Dr. Ashutosh's Health & Wellness

  Weather and Pain In Ankylosing Spondylitis- Tips for Ese the Pain. Physiotherapy is a very important part of the treatment for ankylosing spondylitis. A physiotherapist can put together a programme of exercises to improve your muscle strength and help you maintain mobility in your spine and other joints. It’s especially important to exercise your back and neck to avoid them stiffening into a bent position. A physiotherapist will advise you on how to maintain good posture and may be able to offer you hydrotherapy, also known as aquatic therapy. This involves specific exercises for the spine, hips and shoulders carried out in a special warm-water pool. Many people with ankylosing spondylitis find this therapy helpful and continue their programme at their local warm swimming pool.   Keeping active If you have ankylosing spondylitis, keeping active can really help you manage your condition. Regular exercise is good for the range of movement of your back and t...

  Physical therapy in Parkinson’s disease treatment Physiotherapists are members within a multi professional team, which has the purpose of maximizing functions and abilities and minimizing secondary complications of several diseases.  They use movement rehabilitation within a context of education and support for the person as a whole. In patients with Parkinson’s disease, physical therapy focuses on many functions such as transfer, posture, balance improvement and fall prevention, gait, upper limb functions, and physical capacity (including cardiorespiratory capacity) essential to carry out activities of daily life. All of these goals, worked together with cueing strategies, cognitive movement and exercises, increased independence, and safety, as a consequence, improve quality of life. Some evidence presented in the literature supported that therapeutic exercises applied in individuals with Parkinson’s disease were effective in improving both the motor and nonmo...