Role Of Physiotherapy In Managing Arthritis In Elderly Crowd!

Physiotherapy removes a significant amount of discomfort associated with old age, like joint pain, balance disorder, high blood pressure, obesity etc. It reduces an elderly patient s chances of falling. It also strengthens bones, muscles and tissues.

Physiotherapy follows the principle of a person s natural ability to use his/her body and its parts to their optimum advantage. The maintenance of this capacity is ensured by physiotherapy. It makes sure that a person is able to make the body parts function in a sound manner.

Physiotherapy works on multiple levels. For instance, the physiotherapy objective for a person who wants to regain walking capability would be to increase quad strengths and promote better balance. After this an occupational therapist would make sure that the patient initiates walking with the use of supportive devices. Doctors work to provide analgesics and palliative medicines to the patient. Nurses might motivate the patient to walk.

Ankle pumps, knee-straightening exercises, knee bends supported by bed, knee bends performed in a sitting position are some of the exercises that a patient needs to perform after undergoing knee replacement surgery. The physiotherapist help the patient perform these routines correctly and by bending and stretching the knees and the legs the physiotherapist helps a patient regain strength, thereby helping him/her stand up once again.