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4 Tips to Avoid Neck Problems

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I have seen many people who sit with the same posture for long periods of time or have bad posture when they work or do their other activities. Do you know that it puts stress on your neck muscles which can also cause pain or numbness in your neck, shoulders, arms hand and head? Are you wondering how the neck affects the hands or can cause headaches, this is because our body systems are interconnected. Sometimes dysfunction in one place can cause problems in another due to the same nerve distributions or circulation or the same structural development etc. You can avoid these problems with some precautions. Through this blog, I am going to tell you some tips to avoid neck or cervical problems and the importance of these tips. Correct posture while sitting Correct posture can prevent many dysfunctions. There are some postural tips to prevent some muscular problems including neck problems.  ·         Back supported ·      ...

Physiotherapy in Urinary Incontinence During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a normal physiological process in women. During pregnancy, the body undergoes various changes. Hormones are released during pregnancy to help expand the pelvis but this affects the strength of some muscles, especially the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor dysfunction can lead to a number of problems including urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine. In normal adults, when the bladder is filled with urine, it signals the brain and the person goes to the right place to urinate, but in urinary incontinence, this mechanism is disrupted. There are many strategies used to prevent and treat urinary incontinence including physiotherapy. Pelvic floor muscle training is very effective. It should be started during pregnancy and continued some months after delivery. Kegel Exercises Arnold Kegel first described Kegel exercises in 1948. It strengthens the pelvic floor muscles. It is used to treat or prevent many pelvic floor disorders, including u...

Role of Physiotherapist in 8 Disorders

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A physiotherapist is a health practitioner who adds life to years. Physiotherapists work for the betterment of human health. They give guidelines that are helpful to improve and maintain health. They recommend exercises according to the patient’s condition and problem. If a patient has a condition or disease in which they are unable to perform exercise then physiotherapists move the patient’s body parts with their hands to restore the movement of the patient. Physiotherapists have magical hands. They apply hands-on mobilization and manipulation techniques used to reduce pain and improve the function of various structures of the human body. Physiotherapists use some electric modalities such as TENS , Therapeutic ultrasound as supportive tools. A skilled physiotherapist knows hundreds and thousands of techniques. Physiotherapy plays a major or minor role in the treatment of many diseases. Physiotherapy is not only used for the treatment of various diseases but also contributes to the ...