What do the physiotherapists based in the Orthopaedic Department do?
The Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Team is situated on Level 8 in the Trauma and Orthopaedic unit. All patients who are admitted to the Orthopaedic Unit will be seen by a physiotherapist, according to their needs. Treatment usually consists of assessment, exercises and walking practice. Inpatients are often recovering from broken bones, other trauma and operations to replace joints (eg hip replacements). Children with these problem are seen by physiotherapists based in the Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit. We aim to assess these children within 24 hours of admission to hospital, and the physiotherapist also attends their Outpatient clinic at the same time as the patient sees the doctor.
