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Antenatal Physiotherapy

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  What Does an Antenatal Physiotherapist Do? An extensive range of women's health issues, including pregnancy-related concerns, are handled by a women's health physiotherapist. Women with pelvic floor physiotherapy, prolapse, incontinence, back discomfort, scar treatment, and breastfeeding issues benefit from their services, among other therapies. Following childbirth, women may experience additional difficulties. Pregnancy physiotherapy before delivery can, however, minimize or even completely prevent numerous issues that call for a fresh approach to mother physiotherapy. Antenatal physiotherapy in a women's health clinic involves assisting women in getting ready for delivery and providing them with resources to facilitate a smoother labor. Why Antenatal Exercise is Important Pregnancy is a time when exercise is crucial for several reasons, such as lowering the risk of high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, and pre-eclampsia; preserving a healthy weight for the unborn ...

Geriatric Physical Therapy for Older Adults

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 Adults 65 years of age and older benefit most from physical therapy because, as we age, our muscles and joints tend to lose strength and stability. This change may have a negative impact on an older person's ability to do daily tasks and motions including walking, climbing, and descending stairs. What Is Geriatric Physical Therapy? A type of physical treatment designed especially for elderly people and their particular problems and difficulties is called geriatric physical therapy . Geriatric physical therapy considers the fact that people over 65 have a decreased tolerance for physical exercise, a tendency to become less active with time, and a decline in muscle strength, coordination, and response speed. Distinct from other forms of physical therapy, geriatric physical therapy concentrates on enhancing the strength and stamina of elderly patients to aid in the following ways: Staying active. Preventing deconditioning (reversing prior conditioning) from happening. Preventing musc...