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May is National Physiotherapy Month — time to celebrate, promote and show appreciation for our hardworking Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Assistants, Administrative Staff and Researchers.
Physiotherapy is the treatment to restore, maintain and make the most of a patient’s mobility, function, and well-being. Physiotherapists get you involved in your own recovery through physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health and fitness.
Here at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, the Physiotherapy Department has 53 members and serves 350 patients. They are vital to the St. Joe’s interdisciplinary care team. They work with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, dietitians, social works, pharmacists and health care assistants on every floor of the hospital.
In advance of National Physiotherapy Month, the Physiotherapy Department competed in the Around The Bay Road Race. The team comprises 21 physiotherapists, family members and friends. They completed the 5km walk/run and the 30km run and raised more than $1,248.
The Physiotherapy Department continues to research the most effective methods for patient recovery. Recently, the department received a $1.98 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The grant will be used to conduct an international, randomized trial of early in-bed cycling with mechanically ventilated patients. This study of in-bed cycling with critically ill patients will be the largest of its kind in the world. The study hopes to determine the effectiveness of this treatment in rehabilitating patients.
Related: St. Joseph’s Physiotherapy hosts research session with 17 high school students
Physiotherapists analyze the impact of injury, disease, disorders, or lifestyle on body movement and function. Their unique contribution to health care is to promote, restore and prolong physical independence by enhancing a client’s functional capacity. Physiotherapists can help in many different ways! For education about different health care conditions, tips to avoid injury and how your physiotherapist can get you back to full function visit: www.physiocanhelp.ca.
For more information about St. Joseph’s Physiotherapy Department, contact Magda McCaughan at 905.522.1155, ext. 33355.