Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is a treatment method designed to facilitate recovery after a serious injury, illness or surgery. It is aimed at restoring the physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological and social function of the patient. Total joint rehabilitation is recommended following a total joint replacement surgery to enhance healing and return the patient to their prior level of functioning.

There are many exercises that can be performed to focus on the rotator cuff muscles. These exercises help to improve movement and stability of the joint during activity thereby minimizing injury or dislocations. Exercise also helps rehabilitate the shoulder after injury and prevent joint stiffness.

Osteoarthritis is also called degenerative joint disease and is the most common type of arthritis, occurring most often in the elderly. This disease affects the cartilage, the tissue that cushions and protects the ends of bones in a joint. With osteoarthritis, the cartilage starts to wear away over time. In extreme cases, the cartilage can completely wear away, leaving nothing to protect the bones in a joint, causing bone-on-bone contact.

Exercising may perhaps be the last thing on your mind to do when your knees are stiff and painful. Nevertheless, exercise is a significant part of treatment of meniscal tears to help ease pain and keep you active. Knee strengthening exercises play a crucial role to restore normal knee function and improve flexibility and strength by specifically targeting joints and muscles of the knee for better management of meniscal tears pain.

The shoulder is considered one of the most mobile joints in the body, but a fall, accident, trauma or disease can cause pain, weakness, numbness, instability and sometimes disability. The first line of treatment for shoulder problems include rest, immobilization, ice application, NSAIDs and steroid injections. When these conservative treatments do not relieve symptoms and in cases of severe injuries, your doctor will suggest surgical treatment.

Shoulder therapy refers to exercises designed to rehabilitate and improve the function, strength, and mobility of the shoulder joint. It is often prescribed after an injury, surgery, or when dealing with chronic conditions like arthritis, tendinitis, or rotator cuff tears.

Therapy for sports performance is a specialized approach that focuses on enhancing an athlete's physical and mental capabilities to optimize performance in their specific sport. It combines elements of physical therapy, sports medicine, psychology, and strength and conditioning training.