No two treatments are the same; therefore in treating patients, the FVH Therapists try to connect with patients on a personal and intimate level, to understand their needs in relieving the pain. Patients don't feel pain while being treated. Each treatment lasts approximately 20-45 minutes and contains a large part of pure manual techniques. FVH Therapists treat the cause of the pain, not just the effects and do so without the use of medication. Certain conditions / injuries could be cured depending on the types of injuries and the sooner the patient comes for treatment the better. The time required to cure the injury depends on the type of injury; it could be from one session only to several sessions a week during few months.
A wide range of physiotherapy services is available at FV Hospital. The Department works collaboratively with other departments in treating patients with the best of care. FVH Physiotherapists are almost always involved in the treatment of orthopaedics cases, including hand surgeries, and play an important role in the recovery process following surgeries and periods of immobilization. Conditions treated include:
Services
Acute and chronic (such as osteoarthritis) orthopaedic conditions including hand and upper limb
Acute and chronic respiratory problems such as asthma, bronchiolitis and bronchitis.
Assessment of chronic neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, Cerebral Palsy, and Multiple Sclerosis for on-going management
Pain management - back, neck, head, other joint or muscle pain, weakness, stiffness, swelling or tingling sensations due to nerves, which are pinched.
Pediatrics (mainly breathing therapy and orthopaedic adjustment such as club foot attitude)
Pre and post-natal care (restore tonicity and normal function of abdominal and perineum muscles)
Sports injuries (tendonitis, sprain …)
Ear, Nose, and Throat, for rehabilitation of Inner Ear Syndrome (also called Acute Positional Vertigo)
Maxillo-facial & Dentist for unaligned jaws
Plastic Surgery for treatment of the scars (when it is painful, ungracious, or too much visible) or burned skin.
Various treatment techniques:
Manual re-positioning of joints
Mobilization: manual or motorized (for knee and hip)
Personalized exercise programs
Soft tissue, therapeutics massages
Stretching
Proprioceptive training
Pain control (electrotherapy, ultrasound wave therapy)
Breathing exercises (clean the lungs or improve a deficient function of the chest)
Equipment
Ultrasound wave unit
Electrotherapy unit
Muscle stimulation unit
2 portable electrotherapy units
2 arthromotors (for passive motorized mobilization of knee and hip – unique in Viet Nam)
Hot and cold packs unit
3 nebulisors for breathing therapy
Full equipment for post traumatic rehabilitation
1 special room for neurological and physical stimulation of cerebral palsy children
