HMC launches female outpatient physiotherapy-orthopaedic unit

HMC launches female outpatient physiotherapy-orthopaedic unit

To keep pace with the increasing demand for physiotherapy (PT), the administration of Qatar Rehabilitation Institute (QRI) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)’s Physiotherapy Department have established a new female Physiotherapy-Orthopaedic unit.

The outpatient facility will offer a variety of evidence-based physical therapy techniques and modalities aimed at helping female patients develop, maintain and restore maximum body movement and physical function, press statement notes.

The new unit, located on the first floor of QRI, features new state-of the art equipment that will be used during therapy sessions following a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan by one of the expert therapists. Tailored individual and group exercise-based rehabilitation programmes offer help to patients who may be experiencing pain and mobility restriction due to disease, injury or musculoskeletal deformity.

Dr Hanadi al-Hamad, medical director at Qatar Rehabilitation Institute and Rumailah Hospital, explained that the growing need for these specialised services warranted the establishment of this new unit: “With growing awareness of the huge benefits of properly administered physical therapy, we have had a continued increase in the number of patients seeking help from our expert therapists. The growth in our local female patient base made it an opportune time for us to establish a female