Physiotherapy – is a therapeutic approach of rehabilitation to restore functional independce, movements, strength and relief of pain by exercises, ergonomics, life style modifications and various electrical modalities.

The department offers comprehensive services in areas of:

• Orthopedic rehabilitation
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Physiotherapy in Geriatrics
• Physiotherapy in Sports injuries
• Physiotherapy in Plastic surgery
• Physiotherapy in Pediatric and neonatal management
• Physiotherapy in General Surgery
• Physiotherapy in ICU management
• Pain management
• Rehabilitation after Renal Transplantation
• Hand rehabilitation

An essential aspect of physiotherapy treatment is rehabilitation, which may be required in order to re-educate a person to enable them to return to their normal life be at work or sports.
Following injury and periods of immobilization, patients may be affected by muscle weakness and loss of function.

Physiotherapy uses various techniques to rehabilitate and re-educate patients, such as:

• Manipulation and mobilization
• Teaching personalized exercise programmes
• Proprioceptive Neuromuscular facilitation
• Neuro developmental technique
• Progressive resisted exercise
• Motor relearning programme

PAIN
Physiotherapy aims not only to treat pain and other symptoms, but also to help identify the causes and provide self-management strategies.
We render pain relief treatment, exercise programme and ergonomic advice for Repetitive Stress Injuries.

Modalities in physiotherapy used in relieving pain:

• Interferential therapy unit provides a unique option to choose different wave forms and current types in treating acute and sub-acute pain condtions.
• Short wave diathermy, a deep heat modality used to treat chronic conditions helps in relieving pain and spasm.
• Ultra sound therapy provides pain relief by reducing the inflammation and helps in tissue repair. It can be used in bursitis, tendonitis, synovitis, old scar tissues etc.
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator helps in reducing radiating pain and muscle spasm in acute conditions.
• Paraffin wax in sub acute traumatic and inflammatory conditions is especially useful in R.A. Also wax can be used after fractures and arthritis on proximal joints as the wax envelopes all the contours of a joint.
• Traction unit is used in spinal nerve root impingement, degenerative disc diseases and in muscle spasm of cervical and lumbar region.

Exercise form an essentials part for strengthening and maintaining range of motion in a joint which keep muscles and joints healthy.

Physiotherapy and rehabilitation