Geriatric & Old Age Rehab
Geriatric & Old Age Rehabilitation focuses on improving mobility, strength, balance, and independence in seniors, helping them live a safer and more active life.
Geriatric and old age rehab refer to the physiotherapy of old age people. Their are some conditions which mainly occur in old agepeople. These conditions are fall in elderly people, Arthritis, etc.
Arthritis
Arthritis is the swelling and inflammation of one and many joint. There are mainly two types of arthritis: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis worsens with age and time if no physical exercise is started on time. In some conditions, surgery has to be done ,but
surgery is not 100% successful as after surgery, patients have to do exercise regularly.
Symptoms
- 1. pain
- Swelling
- Stiffness
- Decrease in range of motion
- Redness
- Tenderness
Types
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Thumb Arthritis
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Cause
There are 2 main type of arthritis. They are:
1. Osteoarthritis
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk Factor:
1. Family History: Some type of arthritis runs in family so an individual more likely to have arthritis if there parents and siblings have arthritis.
2. Age: Due to age our bone start loosing calcium risk of arthritis become higher.
3. Your Sex: Women are more prone to have rheumatoid arthritis then man.
4. Previous Joint Injury: People who have any injury in the joint in past are more likely to develop arthritis in future.
5. Obesity: People with over weight put excessive weight on their weight bearing joint like knee, hip and spine. They are prone to have arthritis
Physiotherapy for Arthritis
For pain relief we can give TENS and Ultrasound We can teach strength exercise to the patient to increase joint movement and strength of the joint. There are no specific approach for arthritis. Treatment and physiotherapy approach are vary with the type of arthritis. Our main goal to decrease the symptoms and improve the daily life of the patient.
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