Physiotherapy Port Elizabeth
Christoph Jordaan Physiotherapy Incorporate strives to improve the quality of life of our patients, through providing a wide variety of evidence – based physiotherapy methods of a high quality and professional standard, promoting patient rights. Our services include all ages and all categories of patients.
What is Physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty that remediates impairments and promotes mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis and physical intervention (therapy using mechanical force and movements).
Treatments we offer
• Sport injuries;
• Arthritis;
• Amputations;
• Hip, knee, joint replacements.
• Diagnosis;
• Treatment and rehabilitation;
• Performance enhancement through training;
• Management of medical problems caused by exercise;
• Role of exercise in chronic diseases.
• Poor posture/ biomechanics.
• Paralysis;
• Spinal cord injury;
• Stroke rehabilitation;
• Walking difficulties;
• Guilian Barré.
• Post thoracic surgery rehabilitation;
• Recovering after coronary artery bypass graft surgery;
• Recovering after procedures such as stenting and angioplasty.
• Cystic fibrosis;
• Pneumonia;
• Brongopneumonia;
• Emphysema;
• Asthma;
• Bronchitis;
• Brongiolitis;
• Bronchiectasis;
• Respiratory failure;
• Laryngitis;
• Pulmonary Oedema;
• Dyspnoea handling.
• Nephrectomy.
• Amputation;
• Mastectomy care and drainage;
• Post laparotomy and laparoscopy care.
• Post endarterectomy;
• Post abdominal aneurysm repair;
• Post aortic aneurysm repair;
• Post popliteal aneurysm repair;
• Post amputation.
• Burns.
• Wound healing and lessening of scar tissue forming;
• Treatment of painful/tender/cracked nipples;
• Strengthening of weak pelvic floor muscles;
• Relaxation of tight pelvic floor muscles;
• Post hysterectomy care.
• Post orthopedic surgery;
• Development impairment;
• Lung conditions.
• Parkinson’s disease;
• Diabetes;
• Pain management;
• General weakness.
Benefits of Physiotherapy
• Rehabilitation of patients through mainly physical means;
• Restore function;
• Improve mobility;
• Relieve pain;
• Prevent permanent disabilities;
• Improving/Limit permanent disabilities/discomfort.
Using different treatment modalities, deep-tissue massage, massage, orthopedic manipulative therapy, dry needling, electrotherapy (ultrasound, TENS) and home advice/aftercare.