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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The goal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Future Care
Clinics is to help people who have experienced disabling diseases or
traumatic injury to regain control of their lives by restoring
movement and function. physical therapists, occupational therapists,
other rehabilitation professionals, create individualized therapy
plans that consider the unique needs, abilities, and objectives of
each patient.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialists provide care
for outpatients.The practice offers
services in conjunction with other Future Care Clinics specialties for
chronic pain, movement problems, various nervous system conditions .
Services provided through Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at
Future Care Clinics include care for the following medical conditions:
* Amputation
* Arthritis
* Dysphagia
* Fibromyalgia
* Hand injury
* Inpatient rehabilitation
* Lymphedema
* Multiple sclerosis
* Muscular dystrophy
* Musculoskeletal injuries (pain of muscles, tendons, ligaments,
joints and bones)
* Osteoporosis
* Spina bifida
* Spinal cord injury
* Spine pain (low back pain, neck pain)
* Sports-related injuries
* Stroke
* Work-related injuries
* Wound care
Rehabilitation specialists at Future Care Clinics provide compassionate care.
Physical therapy (physiotherapy) is the procurement of services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout their lifespan. It includes the arrangement of services in circumstances when movement and function are threatened by the process of aging, injury or disease. The method of physical therapy shows full and functional movements, and the heart of what it means to be healthy.
Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing movement potential, within the spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. It involves the interaction between physical clients, families and care givers in a process of assessing movement potential and establishing agreed upon goals and objectives using knowledge and skills unique to physical therapists.
The physical therapists distinctive view of the body, its movement needs and potential is central to determining a diagnosis, intervention strategy and is consistent whatever the setting whichever practice is undertaken. These settings will vary in relation to whether physical therapy is concerned with health promotion, prevention, treatment or rehabilitation.
Physical therapy interventions may include:
Manual handling; movement enhancement electrotherapeutic and mechanical agents; functional training; provision of aids and appliances; patient related instruction and counseling; documentation and coordination, and communication. Intervention may also be aimed at prevention of impairments, functional limitations, disability and injury including the promotion and maintenance of health, quality of life, and fitness in all ages and populations.
Some of the conditions that physical therapists manage include:
Physical therapy assessment
A physical therapist will initially conduct a subjective examination (interview) regarding a patient medical history, and then go on to the objective assessment (physical examination). The subjective examination is guided by the presenting system and complaint, and the objective assessment is in turn guided by the history.
This semi structured process is used to rule out serious pathology (so called red flags), establish functional limitations, establish the diagnosis, guide therapy, and establish a baseline for monitoring progress. As such, the objective exam will then use certain quantifiable measurements to both guide diagnosis and progress monitoring. These depend upon the system (and area) being managed, e.g. a musculature exam may involve, inter alia, assessment of joint range of motion, muscle power, neurological assessment, motor control, and posture, whilst a cardiopulmonary assessment may involve lung auscultation and exercise physiology testing.
In some countries a physical therapist may order diagnostic imaging tests such as x-rays and MRIs to obtain more information about a patient present condition and determine the treatment plan including referral to other practitioners. Physical therapists may also perform electromyography and nerve conduction testing to aid in the diagnosis of muscle and nerve disorders.
Physical therapy treatment
Guided by the assessment findings, the physical therapist will then develop and facilitate a treatment plan. Aside from the various physio therapeutic techniques involved in therapy, the treatment regime may include prescribing and advice regarding assistive technology including mobility aids, standing frames, and walking devices. The physical therapist should consider functional progress; include ongoing review and refinement. Patient education is a key aspect of all treatment plans. |
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