PHYSIOTHERAPY
Physical therapists are health care professionals who diagnose and manage individuals of all ages who have musculoskeletal problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.
Physical therapists examine each individual and develop a plan of care using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. Physical therapists also work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles.
I am a Swiss qualified physiotherapist, fully licensed in Spain and practicing in Ibiza for the last nine years. I work with patients of all ages with any kind of physical disease or complaints, after any kind of accidents or surgery.
Physical therapy is practiced at your home, in hospital on a private basis or in my rehabilitation room in Santa Eularia.
Treatment areas and offers:
- Orthopedic rehabilitation before and after surgery such as:
- Joint mobilization, scar treatments
- strength training and stretching
- Training in use of Prosthetic or Orthic Device
- Training in Crutch Walking
- Neuro rehabilitation in hemiplegia, paraplegia or nerve damage.
- Medical training therapy in postural weakness, scoliosis, lower back pain, intervertebral disc problems, rheumatism, in pre-and post natal stages.
- Occupational therapy and personal fitness training programs
- Manual Hands-On Physical Therapy
- Sports physiotherapy
- Incontinence therapy and pelivic floor exercises
In response to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showing that pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence, affect up to one-quarter of American women, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging women who suffer from this widespread disorder to consider treatment from a physical therapist.
Quoting from: http://www.apta.org/
Recent research has demonstrated physical therapy’s effectiveness at treating the symptoms of urinary incontinence. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (March 18, 2008) reports that pelvic floor muscle training, in conjunction with bladder training, resolved the symptoms of urinary incontinence in women. According to APTA, proper preventive measures and treatment by a physical therapist can help patients manage, if not alleviate, this often debilitating condition.
Urinary incontinence, or involuntary loss of bladder control, isn’t something that just happens to older patients. In fact, the condition affects men and women alike, young and old. More than 25 million* Americans have urinary incontinence, and the experience can leave them feeling ashamed, socially isolated, and depressed.
“Patients often think that because of age or medical history, incontinence is something they have to learn to live with, but in reality that couldn’t be further from the truth,” she says. “Health care professionals need to be aware of the role that physical therapists play in treating incontinence so that their patients know about alternatives to diapers, medication, or surgery.”
The initial patient evaluation requires determining the type of incontinence (stress, urge, or both), the extent of incontinence, assessing the strength, motor control and endurance of pelvic floor muscles, and screening for any other musculoskeletal issues, then developing an individualized exercise treatment program, and making sure patients understand their role in the treatment program.
Kegel exercises, or pelvic floor muscle exercises that involve contracting, holding, and releasing pelvic floor muscles, are the most effective weapon in the fight against stress incontinence. “Once patients have correctly identified these muscles, a physical therapist will train how to enhance pelvic floor muscle function.
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