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Meena, Raj Kumar
- Hospital Based Study to Assess Knowledge, Awareness and Perception Regarding Physiotherapy among the Patients in the Physiotherapy OPD
Authors
1 Subharti Physiotherapy College, Meerut, IN
2 Subharti Medical College, Department of Community Medicine, Meerut, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 3, No 1 (2009), Pagination: 62-65Abstract
Introduction
Physiotherapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing movement potential, within the spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The practice of physiotherapy should not be defined by the use of modalities but rather the integration of examination, history and analysis of movement dysfunction. Physiotherapy is used in wide variety of disease conditions like musculoskeletal problems, neurological disorders, sport injuries, geriatric injuries, burn injuries and rehabilitation of patients in intensive care unit. But unlike various specializations dealing with health and disease like medicine, surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology etc, this important specialty has not gained much popularity. Not much research has been conducted in our country on this important topic. This study has therefore been conducted to gain insights regarding patient's awareness and perceptions regarding physiotherapy and to build future roadmaps to increase the same.
Objectives
1. To find out awareness and perception regarding physiotherapy. 2. To compare income level of patients of various categories with the duration of treatment. 3. To find out myths and misconception regarding physiotherapy. 4. To suggest measures for educating the patients regarding physiotherapy.
Material and method
Cross-sectional hospital study of 200 patients attending the physiotherapy OPD done in a period 6 months (July 2007-dec2007). All eligible subjects were interviewed personally by physiotherapist using a performed and pretested schedule. Questions regarding the respondent's biosocial characteristics, awareness and perception regarding physiotherapy were included in the schedule. Quantitative analysis was done using chi-square test.
Results
Results show that 54.43 % urban and 34.71% rural subjects were aware of physiotherapy. These results were according to their level of education and occupation. Similarly only 90 patients out of 200 had the knowledge of physiotherapy treatment.
Keywords
Knowledge, Awareness, Perception, Physiotherapy OPDReferences
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Authors
1 Subharti Physiotherapy College, Meerut, IN
2 Department of Physiology Subharti Medical College, Meerut, IN
3 Amity Physiotherapy College, New Delhi, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy-An International Journal, Vol 2, No 1 (2008), Pagination: 57-63Abstract
A randomized controlled trial of 30 patients with hemiplegia was included in the study. Patient were divided in two groups A&B with 15 patients in each group. Repetitive weight bearing exercises (WBE) and conventional physiotherapy were given to each patient for 1 month. Their measurements were taken on 0, 7th, 15th, and 30th. Exercises were repeated 40 and 20 times in respective groups (A and B). All the parameters measured showed improvement on different days in each group. The group performing increase number of repetitions of weight -bearing exercise showed greatest improvement. Significant improvement was seen in patient performing more number of repetitions of weight -bearing exercises. Patients who have difficulty in forward step standing or doing WBE, less improvement were seen.Keywords
Weight–bearing Exercises, Time-distance Parameters, StrokeReferences
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