Physiotherapy
The human body is designed for movement; this freedom to move different body parts in various directions gives man massive potential to work and play. Losing or degrading this unique ability can be devastating. That is where physiotherapy sets it.
Physiotherapy is the healthcare profession that focuses on helping people maximize their physical potentials, including movement and other human functions.
Physiotherapy covers the entire scope of promoting physical movement potential and preventing, treatment rehabilitating programs for various movement-related challenges.
At DOC Medical Centre, we take a hands-on, drug-free, and open-minded approach to treating diseases and injuries that undermine physical movement. Our team of highly experienced physiotherapists apply techniques such as stretching, exercises, massage, heart and heat therapy to rehabilitate, reduce pain and maximize movement potentials.
Who Needs Physiotherapy?
In contrast to popular opinion, physiotherapy is not restricted to rehabilitating people recovering from injury or those having movement challenges. It is helpful for anyone that intends to maximize physical potentials such as enhancing joint mobility, increase strength and coordination, improve cardio-respiratory functions, and many more.
Physiotherapy is invaluable for pain management and promoting recovery in people suffering from disabling injuries and disease conditions.
Our physiotherapists work in conjunction with other medical professionals to provide treatment for the following:
- Heart and lung disease
- Pre and post-surgical needs
- Traumatic, workplace and athletic injuries
- Arthritic joints
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Nerve injury
- Spinal cord
- Brain injury
- Amputations
Our Treatment Modalities Include
The adult human body has 206 bones joined to one another to form the human skeletal frame. The place two bones meet in the body is called joint; they are surrounded by soft tissues and prone to injury and disease.
Joint manipulation therapy is a hands-on technique for reducing pain, releasing tension in the joints, and enhancing flexibility and free movement. The treatment calls the patient’s attention to the correct positioning and motion of the joint. This action simulates smooth joint function, and joint mobility eventually leads to improved mobility and range of motion.
Our experienced physical therapist moves the joint with small and passive motions and manipulates it to attain a natural resistant level. This action increases the elasticity, resilience, and strength of the tissues surrounding the joint and restores joint play.
This therapy effectively manages acute and chronic pain, relaxes the muscles, reduces muscle spasms, and increases the range of motion.
The ultrasound therapy should not be confused with the ultrasound diagnostic procedure used to generate images of the internal organ. Therapeutic ultrasound is a tool used by physical therapists for treating pain and expediting muscle healing. This therapy has proved effective in treating musculoskeletal conditions like pain, injuries, fracture, soft tissue injuries and restricted range of motion.
The DOC Medical Center physical therapist examines the patients and determines if ultrasound therapy is the best treatment approach. The procedure entails the physical therapist heating the soft tissues with the therapeutic ultrasound to increase blood flow, reduce pain and expedite healing.
The patient often needs several ultrasound therapies during the treatment course. The procedure is often combined with other physical therapies.
Infrared therapy is an innovative physical therapy technique that is effective for managing acute and chronic pain. It is also effective in promoting tissue repair and expediting the healing of bones, joints and the surrounding tissues, ligaments and tendons.
Infrared light should not be confused with ultraviolet rays that can damage the body cells and tissues. Infrared light therapy can be used safely in all patients, including pregnant women and infants too. It is a natural and painless method of reducing pain and promoting healing.
The procedure involves using a small machine to radiate near infra-red light rays to the injured area of the body. The light penetrates the skin and muscle tissues down to the bones. It increases blood flow and promotes the regeneration and healing of injured tissues. Patients suffering from headaches, arthritis, lower back pain, tendonitis, sprain, soft tissue injuries, and many others can benefit from this therapy.
Over the last five centuries, electricity and magnetism have been used in various forms to provide healing. This type of treatment has been modernized into Translucent Electrical Stimulation (TENS) to relieve chronic pain.
Physiotherapists at DOC Medical Center leverages the latest technology in electrical stimulations and TENS to provide pain relief. The TENS device is a small gadget consisting of electrodes that deliver electrical impulse when placed in the skin. The physical therapist puts the TENS device close to the injured or affected area of the body to provide pain relief.
Our Physiotherapists at DOC Medical Centre have used electrical stimulation physical therapy to provide relief for injuries, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, tendinitis, lower back pain, diabetic neuropathy, and lots more.
Low-level Laser Technology is used to deliver cold laser therapy through a device that emits low radiation levels. During the procedure, multiple wavelengths of low-level lights are applied to the affected part of the body. This radiological impact stimulates a physiological reaction within the damaged cells that cause healing and regeneration.
The physiotherapist applies the laser device to the skin, but it does not cause any pain. The laser gadget does not vibrate, produce sound or emit heat. Each low-laser therapy session lasts for few minutes. This procedure is widely used for treating minor injuries and sprains like tennis elbow, tendonitis, muscle strain, neck pain and many more.
The efficacy of this therapy in reducing pains and relieving inflammation makes it effective in providing relief for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, herniated discs, and other disease conditions,
Shockwave therapy is an effective and non-invasive method of providing relief and promoting healing for various musculoskeletal conditions. This therapeutic method directs the impact of a machine that emits a series of low-energy acoustic waves on the injured area. The shockwave action triggers the body’s natural responses to reduce pain and promote healing naturally. Our medical professionals examine the patient to determine if this therapeutic procedure is the best in each case scenario.
This therapeutic technique is versatile; it has been used effectively in sports medicine, orthopedics and rehabilitation procedures. At DOC Medical Centre, we use shockwave therapy to treat musculoskeletal conditions that affect the tissues and tendons. Typical examples are tennis elbow, jumpers knee, Achilles, plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff, calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. The procedure is simple, painless, and has minimal side effects.
Traction is an effective physical therapy for treating pains and injuries, especially in the back and neck regions. The therapeutic massage focuses on the disc, a circular bony structure that separates one vertebra from the other. This structure loses its normal position when under pressure and compresses the surrounding nerves, causing pain.
The therapy aims to reduce the pressure on the vertebral disc, one of the main causes of different forms of back pain. The massage action dissipates the pressure on the disc and provides relief. This action also rehydrates the disc, allowing it to move with less friction. Our team of physical therapists at DOC Medical Center have used this technique to treat sciatica, herniated disc, neck pain, spinal stenosis, spondylitis, and degenerative disc disease.
Therapeutic taping is an effective therapy for treating a wide range of orthopedic and neuromuscular conditions. In this procedure, therapeutic tapes are applied on affected areas, mostly the joints in the shoulders, knees and ankles. The therapeutic tape supports and enhances joint and muscle functions, reduces pain, and expedites the healing of affected tissues.
Therapeutic tapes are sweatproof and waterproof and can last up to five days. So, you don’t have to bother about exposure to moisture. This therapy method has the unique advantage of stabilizing and supporting the muscles without restricting the range of movement. The physiotherapists at DOC Medical Centre have extensive experience in performing a wide range of therapeutic taping procedures.
Movement to bring pain relief, an improved range of motion and to strengthen the body.
Exercise can play a vital role in your recovery from injury, surgery or painful arthritic condition. With exercise
• Neuromuscular control is improved.
• The body’s stability, poise and balance are improved.
• Strengthening of the body’s core muscles.
• Improve and normalize range of motion in the body.
• Pain relief is achieved through regular performance of prescribed exercises.
Your Orthopedic Doctor will recommend a program of exercises for you to complete to improve your overall health, bearing in mind your specific condition.
The exercises that will be prescribed will include active motion, strengthening, stretching, balancing and conditioning. You will be supervised during your regime to ensure you are safe and are careful not to cause injury or increased pain.
Your DOC. Physiotherapist will assess and evaluate your particular condition and discuss your goals for improvement. They will work with your routine physiotherapy program that may include some work in the gym to improve your core strength, balance and range of movement.
Your physiotherapist may also ask you to continue your exercises at home.