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Physiotherapy
Department
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Head : |
Mr
Steve Hui |
 Establishment
The Physiotherapy Department has a
total of 18 physiotherapists and 7 artisans to look after 150 patients
in the Centre of which 130 are in-patients and 20 are day-patients.
Layout
 The
Physiotherapy Department occupies a floor area of about 2000 meter
square. It consists of a treatment room, a neurological room, a
gymnasium, and a hydrotherapy room.
The treatment room is
mainly for individual exercise training and electrotherapeutic treatment.
The neurological room
provides a nice and quiet treatment area for patients with brain
impairment after suffering from stroke, head injury, or brain tumour.
The gymnasium is a standard
sized gymnasium where wheelchair basketball game can take place.
Group exercise and recreational games are carried out in this area.
The hydrotherapy room
consisted of a 25 meter teaching pool and a treatment pool. The
water temperature is kept at 34 degrees Celsius so as to improve
circulation, induce relaxation. The pool also provides different
depth of water for exercises of different difficulties.
Structure
The Physiotherapy Department is divided
into different units for optimal function including Amputee, Back
and Neck Care, Chronic Arthritis, Day Patient, Neurological, Spinal
Cord Injury, and Sports Injury. Each unit is headed by a Physiotherapist
I who supervises two to three Physiotherapist II. There is also
a Clinical Education Unit headed by a Senior Physiotherapist to
take care of five to six Physiotherapy students from the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University.
Scope
of Services:
 To
assess and then design a tailor made rehabilitation programme for
each individual patient with other rehabilitation team members so
as to maximize their physical potential and regain functional independency
in the shortest possible time. It consists of mobilization and strengthening
exercise, electrical treatment, hydrotherapy, balance training,
manual therapy and recreational games.
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