Articles on physiotherapy and rehabilitation: exercises, realistic timelines and milestones after surgery or injury, and how to get the most from work with your therapist. Follow your own programme; these pages explain the principles.
Before a vestibular rehabilitation first appointment, most teams ask for three things: a short symptom diary recording when dizziness happens, how long it lasts…
Pressure sore prevention after spinal cord injury rests on a daily routine: inspect skin over bony areas at least once or twice a day,…
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a supervised program for people with chronic lung disease that combines exercise training, breathing techniques and education. A typical session includes…
Living with low vision after rehabilitation works best when contrast and orientation skills become daily habits: use dark-on-light or light-on-dark pairings for food, stairs,…
Shockwave therapy shows moderate evidence of benefit for chronic plantar fasciitis. Randomized trials and meta-analyses find it relieves heel pain better than sham treatment…
A Bobath therapy session is a hands-on neurological rehabilitation appointment, usually with a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, in which the therapist guides your movement,…
Vision rehabilitation is for anyone whose sight loss cannot be fixed with glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery, and who finds reading, moving around,…
Physical therapy myths often come from a kernel of truth stretched too far. Some effort and mild, short-lived soreness can be part of rehabilitation,…
Low vision aids training is a rehabilitation program that teaches people with permanent, uncorrectable vision loss to use magnifiers, task lighting, contrast changes and…
A brain injury rehabilitation program is a coordinated course of therapy that helps a person relearn movement, thinking, communication and everyday skills after a…
Residual limb care during amputee rehabilitation means checking the skin of the remaining limb at least twice a day (a mirror helps for the…
Mild, symmetrical muscle ache that starts 12 to 24 hours after a rehab session, peaks within about three days and eases with gentle movement…
Amputee rehabilitation usually moves through overlapping stages: wound healing in the first weeks, shaping the residual limb with compression, a prosthetic fitting once the…
Manual therapy is a set of hands-on techniques, joint mobilization, manipulation, and soft-tissue work, that physical therapists use to ease pain and improve movement,…
Preparing for amputation rehabilitation before a planned operation means using the waiting weeks to steady blood sugar and blood pressure, stop smoking, build upper-body…
The prosthetic fitting process usually begins once the surgical wound has healed and swelling has settled. A prosthetist captures the shape of the residual…
Getting used to a prosthetic leg is gradual and supervised. Most rehabilitation programs begin with short wearing sessions of an hour or two, a…
Yes, walking is generally good for sciatica. Gentle, regular movement keeps the spine and hips mobile, eases muscle guarding, and is recommended by national…
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