WHAT IS PHYSIOTHERAPY ?
Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession concerned with function and movement and maximizing potential. It uses physical means to evaluate, promote, treat, maintain and restore physical, psychological, functional and social well-being, taking into account the health status of an individual.

The Physiotherapy Department ar Belle Vue Clinic is equipped with the latest technology to handle physiotherapy needs. Treatment is provided in a friendly and caring environment.

All staff are qualified with a minimum qualification of Bachelor's in Physiotherapy. The staff undergo frequent Professional Development Course to update themselves. Research activities from an important basis for scientific development and underscores the important of Evidence Based practice.

Our aim is to:

1. Conduct an initial assessment and ensure all your problems are understood.

2. Plan your treatment based on scientific rationale, relevant to your condition.

3. Provide you individual attention.

4. Encourage your participation in your therapy to maximize treatment benefit.

5. Use a holistic approach.

6. Provide you with concrete and long-term follow-up facilities to prevent recurrence of the problem.
7. Help you achieve normal life-style.

PRE AND POST NATAL CLASS
What are pre and postnatal classes?
Pre means before pregnancy and post means after pregnancy. pre and post-natal classes are meant for pregnant women. The Pre-natal classes comprise of 10 sessions, each designed to provide new information and yet relating on knowledge you have gained in the previous classes. The classes are comprehensive and comprise of theory and practical sessions. Both audio-visual aids are used. Post-natal classes train you to regain abdominal and vaginal muscles tone and pre-pregnancy fitness.

Pregnant women enjoy these classes. It provides them a forum to discuss similar issue of physical discomforts, apprehensions about labour etc.

What is the aim of these classes?
To provide pregnant women factual information about all aspect of pregnancy and labour. To mentally and physically prepare for events that occur during labour for an eventual successful labour.

INCONTINENCE CLINIC
Most individual are socially embarrassed to express that they are unable to control urine outflow or that they leak urine. For older women, the estimated prevalence of urinary incontinence ranged from 17% to 55% and for older man, incontinence prevalence was estimated to be 11% to 34%.

Ensuring your privacy in your treatment of incontinence, we help you maintain the tone of your pelvic floor muscles with simple exercise. We can further use Electrical Nerve Muscle Stimulation for muscles fibres which you may no be able to recruit.

PAIN CLINIC
The department treats all varieties of pain arising from musculoskeletal or neurological disorders. Common painful conditions include acute shoulder pain, chronic arthritis, nerve root pain, tempero-mandibular joint and post surgical pain.

SPORTS CLINIC
Sports persons are particularly vulnerable to injury and yet the imperative requirement of the profession is to return to sports as soon as possible. Treated scientifically keeping in mind and correct.

The Belle Vue Clinic Physiotherapy Department offers a comprehensive range of services. The Unit offers a wide range of therapeutic exercise and a multitude of modalities to help patients return to ana ctive and healthy physical level. Modalities include:

• Electro-Therapy : Ultrasound, Shortwave, Diathermy (continuous and pulsed), Electrical Stimulation, TENS, Traction, Interferential Therapy and LASER.

• Exercise Therapy : Treadmills, Weights, Pulleys, Physio-Balls, Elastic Bands, Springs, Balance Boards, Static Bikes and Multi-Station.

• Manual Therapy : Myofascial Release, Trigger Point and Pressure Points Release, Taping, Joint Mobilization Techniques - McKenzie, Mulligan.

ORTHOPAEDIC REHABILITATION
Condition Treated

• Outpatients : Cervical and Lumber Spondylosis, Frozen Shoulder, Arthritis, Sprains and Strains, Post-Operative Stiffness.

• Inpatients : Who have undergone Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement, Fixations after Fractures, Arthroscopy, Ligament Surgery.

• Orthotics : Orthotic services involve assessment, measurement of orthotics (mechanical devices that assists, support, compensate and correct lost functions of the human body e.g. ankle-foot orthosis for a sprained ankle, lumbar support, stocking to prevent swelling in arms/legs and prevention/treatment of DVT).

Remember that early diagnosis and treatment of physical injury can significantly accelerate recovery.

NEURO REHABILITATION
Many neurological conditions such as stroke, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, spinal tumors and progressive conditions such as Parkinson's disease lead to a sudden or gradual loss of independence. Such loss many include the loss of mobility and walking, the use of hands and the inability to perform the tasks of everybody life. These conditions may also cause various degree of mental function impairment. A physiotherapist, specialised in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological conditions, can assist you by providing a comprehensive rehabilitation programme.

Bioechanics of the human body and the respective sports, the Sports Clinic provide comprehensive treatment solutions.

INDOOR SERVICES
We deal with all kinds of surgical and non-surgical conditions in general medicine, orthopaedics, neurology, neurosurgery, gynaecology and surgery and plastic surgery. Patient in the ICCU and CCU are routinely referred to physiotherapy.

BACK SCHOOL TRAINING
Back School Training classes are meant for the corporate sector where a group of employees are screened for posture, work style ergonomic demands, lifestyle and spinal fitness. An individual consultation followed by a class covering all issues demonstrated with audio-visual aids are part of the deal.