Physiotherapy

Department of Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is the art and science of physical care and rehabilitation. It is a primary care service provided to Individuals to restore and maintain movement and functional ability throughout the life span. An essential aspect of physiotherapy treatment is rehabilitation, which may be required in order to re-educate a person to enable them to safely return to their normal life be it work ,sport. Following injury and periods of immobilisation, patients may be affected by muscle weakness and loss of function.

An essential aspect of physiotherapy treatment is rehabilitation, which may be required in order to re-educate a person to enable them to safely return to their normal life be it work ,sport. Physiotherapists use various techniques to rehabilitate patients.

The department offers comprehensive services in areas of:

• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Neuro rehabilitation Unit
• Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics
• Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Pain Management
• Physiotherapy in Sports injuries
• Physiotherapy as endurance exercises after liver/kidney transplant
• Following injury and periods of immobilisation, patients may be affected by muscle weakness and loss of function.

Physiotherapists use various techniques to rehabilitate and re-educate patients, such as:

• Mobilisations
• Teaching personalised exercise programmes
• Proprioceptive training
• Soft tissue massage
• Stretching