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Social Welfare Department approved unit: No. RSP128
The largest team of home therapists in Hong Kong
Door-to-door service locations include Kowloon and New Territories in Hong Kong
專業治療儀器應用
Our team of therapists also use a variety of professional therapeutic equipment to help the elderly. These equipment include physical rehabilitation therapy equipment, speech and memory training equipment, etc. Our therapists have received professional training and are able to use these equipment to conduct precise assessments and treatments to help the elderly restore their physical functions and improve their quality of life.
VitalStim® Electrical Stimulation Swallowing Therapy Device
The VitalStim® Life-maintaining electrical stimulation swallowing therapy system is a non-invasive external electrical stimulation therapy and is the only device approved by the US FDA in 2002 to effectively restore swallowing function. In clinical and real-world experience, VitalStim® Life-maintaining electrical stimulation has been proven to be a safe and effective method, suitable for patients of different ages and etiologies, and even these patients with dysphagia have significant improvements within six months.
VitalStim® swallowing therapy device conducts a small amount of electricity through electrodes placed on the neck, which can stimulate the ineffective or atrophied swallowing muscles. Currently, trained experts use it for rehabilitation therapy to train the pharyngeal muscles.
Independent dual-channel stimulation can provide four electrodes
Large digital display makes it easier to control your treatment
Amplitude settings start from 0.5 mA, allowing very precise stimulation levels to be set
Generates stable current to improve comfort
Manual therapy
Manual therapy uses different techniques including joint relaxation therapy, joint movement, traction, stretching, facilitation, fascial relaxation, posture relaxation, muscle energy therapy and medical massage, etc. The purpose is to help patients relax tense muscles, improve joint movement disorders, relieve pain and restore patients to normal activities.
Efficacy
- Use different techniques to relax tense muscles
- Correction of joint movement disorders
- Restore nerve flexibility
- Reduce pain
Notes
Physical therapists usually use other equipment, such as ultrasound therapy, or manual therapy to strengthen muscles and stretch tendon tissues to relax injured joints and muscles. People who are nervous, overly tired, have ulcers on the affected area, are pregnant or have bleeding disorders should avoid using this therapy.
Shockwave therapy
What is a focused shock wave?
Concussion wave is a kind of high-energy sound wave. Its principle is to use sound waves to create some very tiny wounds in the affected area, destroy the inflamed soft tissue, stimulate the self-repair ability of cells, promote blood circulation and the growth of new blood vessels, so as to achieve the therapeutic effect.
Notes
However, there are some things that need special attention before shock wave therapy. For example, patients with pacemakers, pain in the lung tissue, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, etc., need to adjust the energy or pulse frequency of shock waves. Before shock wave therapy, patients should first consult a physical therapist to find out whether they are suitable for this treatment before deciding whether to undergo the treatment.
Efficacy
Stimulates the self-repair ability of cells
Promote blood circulation and the growth of new blood vessels
The range of diseases and conditions treated is relatively wide
Commonly used in rehabilitation after fractures, wounds that cannot heal due to diabetes, etc.
Acupuncture treatment
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針灸手法
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物理治療師為患者施針後,會利用提插、捻轉、針向、留針等針灸手法來刺激穴位。根據針刺的深度,患者在針灸過程中會出現酸、麻、脹、重等不同的感覺。
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療效
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刺激身體的自我修復功能
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促進血液循環
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達至消炎及止痛的效果
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常用於改善肩周炎、骨關節炎及腰背痛等病症。
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物理治療師一般會同時配合其他儀器,如超聲波治療,或手法治療來強化肌肉,舒展肌腱組織,以達到放鬆受創的關節及肌肉的效果。若精神緊張、過度疲勞、患處出現潰瘍、懷孕或有出血性疾病等人士,就應避免使用此療法。
超聲波治療
Ultrasound therapy
Ultrasound therapy is one of the most commonly used treatment tools by physical therapists. It is mainly used to treat soft tissue injuries, such as injuries to muscles, ligaments, tendons or joint membranes. Ultrasound is a high-frequency sound wave generated by electric current passing through a crystal. When ultrasound encounters fibrous tissue, it causes vibration and generates heat.
Efficacy
Pain relief
Massage, promote blood circulation
Stimulate muscle contraction (prevent muscle atrophy)
Athletes use it to help with training
Patients with heart disease or weak response to stimulation, such as paralysis or diabetes, are not suitable for "electrical stimulation" therapy because they cannot monitor their own sensations during electrical stimulation. Some larger electrical stimulation devices are only suitable for use under the supervision of medical staff.