Physiotherapy
The centre for rehabilitation medicine at All Is Well Multispecialty Hospital helps individuals to overcome their health disabilities and achieve optimal health.
All rehabilitation programs are co-ordinated with the medical and surgical teams who are involved in the patient’s care, with the aim of providing the highest quality of life to the patient.
Neuro Rehabilitation
We provide neuro rehabilitation services for patients with neurological illness or injury that has affected the ability to live and function independently. Patients may avail of rehabilitative services in an inpatient setting, inpatient rehabilitation unit, or in outpatient rehabilitation clinics.
Specialised programs are offered to those affected by:
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury
- Progressive neuromuscular diseases such as Parkinson’s
- Memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s
- Spine injuries and disorders
- Complex neuromedical conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis
- Vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders.
Goals of therapy:
- Regain functional independence
- To relearn and perform activities of daily living such as walking, eating, communicating and dressing
- To significantly improve quality of life by optimising physical, social, and psychological functioning.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation?
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive intervention based on a thorough patient assessment followed by patient-tailored therapies that include, but are not limited to, exercise training, education, and behaviour change, designed to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory disease, and to promote the long-term adherence to health-enhancing behaviours.
Who can join the program?
Any patient with obstructive or restrictive lung disease whose activity of daily life is limited due to dyspnea can be referred for pulmonary rehabilitation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation can benefit those with:
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Asthmatic Bronchitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Other Pulmonary Diseases
What are the goals of this program?
All major pulmonary organisations such as the American College of Chest Physicians and the European Respiratory Society, recommend that pulmonary rehabilitation should be an integral part of the treatment program for all patients with reduced lung capacities like COPD and asthma. It should also be considered as a standard of care for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease.
The goals of pulmonary rehabilitation at All Is Well Multispecialty Hospital are:
- To reduce activity limitation and participation restriction.
- To restore patients to the highest possible level of independent functioning.
- To increase exercise tolerance and reduce the feeling of breathlessness.
- To restore the confidence to exercise safely and effectively within the limits of their chest problem.
What does the program consist of?
The program includes:
- Aerobic exercises like treadmill walking, cycling, elliptical, which are prescribed after assessing your baseline capacity. The baseline capacity is mainly assessed on the basis of the 6-minute walk test, which is done on the day you enrol into the program. If required, you will be given exercises with supplemental oxygen.
- Strength training helps to build up muscle strength of various muscle groups in the body. This is done with the help of different weight cuffs, dumbbells, elastic therabands and pneumatic machines.
- Breathing exercises are a part of the warm up and cool down exercises. This is to improve your overall lung capacity. It is of prime focus in all-pulmonary patients.
- Your oxygen saturation will be continuously monitored while you are exercising. In addition, the therapist will also timely assess your blood pressure, heart rate, and exertion levels.
- Yoga, in the form of various flexibility, breathing exercises and meditation provides relaxation, which will help you deal with the stress and improve your mental and spiritual well-being.
- Diet is one of the important aspects of lifestyle modification, which needs to be incorporated in all individuals with pulmonary disease. Our team of dieticians will help you with a diet plan and all your queries pertaining to diet.
How frequently should I visit?
- As per the guidance received from the medical specialist.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Cardiac rehabilitation is a structured program, which is designed to help people with heart disease return to an active and satisfying life and to prevent recurrence of cardiac events.
Who can join the program?
Cardiac rehabilitation can benefit those who have had:
- Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
- Coronary Artery Bypass surgery
- Angioplasty
- Angina
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Angiography showing blockages
- Valve surgery
- An individual who is at cardiac risk and who wants to prevent the occurrence of a cardiac event.
What are the goals of this program?
Cardiac rehabilitation has Class I: Level A evidence in immediate post-surgical patients who have undergone CABG and recent angioplasty, which implies that all patients who have a cardiac history MUST enrol in a cardiac rehabilitation program.
The goals of cardiac rehabilitation at All Is Well Multispecialty Hospital
- To help cardiac patients get back to normal routine, as quickly and safely as possible.
- To institute lifestyle changes and regular monitoring to reduce future risk of cardiac events.
- To improve the psychological well-being of cardiac patients.
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
All Is Well Multispecialty Hospital provides comprehensive therapy services to individuals with injuries or physical impairments with a focus on patient education and prevention of re-injury. Each patient is evaluated thoroughly with tests of movement, muscle strength, sensation, pain and dexterity.
Patients may avail of rehabilitative services in an acute inpatient setting, in the inpatient rehabilitation unit, or in outpatient rehabilitation clinics.
Conditions treated include:
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Joint pain (shoulder, knee)
- Arthritic conditions
- Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
- Conservative Rehabilitation – fractures, ligament injuries
- Pre and Post-operative Rehabilitation.
The facilities available in our centre to aid in the assessment and treatment are:
- Gait and Motion Analysis system
- DTS (Electromyography) EMG system
- Underwater pool with treadmill and disinfection unit
- Other electrotherapeutic modalities.
Goals of therapy:
- To assist the patient to improve functionally, decrease pain and avoid surgery whenever possible.
- To help the patient achieve optimal level of independence, restore function following injury and prevent disability.
- To live the most active lifestyle possible including return to work activities and normal home and recreational life.
Paediatric Rehabilitation
We offer comprehensive paediatric rehabilitation services, which include evaluation and medical treatment of underlying disorder by a paediatric neurologist and developmental paediatrician. The centre offers specialised testing for learning disabilities and their treatment.
Children who can benefit from therapy, include those with:
- Cerebral palsy
- Athoid CP
- Spastic CP
- Mental retardation
- Hemiplegia
- Epilepsy
- Parthes disease
- CDH
- Autism
- Developmental delay
- Paediatric stroke, neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy
- Chromosomal and other genetic disorders
- ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
- Learning Disabilities
- Speech and language delay
- Emotional, behavioural and Psychiatric disorders.
Goals of therapy:
- To help children function to the greatest level of their ability.
- To help achieve independence in school and home activities.
- To provide emotional training and support to children and their family members.
Sports Rehabilitation
Rehab in sports: –
- ACL
- PCS
- Tennis Elbow
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- IT band Syndrome
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Epicondylitis
- Shoulder Bursitis
- Shoulder Instability
- Patello-Femoral Pain (Runner knee)
