Physiotherapy
Overview
The Department of Physiotherapy at Dr Mehta’s Hospitals offers professionally supervised programmes, providing education and counseling services to help patients recover after a serious injury, illness or a surgery. The department aims to promote health and fitness in every patient’s life. It is managed by a team of highly qualified, skilled and experienced physiotherapists who specialize in manual therapy, mobilization, strength training, endurance training, balance training, fitness training, ergonomic advice and many other specialized techniques.
The Department of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation is well equipped with state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment, including treadmill, cycle, ergo meter, multistation gym, neuro- rehabilitation mat, staircase and ramp. This equipment helps the patients to reduce pain, restore muscle balance, correct posture and address activity and functional limitations.
The Department of Physiotherapy works very closely with the Institutes of Cardiac Sciences, Neurosciences, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and offers specialized programmes and services to patients. Degenerative conditions, traumatic conditions, adult & pediatric neurological conditions and adult cardiac conditions are treated here. The highly skilled team at Dr Mehta’s Hospitals believes in providing holistic treatment for all cases to restore the patients’ normal or near normal activities of daily living and reduce suffering.
Subspecialties
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech & Audiology Therapy
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Physiotherapy
- Sports Medicine
Technology
A state-of-the-art Physiotherapy cum Rehabilitation Centre is available at Dr Mehta’s Hospitals. The centre has a team of well qualified physiotherapists who provide top quality and personalized treatment in a comfortable environment. The physiotherapists constantly upgrade their knowledge and skills to provide excellent care and strive to introduce new techniques for treatment.
The key procedures and techniques offered at the Department of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation are:
- Cervical & lumbar traction
- TENS
- Short wave diathermy
- Ultrasonic therapy
- Electronic traction
- Manual traction
- Short wave diathermy
- Microwave diathermy
- Wax bath
- Moist heat therapy
- Infrared rays
- Iontophoresis
- Laser treatment
- Electric muscle stimulation
- Interferential therapy
Infrastructure
- Fully equipped Exercise Therapy Lab (Parallel bars, Ramps 7 steps, Walkers, Joggers, weights and pulleys)
- Static cycle
- Treadmill
- Cross trainer
HIGHLIGHT IN Dr. MEHTA’S HOSPITAL PHYSIOTHERAPY: DTS (TRACTION)
The DTS Traction Unit offers effective treatment for:
- Herniated disc
- Degenerative disc
- Facet Syndrome
- Sciatica
- Post-surgical patients
- Spinal stenosis
The traction is used for cervical spine, lumbar spine, hip joint, knee joint and wrist joint.