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ORTO Klīnika’s physiotherapists work in close cooperation with the doctors of the clinic. 

A physiotherapist is a healthcare specialist with a higher education in their specific area.

During the consultations, a physiotherapist  physiotherapist assesses the functional condition of the patient, establishes the objective and tasks of the treatment, develops the rehabilitation plan. The patient undergoes a thorough physical examination, using physical therapy methods, like assessment of posture and gait, muscular force and length, assessment of balance and motor coordination.

ORTO Klīnika offers both inpatient (post-operative) and outpatient physical therapy.

Inpatient

Physiotherapist starts working with the patient already on the first day after the surgery or even on the surgery day in order to achieve the best possible rehabilitation results after the surgical treatment. On inpatient basis, the physiotherapist is working with the patient once or twice a day in accordance with an individually developed rehabilitation plan.

By the time the patient is discharged, they have learned the set of activities that are to be performed independently until the outpatient rehabilitation phase starts.

Outpatient 

Outpatient rehabilitation department is visited by people who can restore their health and work capacity:

• Without surgical intervention (using conservative approach);
• After surgical treatment within the framework of the rehabilitation programme;
• Prior to surgical intervention in order to prepare the patient for the surgery and the body for better rehabilitation process;
• For health disorder preventive care purposes.

ORTO Klīnika has three outpatient physical therapy halls:

• Rehabilitation and physical therapy department at ORTO Klīnika 
• Rehabilitation and physical therapy departments at Āgenskalna branch 
• Rehabilitation and physical therapy department at Daugavpils branch

We offer:

• Consultation by physiotherapist;
• Rehabilitation after traumas and surgeries;
• Remedial gymnastics;
• Physical capacity tests after trauma rehabilitation in order to conduct fair assessment of person’s fitness for returning to active sports;
• Fascia release and stretching techniques;
• Kinesio® taping;
• Sling therapy;
• Manual therapy;
• Therapeutic massage;
• medicīnisko akupunktūru;
• krioterapiju;
• Physical therapy (magnet therapy, ultrasound, phonophoresis, TENS).