Physical Therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the healthcare professions. Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists that promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention and health promotion.
Physiotherapy practice serve people of all ages ranging from paediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. The Geriatrics are the elderly. As one ages, changes occur in the body both physically and physiologically. Geriatric physiotherapy assists the elderly to have an improved quality of life by using a variety of treatments to alleviate pain and restore function, or in the case of permanent injury or disease, to lessen the effects of any dysfunction. It keeps them moving and active.
The GburusCare Initiative Physiotherapy clinic has been well equipped to handle geriatric conditions such as arthritis of knee and hip, frozen shoulders, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, joint replacements and balance disorders, Parkinsons and parkinsoniasm, Stroke, low back pain,
The goal of GburusCare geriatric physiotherapy treatments is to help:
• Restore mobility affected by old age
• Reduce pain
• Work around physical limitations and
• Improve physical fitness and overall health.
GburusCare enjoys the services of qualified and competent physiotherapists who attend to the physical functional deficit needs of this age group by taking an on-the-spot comprehensive and holistic assessment, with critical reasoning. Drafting a plan of care that is patient centered, and provision of treatment through physical methods such as; exercises, soft tissue mobilization (massage), manipulation, electrotherapy, passive movements/mobilizations, Stretches, strengthening and conditioning of muscles and other treatments over medication and surgery.
We also provide counselling sessions and advice on taking care of one’s physical functioning capacity, health lifestyle modifications and overall general well-being.
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