Importance of Functional Re-education in Physiotherapy
Re-education in physiotherapy focuses on helping patients reintegrate known activities hindered by illness or injury. It plays a crucial role in rehabilitation, emphasizing independence and daily functions. Physiotherapists use various techniques like mat exercises, limb activities, and basic functions training to improve strength, mobility, and quality of life for patients. These foundational activities, from lying to sitting to rolling over, are essential for patient recovery and autonomy.
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Functional Re- education DR. SANSKRUTI TAHAKIK DEPT. OF COMMUNITY PHYSIOTHERAPY MGM INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY CHH. SAMBHAJINAGAR
Contents Introduction Importance Techniques
Introduction Re-education means educating something which is already known by an individual. Here the patient knows the activities or movements that has to be performed but due to his aliment or diseased pathology he could not perform it properly.
Re-education of function is of utmost importance in achieving the patients rehabilitation and all and all the methods used in exercise therapy are directed towards this end.
Functional activities on mats are designed to improve progressively the patients independence. It is as important to teach the helpless patient to turn in bed as it is to teach re-education of walking to another.
Its physiotherapists job to improve strength and ROM to help patient perform activities of daily living.
Training of basic functions 1.lying to sitting. 2.Sitting activities and gait. 3.Limb activity.
Lying to sitting Activities on the mat/bed Rolling- the roll from lying supine to side lying. Purpose and use 1) To assist during nursing procedure. 2) The patient gain a measure of independence.
Rolling- the roll over from lying supine through side through side lying to prone or to roll forward and to the left. Bridging 1. Useful for bedpan routines. 2. To maintain extensor muscles property. 3. Pressure relived from bony prominence. 4. Easier dressing- undressing.
These are some basic activities which are important to gain back normal function after long period of hospitalization and immobility after critical illness. Progression made as per patients response to the exercises. Gradually new activities introduced in management of the patient. Eg. A COVID survivor after long term hospitalization and discharge from ICU re-training effective breathing and achieving other function in which muscular strength is important.
