Amongst the modern medical specialties, rehabilitation medicine has the distinction of having a Holistic approach. Rehablitation stresses the importance to restore or maximize function and to provide an enhanced "Quality of Life".
In Rehabilitation medicine, an individualized, goal orientated, comprehensive care plan is developed for each client with the aim to improve the disability / handicap and prevent injury. Rehablitation is not limited to one organ, the clinician gives attention to the whole person. They evaluate the individuals in relation to the disease and how it affects the person's family, social and environmental status and special interest.
Dubai Herbal and Treatmetn Centre's Rehablitation Department contains electrotherapy equipment and has the facilities to give electrotherapy treatments; ultrasound, TENS, IFT, Laser and electrical stimulators. Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre's advanced foot scanner as well as the use of scientific analysis and treatment protocols are available for the benefit of the diabetic patient. Dubai Herbal and Treatment Center also performs intra-articular and soft tissue injections.
Conditions which are managed by rehabilitation/ physical medicine are neck & arm pain (cervical spondylosis, brachial plexitis and neuralgias), frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid hand, low back pain & related conditions, ankylosing spondylitis, heel pain, paralytic conditions (peripheral nerve lesions, spinal cord injury, bladder assessment and advises), stroke, cerebral palsy, myelomeningocoele, arthritis, obesity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, haemophilia rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation and post-operative advises for the amputee.
In the mentioned illnesses, combining electrotherapy modalities, which are useful in reducing pain and inflammation, along with herbal Ayurvedic formulations help minimize the dosage of pain killers, reduce disability and improve the functional outcome. At Dubai Herbal and treatment Centre, we are combining the scientific advancements of modern medicine with the time tested traditional Ayurvedic herbal preparations for the utmost benefit of the patient.
Rehabilitation is teamwork, and it has got many skilled professionals working in tandem. The team is lead by a Physiatrist (Doctor qualified in Rehabilitation medicine). Rehabilitation medicine has an individualistic comprehensive care for preventive as well as goal oriented approach for amelioration of disability and handicap. This done after taking into consideration of psychological physical and vocational aspects of patient. Unlike other specialties rehabilitation is not limited to one organ system. Physiatrists give attention to the whole person while focusing on the medical and functional aspects of human performance. Physiatrists evaluate the individuals in relation to the disease and how it affects the person’s family, social environmental status and special interests.
The equipments used in Rehabilitation Medicine for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes are many. Foot scanner to analyze the high-pressure areas in foot and it is especially useful in Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and other foot problems. Therapeutic equipments are either electrotherapy or exercise therapy machines. Electrotherapy machines are mainly used for neuro musculoskeletal painful conditions. Judicious use of these equipments is needed to avoid any untoward complications. Exercise therapy used in various conditions to maintain or build up muscle power.
The Center has electrotherapy equipments attached with the Rehabilitation wing and has facility to give treatment with Electrotherapy machines like Ultrasound, TENS, IFT, Laser, and Electrical stimulators. The Foot scanner in our Center is an advanced one and we use scientific analysis and treatment protocols for the benefit of the diabetic patient. We also perform intra articular and soft tissue injections.
The conditions, which are managed by Rehabilitation/ Physical medicine, are Neck and Arm pain (Cervical spondylosis, Brachial plexitis and Neuralgias), Frozen shoulder, Tennis elbow, Carpal Tunnel syndrome, Rheumatoid hand, Low back pain & related conditions, Ankylosing spondylitis, Heel pain, Paralytic conditions (Peripheral nerve lesions, Spinal cord injury, Bladder assessment and advises), Stroke, Cerebral palsy, Myelomeningocoele, Arthritis, Obesity, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, Haemophilia rehabilitation, Orthopedic rehabilitation and Post operative advises for the Amputee.
The diseases managed by Rehabilitation medicine are painful conditions of Neck & Arm like Cervical spondylosis, Neuralgias or pain arising from nerves, Brachial plexitis or pain from the plexus of arm, frozen shoulder or stiffness of shoulder joint, Tennis elbow, Carpal tunnel syndrome, reducing pain and preventing deformities in Rheumatoid hand, Low back pain and related conditions, Ankylosing spondylitis, Heel pain, Paralytic conditions (due to damage of nerves, spinal cord injury and related problems, Bladder assessment and advises ) , Stroke and its complications, Cerebral palsy , Myelomeningocoele, Arthitis, Obesity assessment and advises, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and foot problems , Haemophilia rehabilitation, Orthopedic rehabilitation and post operative advises to the amputee in preventing complications and fitment of artificial limbs
In the above illnesses combining electrotherapy modalities which are useful in reducing the pain and inflammation along with Herbal Ayurvedic formulations help in the patient to minimize the dosage of pain killers, reduce disability and improve the functional outcome. Here we are combining the scientific advancement of Modern medicine with the time tested traditional Ayurvedic herbal preparations for the utmost benefit of the patient.
