Physiotherapy & Male Health

Some Benefits of Physiotherapy are:

• Eliminating or reducing pain:
Persons suffering from arthritis, muscle strain/sprain or tendonitis can benefit from using therapeutic techniques and exercises such as mobilization (soft tissue), different
modalities like Shockwave therapy, TENS, IFC, heating/cold and Ultrasound. These therapies help in alleviating the pain and restoring some level of normalcy.

• Helps in avoiding surgery:
Physiotherapy can help in avoiding surgical interventions by managing and healing in the initial stages of illness. It is also helpful with pre and post rehabilitation programs
after surgery to mitigate any complications that can occur.

• Improving overall strength and coordination:
As seen above, Physiotherapy can be highly beneficial in reducing pain during or after a surgery but, it also aids in improving the overall strength and coordination of the body
when specific exercises and stretches are used to make focused goal-oriented programs. So, if you are facing symptoms of vertigo or dizziness, we suggest that you check a
physiotherapist.

• Boosting cardiovascular functioning and lung capacity:
Physiotherapist offers Rehabilitation of post heart and lung surgery patients in increasing and regaining a degree of their total lung capacity and a sense of direction, movement
and balance.

• Rehabilitation of neurological injuries:
Physiotherapy aims to increase the quality of life of people with neurological conditions through physical means. Every person with a neurological condition presents differently.
Physiotherapy Treatment will be focused on the condition and symptoms.

• Managing and preventing sports related:
Physiotherapy is extremely important and useful in such situations as it provides very specific treatment to improve the endurance and fix the symptomatic problem.

• Managing heart and diabetic conditions:
Diabetic patients normally suffer from discomforts like knee, shoulder, back and even toes and finger pain. This is often resulted because of the unbalanced sugar levels in the
body. Physiotherapy has dedicated plans that help in pain management caused due to diabetes, which also aids in controlling the sugar levels.

• Easing pregnancy and postpartum care:
Many women face trouble in this journey as their bodies undergo fundamental changes impacting their overall well-being and health. Physiotherapy can help with weight
reduction, diastasis recti and also reduction in cramps and labor pain.

• Improving women and men’s health:
Physiotherapist can also aid with improving women and men’s health with specific types of exercises and modalities which includes but not limited to;

• Kegels: Both women and men can benefit from Kegel exercises.
  Many factors can weaken the pelvic floor in women, such as pregnancy, childbirth, aging, and weight gain. Men may also experience weakening in the muscles of their
  pelvic floor as they age. This can lead to incontinence of both urine and feces, especially if the man has had prostate surgery.
• The pelvic floor muscles support the womb, the bladder, and the bowels. If the muscles are weak, these pelvic organs may lower into a woman’s vagina. Besides being extremely uncomfortable, this can also cause urinary incontinence.
• Shock wave therapy: The clinical term for shockwave therapy is low intensity shockwave therapy (LiSWT). It’s a noninvasive therapy that has been used in orthopedics for years to aid with the healing of wounds, broken bones, injured ligaments, and injured tendons. Erections rely on healthy blood flow. Shockwave therapy is viewed favorably as a way of repairing and strengthening blood vessels in the penis and improving blood flow.

Whether dealing with an acute injury, post-surgery, or a chronic condition that impacts physical function, physical therapy can help get you back on track and feeling good again.

Our Physiotherapist

KRYSTOFAU RIVERS BSc, PT

Krystofau is a Registered Physiotherapist with degrees from the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) in Biology and Bachelors in Physical Therapy from the University of West
Indies (UWI). He has worked in a variety of settings, encompassing sports medicine, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, SARS Covid 19 Cardiopulmonary, Neurological and soft tissue injuries at the North Central Regional Hospital.

Krystofau is particularly interested in manual therapy, dry needling, pelvic floor health (women and men ) and neurological rehabilitation. He is currently completing a Manual Therapy Program at the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy and has a plethora of continuing education certificates under his belt.

When asked why he chose his current profession, Krystofau replied, “I enjoy helping people of all ages suffering from injury, illness or disability, through exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. If I can have an impact on a person’s overall health, happiness and ability to live their life to the fullest then I am truly satisfied.”