Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy

What is physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that assesses, diagnoses, treats, and works to prevent disease and disability through physical means. Physiotherapists are experts in movement and function who work in partnership with their patients, assisting them to overcome movement disorders, which may have been present from birth, acquired through accident or injury, or are the result of ageing or life-changing events. Physiotherapy can help you recover from injury, reduce pain and stiffness, and increase mobility. A physiotherapist can also help you prevent further injury by listening to your needs and working with you to plan the most appropriate treatment for your condition, including setting goals and treatment outcomes.

What is Hydrotherapy (Aquatic Physiotherapy)?

Hydrotherapy is a specific physiotherapist supervised treatment and exercise program in a heated pool (32°C). What is Hydrotherapy beneficial for?

  • Post surgery (eg. total knee replacement)
  • Assisting with injury rehabilitation
  • Arthritis
  • Exercising sore and painful joints
  • General fitness/balance
  • Fracture recovery

The heated water encourages stiff muscles and joints to relax, whilst the buoyancy takes the load off the weight bearing joints allowing them to be exercised painlessly.

About Us

Physiotherapy Department of Saint George & Blue Cross Private Hospital is fully equipped throughout with specialist equipment, gymnasium, indoor heated pool and therapy rooms to aid patients in their rehabilitation. Our mission is to provide our clients with the highest quality physiotherapy services. The Physiotherapy Department of Saint George & Blue Cross Private Hospital offers a wide range of services to inpatients hospitalized, to outpatients attending the department and in patients own homes. These services aim to restore incidents with musculoskeletal, neurological or other pathological problems, including in postoperative conditions, sports injuries and conditions caused by genetic and developmental abnormalities in patients of all ages. We strive to deliver the highest quality of care in a professional environment.

What sort of treatment do we use

  • Exercise programs to improve mobility and strengthening muscles
  • Joint manipulation and mobilization to reduce pain and stiffness
  • Muscle re-education to improve control
  • Airway clearance techniques and breathing exercises
  • Soft tissue mobilization (massage)
  • Assistance with use of aids, splits, crutches, walking sticks and wheelchairs
  • ICB Orthotics. These orthotics are specially designed to treat and relieve pain from a myriad of conditions (low back pain, hip pain, knee pain, metatarsalgia, plantar fasciitis, flat feet etc.)
  • Post operative physiotherapy care (hip replacement, knee replacement, rotator cuff repair, acl reconstrunction etc.)
  • Electrotherapy
  • Short wave therapy
  • Ultrasound therapy
  • Magnetotherapy
  • Paraffin heat therapy
  • Kinesio taping
  • Hydrotherapy
    • Halliwick Method (swimming and therapy for people with disabilities)
    • Group hydrotherapy programs
    • Post operative hydrotherapy etc.
  • Group classes

Location

The Physiotherapy Department located on the basement

Contact Details

Tel.: +357 26 221 111 Fax: +357 26 944 998 Email: physiocarecyprus@yahoo.gr

Opening Hours

Monday-Friday (08:00-13:30 & 16:00-19:30) Saturday (08:00-13:30) Physiotherapist(s)

  • Antreas Stylianou
  • George Stelicos