Critical Care Physiotherapy
Critical Care Physiotherapy | Manipal Hospitals Jayanagar
Depending on the type of intensive care admission, patients may need critical care physiotherapy, such as ICU and CCU rehabilitation services, to manage postoperative complications, prolonged bed rest, or respiratory failure. Also, after prolonged hospital stays, muscle wasting, joint stiffness, and respiratory impairment are possible, so physiotherapy is required for their early mobilization. Passive movement, bed exercises, and respiratory physiotherapy can avert muscle wasting and improve a person’s lung function.
Airway clearance methods like percussion, postural drainage, and suctioning prevent respiratory infection. Both neuromuscular re-education and strength training help the patient regain movement independence. In addition, physiotherapy considers the psychological aspects of critical illness, reduces anxiety, and builds confidence in movement. Faster recovery, alleviating potential complications, and ease of patient transfer to independent living are provided as extra factors of early rehabilitation.
Depending on the type of intensive care admission, patients may need critical care physiotherapy, such as ICU and CCU rehabilitation services, to manage postoperative complications, prolonged bed rest, or respiratory failure. Also, after prolonged hospital stays, muscle wasting, joint stiffness, and respiratory impairment are possible, so physiotherapy is required for their early mobilization.
