Physiotherapy
The Physiotherapy Department at Amara Hospital offers a variety of physical therapy and rehabilitation services designed to help you recover more quickly and completely. Our experienced therapists and doctors will work together with you in a holistic manner. To ensure that you receive full benefit from your therapy sessions, schedule appointment with an appropriate doctor (neurologist, pulmonologist, orthopedic surgeon, cardiologist), prior to starting therapy.
Let us be your partner in recovery.
Leveraging their expertise and adopting a holistic approach, our professionals can help alleviate problems related to the following:
Brain / Nervous System: When a neurological condition such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease or Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Cerebral Palsy or spinal cord
injury affects the ability to move and carry out daily functions.
Bones, Joints and Soft Tissues: Orthopedic problems like pain in the back, shoulder and neck, as well as sports injuries incurred as part of a physically active lifestyle.
Lungs & Breathing: Respiratory illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis that need strengthening and
exercising of the pulmonary system.
Heart & Circulation: Post a heart attack or cardiac surgery, the body needs rehabilitation to revert to optimal physical functioning.
Well-trained Physiotherapists along with state-of-art and the latest therapeutic
modalities, enable the Physiotherapy Department to offer relief to patients
suffering from illness, injury or disability, and improve their quality of life. Treatment methods include Manual therapies, Exercise programs, and Electrotherapy techniques. We also advise and guide people on maintaining good health, while helping them to resist diseases and manage pain.
Benefits of Physiotherapy
- Restores mobility, maintains physical activity, and enhances overall health and wellness
- Prevents disease, injury, and disability
- Reduces or eliminates pain
- Strengthens weakened parts of the body after a stroke
- Helps control diabetes and vascular diseases
- Helps manage pain from arthritis, osteoporosis, or joint replacement
- Improves strength & breathing after cardiac procedure
- Specialized treatment for pelvic health and pain, bowel incontinence, fibromyalgia, urinary continence, and lymphedema.
Conditions treated
- Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Arthritis and chronic knee pain
- Rehabilitation post-surgery
- Care after knee and hip replacement surgeries
- Neurological disorders and strokes
- Frozen Shoulder
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Sports Injuries
- Repetitive Strain Injuries
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COMMON TREATMENTS
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Strategically placed electrodes pass current to stimulate nerves for a massaging sensation that relieves acute & chronic pain, post-op pain, labour & delivery pain, headaches, arthritis, chronic pain from tendonitis and bursitis, cancer pain, and wound healing.
Range of Motion Exercises
To aid in movement & joint mobility and facilitate circulation post-surgery or bone injuries, these exercises help prevent muscle atrophy and related postural problems.
Cryotherapy and Heat Therapy
Application of hot or cold packs helps relieve sore and stiff muscles, not only in professional athletes but also those who work long hours at a desk job.
Soft Tissue Mobilisation
A therapeutic massage that relaxes the muscles even as it facilitates blood circulation, lymph flow and reduces pain and swelling around inflamed joints.
Ultrasound Therapy
Therapeutic ultrasonic waves provide deep heating to soft tissues including muscles,
tendons, joints, and ligaments, offering pain relief to patients suffering from arthritis, muscle strain and tendonitis.
Interferential Therapy (IFT)
By stimulating the affected tissue to block pain and reduce swelling & inflammation, it
relieves pain associated with back, neck, shoulder and knee, fibromyalgia, joint injuries, overuse injuries & surgical procedures, edema, inflammation, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tennis Elbow, sports injuries.
Shortwave Diathermy (SWD)
High-frequency electric current is used to generate heat within body tissues, to help in treatment of arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, muscle spasms, myositis, neuralgia, sprains & strains, tenosynovitis, tendonitis, bursitis.
GETTING YOU BACK INTO ACTION
RELIEVING YOU OF PAIN
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about our services for international patients.
Objective assessment of how employees work in their workplace. This will help identify ergonomic risks such as repetitive tasks that can cause strains, improper work area set-up, and improper use of tools, which can result in development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This can be done for employees in both office and manufacturing locations.
Following assessment, we will work with you to come up with possible solutions for appropriate work-area set-up, appropriate use of tools and exercises that may help employees improve their posture.
Manual Therapy will restore mobility to stiff joints and reduce muscle tension. It includes kneading, manipulation of the muscles, massage, joint mobilization and joint manipulation.
Strategically placed electrodes pass current to stimulate nerves endings to provide a massaging sensation that relieves both acute and chronic pain.
A type of TENS, it uses alternating low and medium frequency current to relieve pain and stimulate healing. It may be helpful for people with chronic muscle wasting.
Application of cold or hot packs helps relieve pain. Application of cold packs can reduce edema, redness and irritation in people with musculoskeletal strain and spasm. Heat therapy will relax muscles and improve blood flow. These methods are usually supplemental to other therapies.
