Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy undeniably plays a very important role in modern medicine for the complete rehabilitation of a patient. As one saying goes A PHYSICIAN ADDS YEARS TO LIFE AND PHYSIOTHERAPIST ADDS LIFE TO YEARS. Those wise words round about underlines the importance of physiotherapy has gained in modern medicine. Fathima Hospital has a very well equipped and modern physiotherapy center rendering physiotherapeutic management and care for patients referred to it by the various multi specialty departments of the hospital. The department renders specialty management in the fields of Orthopaedics and Traumetology. Neurology, Neuro-surgery, Cardio thoracic surgery, Cardiology, General surgery, Paediatrics, General medicine, Gynaecology etc. Equipments Some of the Electrotherapeutic equipments available in the department include Short Wave Diathermy (SWD), Ultra Sound Therapy (UST), Wax Bath Therapy, Ultra Violet Therapy (UVT). Traction Equipment (ICT and IPT). Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ( TENS) , Muscle Stimulator (Faradic and Galvanic) Continuous Passive Motion (CPM), Infra Red Radiation (IRR), IFT, Massagers etc. Some of the exercise Therapy Equipments available include Parallel bars, Stationary Cycle, Mariner Wheel, Quadriceps table, Springs and Pulley systems, Suspensions, Walking aids, Strengthening Exercises equipments etc. Conditions Treated Orthopaedics Postoperative management of fractures and dislocations, soft tissue injuries, diseases and disorders of bones and joints, degenerative arthopathies like Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondylosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Metabolic Arthropathies, Neuropathies like disc prolapses, Bells palsy, post op joint replacement surgeries etc. Neurology Diseases of brains and spinal cord like haemoplegia (stroke), Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson�s disease, Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Spinal cord diseases (Paraplegia and Quadriplegia), Tabes dorasalis, syringomelia etc, peripheral nerve lesions, cerebral palsy, spinabifida, post operative management following various neuro surgeries etc. Cardio Respiratory Postoperative management in cardiac surgeries like CABG (Bye-pass), Valve replacements, correction of anomalies in heart etc, post operative management of lung surgeries like Thoracoplasty, wedge resection, Lobotomy, Pneumonectomy etc. Management of Chronic obstructive airway diseases like Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Emphysema, Asthma, Lung abress, Pneumonia, Preumothorax, Lung Tumors, and Pleurisy etc. General Surgery & Gynaecology Post operative management of common operations like Cholecystectomy, Colostimy, Ileostomy, Gastrectimy, Hernias, Mastectomy, Nephrectomy, prostatecomy etc, management of burn conditions, Amputations management of pressure sore, ulcers etc, Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), urinary in continence, post operative Hysterectomy, prenatal and post natal physiotherapy management.