Physiotherapy

Geriatric physical therapy covers a wide area of problems concerning the elderly. There are many conditions that affect people as they grow older and which are not limited to the following: arthritis, osteoporosis, knee and hip joint replacements, balance disorders, urinary incontinence, etc. Geriatric physical therapists specialize in providing therapy for such conditions and ailments. 
 
Risks of lack of physical activity in elderly people: 

• Reduced muscle mass, strength and physical endurance 

• Reduced coordination and balance 

• Reduced joint flexibility and mobility 

• Reduced cardiovascular and respiratory function 

• Reduced bone strength 

Rehabilitation can reduce the impact of a broad range of health conditions, including diseases (acute or chronic), illnesses or injuries. It can also complement other health interventions, such as medical and surgical interventions, helping to achieve the best outcome possible.  
 

Rehabilitation is for people who have lost abilities that they need for daily life. Some of the most common causes include: 

• Injuries and trauma, including burns, fractures (broken bones), spinal cord injuries, and soft tissue injuries 

• Major surgery 

• Certain birth defects and genetic disorders 

• Developmental disabilities 

• Chronic pain, including back and neck pain etc 

When most people think of Physical Therapy, they think of rehabilitation or rehab. Now many people are discovering the value of prehabilitation or prehab or visiting a Physical Therapist before a surgery or injury. 

Prehabilitation has been shown to reduce the recovery time period and complications after surgery. The general conditioning that can be incorporated into a Prehab program can offset some of the detrimental side effects of these procedures the patient is better prepared and can handle it.

Our Physiotherapists are  experienced at helping children remain motivated and positive towards their physiotherapy, believing children respond best to structured therapy in a play-based environment. In every program, we target balance skills, muscle strength and functional motor performance.
 

• Improves posture and integrates reflexes of child

• Makes movement easier by training more typical patterns of movements.

• Improves gross motor skills.

• Improves functional mobility.

• Improves muscle balance and muscle strength.

• Improves balance and coordination.

• Improves range of motion.

• Improves muscle tone.

• Improved gait/gait training.

• Addresses respiratory difficulties.

• Assists in addressing learning difficulties.

Athletes of all levels are happy to participate in competitions and tournaments. If you are an injured athlete, you know how important it is to recover quickly so you can get back to doing what you love. Some sports injuries are inevitable, but other injuries can be prevented. Poor training methods, lack of preparation and inadequate warmup are some of the causes of sports injuries. Injuries often occur during competitions, organized sports, fitness classes or exercises. Be it a fracture, joint dislocation, sprain, or strain you want to recover, you require physiotherapy

Injuries must be appropriately treated to ensure the athlete’s safety. According to the therapist, it is essential to examine the biomechanics involved in certain sports.
 

Depending on the sport you are playing, you might risk one or more of these types of injuries:

• Ankle Injury

• Concussion

• Pulled Muscle

• Neck splint

• Knee Injury

• Tennis Elbow & many more

Manual therapy is a clinical approach based on skilled “hands on” therapy to decrease pain and improve the mobility of joints, soft tissues and nerves.
 

At Stairs, our physiotherapists have developed high skills manual therapy during their studies and through further postgraduate training.
 

Manual therapy is used to assess, diagnose and treat a variety of symptoms and conditions.

Physiotherapists will usually combine manual therapy with exercise prescription and rehabilitation which will lead to a faster recovery of your function.

 

Benefits of Manual Therapy

• Modulate pain

• Increase joints mobility to stiff joints and range of motion

• Improve tissue repair

• Improving tissue stability and extensibility

• Reduce soft-tissue inflammation

• Reduce muscle tension

• Induce relaxation

• Facilitate movement and exercise therapy