Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Unit at Paideia International Hospital in Rome carries out both in-patient and out-patientservices.
In in-patient settings, physiotherapists, in collaboration with other specialists, help prepare the patient for surgery and/or minimise post-operative complications and thus promote faster functional recovery.
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Paideia International Hospital
For outpatient services, highly-specialised physiotherapists meet the patient’s needs to restore and improve motor and cardio-respiratory functions or reduce painful symptoms of the locomotor system using therapeutic exercises, with the aid of manual and/or instrumental treatments. Patients are followed with various rehabilitation approaches in both the acute and chronic phases.
Alongside traditional treatments, the very latest methods are implemented in order to allow the patient the best possible recovery of temporarily lost functions.
The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation facility
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation activities take place on the top floor of the Paideia International Hospital in Rome, overlooking the Veio Regional Park. The rehabilitation and physiotherapy facility is a large 400-m2 space equipped with:
- Booths: where treatments can be carried out in total privacy
- Gym with equipment designed for complete muscle and joint recovery and functional rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation pool for hydrokinesiotherapy treatments, lymphatic drainage, vascular path, and post-operative recovery
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - instrument-based therapy
- RSQ1
- Tecar therapy
- Laser therapy
- HIL therapy
- YAG laser
- Magneto-therapy
- TENS
- Electrical stimulation
- Ultrasound
- Infrared
- Diadynamic
- Iontophoresis
- Cryotherapy – Cryo Shock
- Shockwaves
- Ozone therapy
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - manual therapy
- Osteopathy
- Postural
- Kinesiotherapy
- Massage therapy
- Connective tissue massage
- Plantar reflexology
- Global postural re-education (Mezieres – Souchard – Three Teams)
- Lymphatic draining (Vodder method)
- Shiatsu
- Proprioception rehabilitation
- Pump techniques
- Pelvic floor re-education
- Cranio-sacral therapy
- Stretching
- Kinesio Taping
- Functional bandages
- Spinal manipulations
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, treatment for orthopaedic conditions, traumatic events, post-fracture and surgery:
- Scoliosis
- Discopathies
- Upper and lower limb fractures
- Tendinopathies
- Ligament injuries
- Muscle distraction ruptures
The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation unit at Paideia International Hospital also specialises in:
- Post surgical orthopaedic rehabilitation
- Treatments for effects of neurological disorders
- Pain therapy
- Neuromotor rehabilitation
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Speech therapy
Rehabilitation
GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
Geriatric rehabilitation aims to recover, maintain and increase the functional autonomy of the elderly, where it has been lost due to musculoskeletal or neurological pathologies or as a result of the normal ageing process, in order to ensure the highest level of independence and pain relief.
PAEDIATRIC REHABILITATION
Paediatric rehabilitation follows diagnosis and complete functional assessment to treat the main developmental orthopaedic and neurological disorders (scoliosis, flat foot, CP etc.).
SPORTS REHABILITATION
Specialised in diagnosing and treating musculotendinous and osteoarticular injuries in sports, from trauma to overtraining syndromes, providing a rehabilitation programme that follows the athlete from early stages of injury to return to the field.
POST-COVID REHABILITATION
Post-Covid treatment is aimed at all patients who, after SARS-CoV-2 infection, still experience breathlessness, difficulty walking, muscle pain, dizziness, asthenia, cognitive deficits, anxiety and depression.
PULMONARY REHABILITATION
Aimed at all patients with respiratory problems, through a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional approach, it allows dyspnoea to be controlled, bronchial unblocking to be facilitated, and exercise tolerance to be improved, optimising functional status and reducing the systemic effects of respiratory diseases.
NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Neurorehabilitation deals with functional recovery in people with deficits and disabilities due to neurological diseases, acute or degenerative, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Rehabilitation interventions aim to restore lost motor and cognitive functions, with neuro-motor reconditioning approaches, hydrokinesitherapy, robotics and neurofacilitation techniques.With an integrated, patient-centred and individualised therapeutic approach, the physiotherapy unit offers a comprehensive and excellent service for treating neurological disorders such as:
Sequelae of Stroke - Multiple sclerosis - Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism - Dementia - Myopathy - Aphasia - Mild cognitive impairment - Dysphonia - Dysphagia - Learning disabilities
Hand and upper limb therapists
Not all hand disorders require surgery, but all surgical procedures must be followed by a rehabilitation protocol aimed at maintaining and optimising the outcome of the surgery. Paideia International Hospital relies on the hand therapists at Centro Mano Roma, who are highly specialised professionals in hand and upper limb rehabilitation.
- Therapeutic exercise
- Treatment of scars and oedema
- Manual Therapy
- Mirror Therapy
- Kinesio tape and functional bandages
- Paraffin wax therapy
- Functional skills using pegboards
- Electrical stimulation
- Physical and instrumental therapy
Pelvic floor rehabilitation
The pelvic floor is the set of muscles and connective tissue at the base of the abdominal cavity and connects to the anal genito-urinary area. Rehabilitation is a clinical practice and treats the following conditions:
Rehabilitation is a clinical practice and treats the following conditions:
- Urinary/bowel incontinence, overactive bladder
- Retention after pelvic organ prolapse
- Sexual dysfunctions, perineal pain syndromes, constipation
- Abdominopelvic dyssynergia
- Postpartum rehabilitation
Signs indicating pelvic floor dysfunction
Rehabilitation is a clinical practice and treats the following conditions:
- Difficulty stopping the urine stream
- Leaking urine during exertion (coughing, sneezing, lifting weights) or when you have a full bladder
- Difficulty and/or pain during sexual intercourse, feeling of weight in the pelvis
- Difficulty in retaining intestinal gas or faeces, difficulty in defecation
- Constipation
- Pelvic pain
