PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR THE ELDERLY
Elderly Home Rehabilitation
As part of the aging process, the body begins to lose strength, mobility and flexibility. If left unchecked this can lead to certain health consequences. But it is possible, with the right intervention from a therapist, to devise a programme of physiotherapy to care for the older person. Care of the elderly involves a series of preventive and intervention measures to offer protection and improve quality of life.
Our team of therapists at Health 2U can offer extensive services caring for the elderly in their own home. This removes the trauma and difficulty of having to travel to appointments, meaning elderly patients can get the care they need easily. One of the key facets of caring for the elderly at home involves assessing fall risks and implementing fall prevention. This will ensure the safety of elderly patients by reducing the risk of injuries that can be very hard to recover from.
Whats the Role of the Physiotherapist?
The physiotherapist that specialises in caring for the elderly will first carry out an assessment of the needs, requirements and capabilities of the elderly patient in their own home or care home. They will also carry out an assessment, taking into consideration environmental factors to reduce the risk of falls and accidents. If an occupational therapy assessment by an occupational therapist is believed to be required then we can arrange this.
Fall prevention in elderly patients is extremely important, as falls can damage both physical health and confidence, particularly risking fractures which can be very difficult to recover from. A few well thought out prevention measures can help to keep elderly patients safe.
Types of Physiotherapy
Care for the elderly can include one or a combination of:
- Prevention of injury and fractures including a fall prevention programme
- Improvement of strength, movement and mobility through exercise programmes
- Osteoporosis Programmes – specific for those with osteopenia or osteoporosis
- Remedial massage for relaxation and pain relief
- Acupuncture
In order to achieve this, the therapist will call on their experience, knowledge and skill base.
To find out more about the services we offer for older people, get in touch for an assessment or to chat about what we do.
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Your Therapists
Rebecca AldridgeRehab & Exercise Specialist, Bone Conditioning Expert & Massage Therapist
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Rebecca started Health2u in Singapore following the success of Physiocomestoyou Ltd in London and the UK which is still running strong. Both companies were developed to address the gap in the market for a professional service providing physiotherapy, massage and exercise to people at home and work. Rebecca has over 16 years of physiotherapy experience having qualified in 2002 and spent 7 years within teaching hospitals and at the same time completed a Masters in Advanced Physiotherapy. She is also trained in acupuncture, pilates and exercise rehab particulary of the pre natal and post natal exercise.
Having a baby in Singapore Bex set up the Health2Mama branch of Health2u having realised the huge benefits of having a service that comes to you after birth and helps with things such as massage, breast massage to help milk supply, advice on feeding and lifting techniques around the home to help prevent back pain and chest tightness. This led to ‘The Recovery Session’ Being developed. There is also the Exercise programmes Rebecca has developed to help mothers correct any diastasis recti and get back to being fit, toned and their ideal weight again after birth while ensuring good pelvic floor control and protection of the diastasis recti. The sessions can be individual or of small groups of other mothers at your condo or home
Services
care of the older
older person's therapy
bone conditioning programme
business
deep tissue massage
sports massage
exercise and rehab programmes
osteoporosis programmes
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
massage
pilates
vestibular rehabilitation
workstation assessment
personal training
ergonomic presentations
swedish massage
Laura O'ByrneSpecialist Senior Physiotherapist
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Laura owns and runs Health2u with Bex Aldridge. She has worked in various clinical settings in both the United Kingdom and Singapore, where she spent three years at Jurong Health hospitals working in neuro-rehabilitation, geriatric, acute orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal departments. Laura has a very fun and lively manner which helps to motivate clients to exercise and participate in their physiotherapy. She is also a certified dry needling practitioner.
Laura is one of our experts in pre and postnatal physiotherapy to relieve low back pain, sacroiliac pain and other pains associated with pregnancy. She also is experienced in correcting a Diastasis Recti and helping restore bladder control with pelvic floor exercises.
She specialises in designing and putting programmes of physiotherapy into practice: therapeutic exercise; manipulations; massage; education; the use of electro-therapeutic and other modalities, with a focus on being active. She is also an experienced ergonomics assessor, on which subject she oversees set-ups and delivers talks.
In her spare time, Laura enjoys Pilates, going to the gym and exploring South East Asia
Services
baby massage
breastfeeding relief
fit mama exercise and nutrition
pre and post natal massage
pre and post natal physio
diastasis recti correction
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
women's health physiotherapy
services for pain and injury
acupuncture
bone conditioning programme
business
care homes
deep tissue massage
sports massage
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
cardiac rehab
oncology physiotherapy
massage
pilates
workstation assessment
ergonomic presentations
womens health physiotherapy
womens health & paediatric
shockwave therapy for pain
chest physiotherapy
golf fitness assessments
Mok Ying RongAHPC Registered Physiotherapist
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Ying Rong graduated from Queen Margaret University with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, and is a certified physiotherapist with 4 years of experience in acute hospital and clinic setting, specializing in post-surgery, sports injury, elderly and clients in pain.
While at Farrer Park Hospital she provided quality care for both inpatient and outpatients of all age groups and diverse conditions including joint trauma, degenerative conditions, spinal infections, nerve injuries, fractures and amputations.
Ying Rong is passionate about rehabilitating patients with musculoskeletal and neurological issues back to pain-free status and currently sees a mixture of post-surgery and musculoskeletal patients in the comfort of their own homes.
Ying Rong is a National distance runner and holds the record for the Singapore Half Marathon. With a keen interest in running she has spearheaded a running gait analysis program.
Services
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
services for pain and injury
acupuncture
bone conditioning programme
care homes
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
amputees
cardiac rehab
oncology physiotherapy
pilates
personal training
chest physiotherapy
golf fitness assessments
Noopura YeliurPhysiotherapist Specialising in Rehab and Massage
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Noopura is a physiotherapist of over 12 years qualifying in 2009 and continuing on to complete a with a Masters Degree in Clinical Exercise Science at Melbourne Victoria University. Her main interests are Massage, Sports Massage and Rehabilitation using her knowledge of her Masters to make her treatments more effective. She has worked in various clinical settings including both hospital environments, clinics and at peoples homes.
Noop is a motivated and personable therapist which helps to motivate clients to exercise and participate in their rehab. She is also kind and calm helping clients to feel comfortable and relaxed in her care.
She specialises in designing and putting programmes of rehab into practice: therapeutic exercise; massage; education with a focus on being active.
Services
fit mama exercise and nutrition
pre and post natal massage
diastasis recti correction
care of the older
older person's therapy
patient feedback
bone conditioning programme
deep tissue massage
sports massage
exercise and rehab programmes
osteoporosis programmes
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
post surgery
oncology physiotherapy
massage
pilates
workstation assessment
ergonomic presentations
chest physiotherapy
golf fitness assessments
Dr Aruna Vijaya RatnamAHPC Registered Physiotherapist
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Dr Aruna Vijaya Ratnam was awarded the Mid-term scholarship in 2012 and graduated from the University of Queensland in 2013 with her Bachelor of Physiotherapy. She then went on to complete her Clinical Doctorate in Physical therapy with Nova Southeastern University in 2018. She is also a certified lymphodema and wound management therapist by the International Lymphodema and Wound Training Institute.
Dr Aruna joined Juronghealth Services in 2014 where she has been specializing in rehabilitation. Having managed the Day Rehabilitation centre at Jurong Community Hospital for 1.5 years she is well versed in managing patients requiring rehabilitation for orthopaedic, neurological, geriatric and women’s health conditions. Moreover while persuing her bachelor’s degree Dr Aruna had the opportunity to work with and learn from the women’s health physiotherapists at the Mater Women’s and children’s hospital where she gained experience and knowledge working with pre-natal and post-natal mums, baby massage and healing of the diastesis recti and developed a love with working with these mums.
Dr Aruna is passionate about rehabilitating patients with an orthopaedic condition and has been co-leading the Jurong Community Hospital’s inpatient orthopaedic team. She is a certified Clinical Educator with the Singapore Institute of Technology and provides regular teaching and training sessions for both student physiotherapists and junior physiotherapists. She has given regular continuing medical education (CME) talks on hip fracture and rehabilitation and she was part of the Hip integrated care pathway team that was awarded the NUHS-MOCHTAR RIADY PINNACLE AWARDS in 2019. She has also initiated Total knee replacement classes in both the acute and community settings that patients have enjoyed.
Dr Aruna is a passionate, dedicated and personable physiotherapist who always seeks to give her best to helping her patients achieve their desired outcomes.
Services
breastfeeding relief
fit mama exercise and nutrition
pre and post natal massage
pre and post natal physio
diastasis recti correction
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
patient feedback
services for pain and injury
care homes
deep tissue massage
sports massage
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
amputees
massage
swedish massage
womens health physiotherapy
womens health & paediatric
Aneesa AnsariSpecialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
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Aneesa is a fully registered paediatric physiotherapist with 7 years of experience. She has vast experience dealing with children from infant to young adults with various needs and abilities. She has interned with KKH and worked closely with NUH in the children’s clinic with NUH paediatric doctors. She also has immense experience with community rehabilitation for children. Early intervention with Thye Hwa Kwan EPIC as well as school integration and home-based therapy services with AWWA have helped to enhance her knowledge and skill in this field. She has given talks in hospitals such as Ren Ci and Tertiary Institutions to both public, parents and teachers/educators.
Aneesa completed her Diploma in Physiotherapy locally before graduating from Queen Margaret University, Edinburg with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy degree. She has enrolled to complete her Masters in Paediatric Physiotherapy with Monash University, Australia. She continues to upgrade her skills by attending to relevant paediatric courses regularly. She is registered with AHPC and Singapore Physiotherapy Association.
Aneesa has experience with a wide spectrum of disorders ranging from neurological conditions like Cerebral Palsy to congenital conditions like SMA, DMD as well as rare disorders like Charcot Marie Tooth and various syndromes. Having a child of her own enables Aneesa to understand challenges face by parents and treat their bubs as her own with patience and love.
Services
pre and post natal physio
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
patient feedback
paediatric physiotherapy
women's health physiotherapy
Jing-Yi YapAHPC Registered Physiotherapist
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Jing Yi graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2012 and attained her Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy (Hons) from Trinity College Dublin in 2013. She has been working with JurongHealth since 2012, specializing in musculoskeletal physiotherapy including work-related and post-operative conditions. She is also certified in Dry Needling and Kinesio Taping 1 & 2. Jing Yi has a keen interest in spinal and lower limb conditions, with a particular focus on active rehabilitation and injury prevention. She is also part of the medical team providing physiotherapy service at the Games Medical Centre for the recent 28th SEA Games Singapore 2015 and 8th ASEAN Para Games 2015. In her free time, Jing Yi enjoys gymming, yoga and traveling.
Services
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
services for pain and injury
acupuncture
bone conditioning programme
care homes
sports massage
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
amputees
cardiac rehab
oncology physiotherapy
massage
Ezora WongAHPC Registered Physiotherapist
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Ezora is a Certified physiotherapist since 2012. She first worked with Jurong Health establishing the rehab protocols and workflow for the critically ill patients of ICU. Ezora then became a certified clinical educator training students in both (musculokskeletal) pain relief and sports physio over the years at Jurong Health. She decided to pursue her interest in the musculoskeletal and sports side of physiotherapy by becoming a physio for the student athletes during the Annual University Games from 2015-2019 & Singapore Male and Female football teams whilst working privately for a clinic.
Throughout the years of rehabilitating clients she developed a strong interest in using a number of her combined skills as a musculoskeletal physio and sports physio to treat pain that has developed in any area of the body and also during pregnancy and after birth; she is great at prescribing exercises that effectively build strength in the core and throughout the body. She also has a great reputation for her massage techniques and hands on manual therapy treatments.
Through her experience with sports teams she developed a lot of practice in Kinesiology taping, rehab techniques and strengthening and she is also undertaking regular courses with the Australia Physiotherapy Association (APA) to continuously upgrade her skills in treating women at different life stages.
Ezora can speak fluid English and Cantonese and as a person Ezora is well liked being kind, considerate and very dedicated to her clients.
Services
breastfeeding relief
fit mama exercise and nutrition
pre and post natal massage
pre and post natal physio
diastasis recti correction
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
patient feedback
services for pain and injury
acupuncture
bone conditioning programme
business
care homes
sports massage
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
oncology physiotherapy
massage
pilates
womens health physiotherapy
womens health & paediatric
Qian Xin OhAHPC Registered Physiotherapist
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Qian Xin is qualified with an Honors Degree in Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin. She previously worked in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for over 4 years before moving on to private practice. Qian Xin has invaluable experience in working with patients in various areas such as neurological, geriatrics, cardiopulmonary, orthopaedics and musculoskeletal pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation. In her third year, she then went on to specialize in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for 2 years. Qian Xin speaks fluent English and Hokkien.
With her strong belief in a holistic approach towards her treatment approaches, Qian Xin develops a keen interest in the analysis of the entire body movement system. She is also certified in Dry Needling. Integrating her knowledge in the entire body movement system with her skills in manual therapy, she develops an individualized rehabilitation program for her clients. She believes that empowering people with the knowledge in understanding how their body works and the skills in managing their injuries is key to ensuring effective treatment, hence positive results in the treatment outcomes.
Apart from clinical work, Qian Xin also enjoys people-watching and/or reading books while enjoying a cup of coffee at cafes.
Services
care of the older
neurological physiotherapy
older person's therapy
patient feedback
services for pain and injury
acupuncture
bone conditioning programme
business
care homes
deep tissue massage
sports massage
musculoskeletal and sports
exercise and rehab programmes
kinesiology taping
osteoporosis programmes
rheumatology physiotherapy
sports physiotherapy
neurological services
falls prevention programmes
hold back parkinsons exercise
physio after surgery
physio for pain
post surgery
amputees
cardiac rehab