06May

Physiotherapy Goes Digital – Healing From a Distance Through Telerehab
Physiotherapy has ascended into a new era with the rise of telerehabilitation. It is a fairly young concept and many rehab centers and hospitals in India do not practice it. Let us understand what telerehabilitation is and what its potential is. Telerehabilitation is the delivery of healthcare services through the use of telecommunication technologies such as video conferencing, online chat, and mobile applications. In physiotherapy, telehealth has become an increasingly popular way of providing remote care to patients who may not be able to attend in-person sessions due to various …
02May

Step into the Future with Smart Insoles: How Instrumented Insoles are Revolutionizing Foot Posture and Gait
Instrumented insoles are specialized shoe inserts that contain sensors and other technology to measure various aspects of a person’s movement and foot pressure distribution. The sensors in the insoles collect data on things like gait analysis, pressure distribution, and foot motion, which can then be analyzed to provide valuable information about a person’s foot health, balance, and overall movement patterns. Instrumented insoles can be used in a variety of settings, including sports training, medical rehabilitation, and research. They can help athletes improve their performance by providing feedback on their stride …
17Apr

The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Home Care Physio: A Personal Account
Physiotherapy is a healthcare discipline that focuses on treating injuries, illnesses, and disabilities by using a range of physical methods such as exercises and stretches. Home care in physiotherapy involves providing treatment and care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. This type of care is extremely important and can be life-changing for patients who are unable to visit a physiotherapy clinic due to mobility issues, transportation problems, or other reasons.  This mode of care provides a personalized and customized approach to treatment that is tailored to meet …
17Apr

Force Plate Technology – A Breakthrough for Balance Assessment?
Force plates are mechanical sensing systems designed to measure the ground reaction forces and moments involved in human movements. They generally look like a simple square or rectangle pedestal that sits flat on top of gym floors but can also be embedded into the ground to sit flush. With the help of force plates, we can interpret how forces are generated and transferred during a variety of different movements. A force plate allows us to demonstrate the kinematics of the body through Pressure Mapping.  Pressure measurement solutions offer the ability …
10Apr

The Hustle and Heart of Owning a Physiotherapy Clinics Chain
Calling all physiotherapists! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to own and manage multiple physiotherapy clinics? As a physiotherapist, you know how demanding and rewarding this field can be, and owning a chain of clinics takes it to the next level. It requires not only a deep understanding of the human body but also strong business acumen. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the daily life of a physiotherapy chain clinic owner, specifically tailored to the needs and interests of physiotherapists. From hiring and …
13Mar

A Day in The Life of a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
The human musculoskeletal system is an organ system that allows humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems. This system provides support, stability, shape, and movement to the body and is the body’s framework. It is made up of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules, cartilage, and any other structure that helps in movement or stability.  At times, due to stress or disease, this system may fail to provide the body with maximum stability or mobility. There is a very wide range of musculoskeletal ailments that …
27Feb

Neurological Physiotherapy – A Day In The Life
The depth of physical therapy can be compared to that of an ocean, deep and diverse. For an average man, the first thing that comes to mind when he hears the word physiotherapy is usually a job that deals with musculoskeletal conditions. Still, little do they know that that’s not the only field a therapist can specialize in. Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession concerned with human function and movement and maximizing physical potential. Physical potential can be reduced in individuals who suffer from a wide variety of diseases, hence, there …
20Feb

Physiotherapy – An Athlete’s Saving Grace
By far, the most in-demand field of physiotherapy is sports. The most common dream of physiotherapy students is to work with high-level athletes or teams. Sports and Exercise Physiotherapists are involved in the prevention and management of injuries resulting from sports and exercise participation at all ages and all levels of ability. These specialized physiotherapists provide evidence-based advice on safe participation in sports and exercise.  The job is daunting but incredible and special in so many ways. Without a doubt, the stakes are high for these athletes – missing a …
30Jan

Evidence Based Practice(EBP) in Physiotherapy
If you’re not assessing, you’re just guessing. Assessment is a delicate step-by-step process to interview and examine a patient to come to a provisional diagnosis. Simply put, assessment is the foundation of a therapist’s treatment and clinical decision-making. It is a skillful series of steps used to understand the current physical state of an individual. Assessment can also be defined as the synthesis of clinical findings into a clear understanding of presenting conditions that in turn facilitate the construction of a treatment protocol. The importance of assessment and evaluation is …
16Jan

Bringing Knee Examination to Easy-Ville
Does your knee pain dictate your heart and soul at times? Does your knee look and feel terrifying just like this? If so, then your knee urgently needs to be examined by a professional. Essentially, a perfect knee examination doesn’t exist, or does it? Come on, let’s be realistic, no, it doesn’t. But what we can do, is bring it pretty damn close. What does a knee examination require? For starters, it requires a keen sense of observation and sensitive palpation skills to identify the problem, or specifically, what is …
09Jan

Physiotherapy Assessment – The Foundation of Clinical Decision Making
Assessment is a delicate step-by-step process to interview and examine a patient to come to a provisional diagnosis. To put it simply, assessment is the foundation of a therapist’s treatment and clinical decision-making. The process of assessment begins with a polite self-introduction followed by an open-ended question such as What seems to be the problem? or What brings you to the hospital/clinic today? This is known as a patient interview. After carefully listening to their problem, a clinician moves on to the next steps of assessment which are – 1. …
12Dec

Hand-Held Dynamometer – Physiotherapy’s Finest Ally
One of the most widely used methods of assessing muscle strength is Manual Muscle Testing, which gives a physiotherapist a general understanding of how weak a patient’s muscle is. But what it fails to do, is to provide a clinician with a numeric quantification with which the muscle thrusts. Although being a standard clinical evaluation tool, its reliability and validity are highly questionable. The limitations of MMT arise from the nature of the procedure used as the tester must provide external resistance, which may vary considerably between testers. MMT also …

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