Physical Therapy Clinic
Physical therapy provides services to patients of all ages in order to develop, maintain and restore their maximum functional mobility and capability. It identifies and increases possibilities for movement within the field of improvement, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. It is a goal-oriented and time-limited process in the rehabilitation program.
At the physical medicine and physical therapy clinic, the physician examines the patient, determines their diagnosis, prescribes therapy and defines total duration of physiotherapy.
After the physician’s examination, the physiotherapist takes over the patient’s records and, after completing the therapy, schedules physical therapy sessions according to procedures, allots the date and time of arrival, and informs the patients.
Physical therapy is carried out and modified during the treatment in order to achieve set goals and may include:
- Manual therapy
- Medical massage therapy
- Therapeutic exercises – individual and group physiotherapy
- Muscle strengthening exercises
- Passive and active exercises
- Maintaining range of motion
- Respiratory training
- Coordination and balance exercises
- Stretching exercises
- Proprioception exercises
- Exercises for scoliosis, kyphosis, postural dysfunction
- Osteoporosis exercises
- Cryotherapy
- Application of physical agents
- Electrotherapeutic procedures (diadynamic currents, galvanization, interference currents, TENS, ultra-stimulating currents, electrostimulation)
- Therapeutic laser
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Magnetotherapy
- FMS (Functional Magnetic Stimulation)
- IR lamp
- Heat wraps
- Functional training, etc.
Interventions may also be aimed at preventing damage, functional limitations, incapacity, and injuries while promoting improvement and maintenance of health, quality of life and fitness in groups of all ages and population.
Each patient is approached individually, guided through the process of physical therapy by a physiotherapist. Such an approach contributes to better communication and cooperation with the client, ensures high-quality and effective realization of set goals and monitors the therapeutic progress.
