PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT

Physiotherapy is a health care profession with an emphasis on the use of physical approaches for the promotion of health and the prevention, treatment and management of disease and disability. It is the fourth largest healthcare profession in the world and addresses problems with movement, dysfunction and pain. These can arise from musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory, and chronic disability conditions, or from mental illness and intellectual impairment. The physiotherapy department in NGH strives to provide an in-patient and out-patient service that is based on high standards of care and quality. Staff work closely with medical, nursing and other allied health staff. Goals are achieved through comprehensive assessment with individualised treatment combining education, continuous support, home exercise programmes and advice, using knowledge from our extensive scientific background of human anatomy and physiology to provide optimum quality patient care and there is a strong commitment to the philosophy of multidisciplinary work.

The physiotherapy department offers a comprehensive range of treatments within its outpatient department and for patients who are in patients within the hospital.

Day Hospital The physiotherapy service in the day hospital is available for patients over the age of 65 who have been referred by the geriatrician with, disorders of the nervous system, musculoskeletal dysfunction, history of falls/imbalance. The Day Hospital provides a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of the older persons living in the community. It helps to prevent admissions to hospital and enables the person to remain at home for as long as possible.

Pain Clinic: offers patients a Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to the assessment and management of chronic musculoskeletal and rheumatology conditions.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Patients with chronic lung disease attend a multidisciplinary exercise and education programme aimed at improving their quality of life, exercise tolerance and lung function.