Physiotherapy Service is one of Medical and Allied Health Sciences (MAHS) services and designed for assessing patient’s condition and physical status, and prepare a treatment program according to findings, using recognized treatment procedures suitable to patient’s condition.
Service delivered at Kabgayi H Physiotherapy Service
- Admission and patient orientation ;
- Advise patients and relatives on exercises to be carried out by patients at home;
- Decreasing pain
- Increasing joint movement and flexibility
- Building muscle strength and endurance
- Improving balance and co-ordination
- Enhancing tolerance in exercise and daily activities, and
- Educating about the condition and therapy program.
- Conduct a holistic examination to find out the real physiotherapy diagnosis.
- Decreasing pain using different therapeutic modalities and techniques
- Provide general rehabilitation to all impaired patients where possible.
- Provide ergonometric exercises through education
- Provide mobility devices where necessary depending on the patient's condition
- Provide deformity correction (both congenital and acquired) including congenital clubfoot using Ponseti Method.
- Participate in the outreach program when it is possible for health promotion.
- Provide heat and cold therapy
- Provide Exercise therapy
- Provide Stimulation therapy
- Provide Joint manipulation. (mobilisation and massage technic ) ;
- Provide Acupuncture
NB: At present we do not provide acupuncture.