Physical Science and Rehabilitation Medicine
USHMC Hospital

Physical Therapy services:

  • Mechanical Cervical and Lumbar Traction
    Helps patient decrease pain and improves mobility of the spine.
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  • Therapeutic Ultrasound
    Provides deep heat to decrease pain and promotes healing to injured soft tissues which includes muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments.
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  • TENS and Electrical Stimulator
    TENS are used to help decrease pain around tissue. Electrical Stimulator promotes muscle contraction that helps injured muscles to relearn how to function properly.
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  • Hot Moist Pack and Paraffin Wax Bath
    Heating modalities helps to increase circulation to injured tissues, promotes muscle relaxation and provides relief from pain.
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  • Therapeutic Exercise
    Specifically designed exercise that helps patient remediate or prevent impairment; improve, restore or enhance physical function; prevent or reduce health-related risk factor, and; optimize overall health status, fitness and sense of well-being.
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  • Neuromuscular Re-education
    Use of therapeutic techniques that helps patient with impaired movement, balance, coordination, decreased kinesthetic sense and impaired proprioception.
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  • Shockwave Therapy
    Used to treat chronic, sub-acute and acute conditions. Promotes regeneration and reparative process of the bones, tendons and other soft tissues.

 

Occupational Therapy services:

  • Activities of Daily Living Exercise
    Exercises that will engage patient to become independent on daily activities such as bathing, feeding, dressing, self-care and cooking.
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  • Gross/Fine Motor Skills Exercise
    Activities that enhance and permit hand/finger movement and coordination such as picking, grasping, releasing and pinching for both pediatrics and geriatrics patients in preparation for ADL retraining.
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  • Dysphagia Management
    Oral/Tongue exercises for patient with difficulty in swallowing.
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  • Neuro-developmental Techniques
    Specifically designed neurodevelopmental training that will help pediatric patient with delayed motor problem.
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  • Behavioral Modification Techniques
    Activities that will enhance attention span, concentration and frustration tolerance for patient with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral problems.

 

We provide rehabilitative care for patient of all ages with numerous conditions including but not limited to:

  • Pain Management
  • Arthritis and Rheumatoid Conditions
  • Sports-related Injuries
  • Work-related Injuries
  • Orthopedic Conditions
  • Neurological Conditions
  • Upper and Lower Back Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders

 

Guidelines:

  1. Please make an appointment with our Rehabilitation Department by calling us at: (02) 775 2861, (02) 861 6386, and (02) 775 2815 loc. 319 or 0932 429 4196.
  2. Wear comfortable clothes and follow all the instructions to be given by our PT staff.


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