Aging Physiotherapy Care

As a nation, India is getting older and so is its population, with over 100,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day. And even if you don’t want to admit it, you are most likely experiencing the same nagging aches and pains that you thought only plagued your parents. Assuming you’re one of the nation’s 10 crore chronic pain sufferers, in all likelihood you’re looking for a safer alternative for treatment other than opioids – especially with quite a few people becoming addicted to painkillers and even dying from their side effects. To see if drug-free physiotherapy care is for you, read on.

Back and Neck Pain. It’s the main reason older Indians visit doctors every year. And as Dr. Phillip Pizzo of Stanford University’s School of Medicine says, “We see that for many patients, chronic pain becomes a disease in its own right.”

The aging process is to blame for why even the most active seniors – weekend athletes, for example – aren’t immune from such pain: The muscles, spinal discs, facet joints, and ligaments simply become less lubricated due to lack of hydration, become weaker and less able to withstand normal stresses. Doctors of physiotherapy, who are highly trained in the structure and function of the human body, can provide relief through hands-on techniques that enhance flexibility, muscle strength, and range of motion.

Osteoarthritic pain and dysfunction. If your knees or hips are acting up, doctors of physiotherapy can also outline an exercise program (just as they can with back and neck pain sufferers) – monitoring your progress along the way – aimed at rehabbing and strengthening specific muscle groups.

Overall wellness. This is, it’s been said, “the wheelhouse of a physiotherapist.” Exercise, Nutrition, Alignment and Posture. He or she can advise you on all those and more.

“Doctors of physiotherapy are dedicated to helping patients get the best outcome from their body.”