orthopedic physiotherapy

1. ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN
ORTHOPAEDICS
OM NAMO NARAYANI

2. PHYSIOTHERAPY
Physiotherapy, also referred to as
physical therapy, involves evaluating,
diagnosing, and treating a range of
diseases, disorders, and disabilities
using physical agents and exercises

3. OUT PATIENT PHYSIOTHERAPY
 SHORT WAVE DIATHERMY
 ULTRA SOUND THERAPY
 WAX THERAPY
 MOIST HEAT
 INTERFERENTIAL THERAPY
 TENS
 TRACTION
 EXERCISE THERAPY-ROM-STRENGTHENING

4. ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS IN
OUT PATIENTS
PERI ARTHRITIC SHOULDER
 Cervical spondylosis-Cervical radiculopathy.
 Lumbar spondylosis –Sciatica
 Osteo arthritis –Knee.

5. ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS IN
INPATIENTS
 UPPER LIMB
SUPRA CONDYLAR # HUMERUS
 BOTH BONE # FORE ARM
 COLLES #

6. BOTH BONE # FORE ARM

7. COLLES #

8.  LOWER LIMB
 PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILING

9. Total hip replacement
 OA hip
 RA HIP
 AS
 FRACTURES
 AVN

10. Total hip replacement

11. Total Knee replacement

12. Anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction

13. SPINE SURGERY
 ACDF
 PLIF
 LAMINECTOMY
 DISCECTOMY

14. PRE&POST OP ASSESSMENT
 DERMATOMES
 MYOTOMES
 REFLEXES

15. DERMATOMES
• A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly
supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 8
cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no
dermatome), 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar
nerves and 5 sacral nerves

17. MYOTOMES
• A myotome is the group of muscles that a
single spinal nerve innervates

19. REFLEXES

20. GAIT TRAINING

21. PRESENTED
BY
M.UMASANKAR,B.P.T,C.M.P,
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
SNHRC.