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Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services
Appointments
486 1530 or
493 0051 Ext. 1531,1532 |
Nasrullah Shiekh
Manager
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Services
Email: nasrullah.shaikh@aku.edu |
 The Department of Physiotherapy provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to assist adults and children in overcoming physical, neurological and cognitive impairments, disabilities and handicaps. All Physiotherapists work with an interdisciplinary team to restore physical functions, relieve pain and minimise the psychological, social and vocational efforts of disability.
The services offered include cardiac rehabilitation programme, orthotic and prosthetic clinic, paediatric rehabilitation, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, general orthopaedic conditions, neuro-rehabilitation, lumbar and cervical tractions, chest physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, gait training, treatment of pain through Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS), laser and other electrotherapeutic modalities.
Off-site Physiotherapy Clinics and Home Physiotherapy Services
In response to the growing demand from patients and consultants from within and outside AKUH, the Physiotherapy Department has started home-based physiotherapy services and three off-site physiotherapy clinics located at Clifton Medical Services and at Aga Khan Diagnostic and Day Care Surgery Centre, Karimabad.Highly qualified physiotherapists equipped with sophisticated modalities treat neurological, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary disorders, and assure high-quality services.AKUH Physiotherapy Department also provides feedback to referring consultants, enabling them to assess the status of their patients and to plan their future treatment accordingly.All these services are available from Mondays to Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
For further information, please contact:
Asim Mahmood
Charge Physiotherapist and
Coordinator Inpatients / Outpatients
Tel: 486 1531 or 493 0051 ext. 1531, 1532
Email: asim.mahmood@aku.edu
Advanced Rehabilitation Services / Sports and
Rehabilitation Centre
Appointments:
486 1662 or Ext. 1662, 1531
Advanced Rehabilitation Services at Aga Khan University Sports and Rehabilitation Centre provide quality multidisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation by a skilled rehab team using the latest equipments, a wide range of therapeutic exercises and a multitude of modalities to help patients return to an active and healthy lifestyle.
The Rehabilitation Team
The Rehabilitation team comprises of several skilled health care professional including:
- Physiotherapist
- Speech Therapist
- Cardiologist
- Rehabilitation Nurse
- Neurologist
- Nutritionist
- Orthopaedic Consultant
- Orthosists and Prothesist
- Occupational Therapist
- Clinical Psychologist
Services offered are
- Fitness Screening through Microfit fitness evaluation system;
- Fitness Weight reduction programme;
- Orthopaedic rehabilitation programme;
- Neurological rehabilitation programme;
- Cardiac rehabilitation programme;
- Risk factor modification programme;
- Pulmonary rehabilitation programme;
- Sports Injury Clinic.
Rehabilitation Hours
We offer our services Monday to Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
For more information, please contact:
Ata Mohammad
Assistant Manager Physiotherapy
Coordinator Advance Patient Rehabilitation and
Offsite Physiotherapy Services
Tel: 4861662 or 4930051 Ext. 1662, 1531
Email: ata.mohammad@aku.edu
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