fine needles into tight muscle points, and ultrasound therapy and laser therapy are further electrotherapy options. Compression therapy and percussive therapy are used for recovery, while manipulations and massage address stiff joints and tense muscles.

Exercise prescription means a programme of movements set for your condition and goals, and domiciliary physiotherapy brings treatment to your door for people who cannot easily travel. The clinic can treat sprains, strains and fractures during the rehabilitation stage, chronic back pain, arthritis-related discomfort and a range of sports injuries, and it will decide with you which of these treatments is appropriate. Nothing on this page is medical advice, and a physiotherapist will advise you personally.

Sport, schools and the team

Sport is a strong thread at The Physio Clinic. Its gallery features links with the Maltese Olympic Committee, the Malta Basketball Association and the Malta Football Association, as well as football work, educational sessions and Zanetti Camps. For an active visitor, that background suggests a clinic comfortable with athletes of all levels.

The team named on the clinic's site is Karl Rizzo Naudi, Julian Rizzo Naudi, Karl Camilleri and Nicole Gabrielle Lia. People who train hard in the summer heat may find our Malta weather guide useful for planning, and anyone moving to the island will find the bigger picture in our Malta relocation guide.

Visiting the south of Malta

Ħal Għaxaq is a quiet village, and treatment here fits easily around a day out in the south. The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and the Ħal-Tarxien prehistoric complex are within a few kilometres, the temples at Ħaġar Qim are further south-west, and the cliffs and boats of the Blue Grotto are a short drive beyond. Our things to do in Malta guide collects more ideas, and the Three Cities guide covers the harbour fortifications nearby.

Flying in from Britain? Our flights to Malta page explains the routes. To ask the clinic about an appointment, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message on.