Category Archives: Physiotherapy

Patient compliance is an essential part of patient recovery and rehabilitation in physical therapy, particularly when patients have a chronic or longer anticipated recovery time. We recently had a patient who expressed dismay that she wasn’t “getting any better.” This patient had a history of late cancelling appointments and not only non-compliance with her home exercise program but frequently lost the instructions all together. In spite of that, she had met many of the goals that were set for her and once she was reminded of those met expectations she felt better and was re-inspired by her treatment plan.

Physiotherapy and pilates have a lot in common and are both a great way to deal with joint pains and muscular problems. If you have ever broken an ankle or another bone, or twisted a joint in any way, then you will likely have been sent to a physiotherapist. Here you will have had the joint manipulated and massaged and will likely have been given a range of different exercises to perform in order to strengthen the muscle and to loosen the joint and tendons.

Today, Arthritis has become a major problem; its widespread signs and symptoms are known. People feel acute inflammation in their joints and sometimes unable to walk. This type of prolonged inflammation often occurs in tissues.

Arthritis gradually damages the joint tissues

According to some doctors, different types of geographical as well as climatic conditions may cause such problems. It not only effects on the joints, but also in skin. In fact, it may also cause irreparable damage due to inflammation of the synovial membrane, which gradually damages the joint tissues. Even in some cases, it may restricts movement. Eventually, it may cause other problems as well.

IRFs are free-standing rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units in acute care hospitals. Patients who are admitted must be able to tolerate three hours of intense rehabilitation services per day. Common diagnoses for patients who require intensive inpatient acute rehabilitation therapy include: Stroke, brain injury, spinal cord dysfunction, heart surgery, amputation, neuromuscular conditions, arthritic conditions, joint replacement, and other conditions. Their primary focus is to provide rehabilitative services to assist patients in becoming as independent as possible in their activities of daily living so that they may return home and re-enter the community. Below are twenty tips to consider when your parent/loved one is sent for inpatient physical therapy rehabilitation.