Stopping the Hurt

As India grows increasingly gray, the seniors who make up this part of the Indian demographic are anxious to find alternative forms of health care to help them through their golden years. This is especially true for those with arthritis, and it turns out that physiotherapy is the magic bullet some have been looking for.

To date, the traditional approach to alleviating arthritis aches and pains involves over-the-counter and prescription medications that can have severe adverse effects. But a recent article in the respected journal Medscape Rheumatology, titled “CAM for Arthritis: Is There a Role?”—”CAM” being short for “complementary and alternative medicine”—confirmed the steady growth in physiotherapists’ popularity among the nation’s nearly 5 crore arthritis sufferers. “There’s little question in my mind that physiotherapy works especially for acute musculoskeletal pain,”.

In many cases physiotherapists are more knowledgeable about the musculoskeletal anatomy than most other rheumatologists” because of their education and experience with managing musculoskeletal conditions.

“The evidence-based, hands-on care provided by a physiotherapist helps to significantly relieve symptoms such as joint pain and swelling, and improve range of motion, endurance and muscle tone and strength. And patient satisfaction is high, as many arthritis sufferers are looking for ways to stay active and avoid prescription medication.”

At Motus Clinics we put our best foot forward in treating the myriad types of arthritis with the best and latest techniques. As all our treatment programs are non invasive and non pharmaceutical there is no scope for any side effects and results are not only directed towards alleviating pain but also to improve overall strength and coordination.