Services Overview

Physiotherapy
Introduction

Physiotherapy

Managed by a team of professional registered physiotherapists, the Physiotherapy Department offers a wide spectrum of professional physiotherapy services and support to in-patients and out-patients. By utilizing therapeutic exercises and the modalities of sound, light, heat, cold, and electricity, our physiotherapists help patients ease their discomfort or disability and to promote rehabilitation.

Services Scope

  • Examining and evaluating patients with health-related conditions, impairment, functional limitation and disability to determine a suitable diagnosis, prognosis and intervention;
  • Alleviating impairment and functional limitation by designing, implementing and modifying therapeutic interventions; and
  • Preventing injury, impairment, functional limitation and disability by promoting and maintaining fitness, health and quality of life among the patients.

 

Areas of Specialty

  • Orthopedic cases: pain relief and rehabilitation for neck and back pain, tendinitis, fracture and sports injury
  • Surgical cases: maintenance and enhancement of lung function before and after operation
  • Medical cases: chest physiotherapy and pulmonary rehabilitation for pulmonary problem; rehabilitation for cardiac problems or stroke
  • Paediatric cases: chest physiotherapy for lung problems
  • Neurological cases: pain relief for neurological pain cases, functional rehabilitation for muscle weakness or motor function problem cases
  • Others: vestibular rehabilitation and weight management
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Pilates Reformer

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Elliptical trainer

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Tilt table

Types of Treatment

  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Electrical Stimulation
  • Traction Therapy
  • Manual Therapy
  • Chest Physiotherapy
  • Cold/ Hot Therapy
  • Ultrasound Therapy
  • Shockwave Therapy
  • Magnetopulase
  • Continuous Passive Movement
  • Compression therapy
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Weight management

 

In addition to the physiotherapy treatments, walking aids, health care and rehabilitation products are also available for purchase. Please contact the Department for details.

Service Hours & Contact

*The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre at HKBH East Kowloon Medical Centre is now in service. The hospital will only provide limited outpatient services.

For appointment booking at HKBH East Kowloon Medical Centre, please contact 2339 8178 or email physioek@hkbh.org.hk for inquiries and refer to the details below,

HKBH East Kowloon Medical Centre—Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre

HKBH—Physiotherapy
Out-patient*
(By Appointment Only)
* Out-patient service will be suspended during Typhoon Signal No. 8.

In-patient(By Appointment Only)

Daily 9:00am – 5:00pm

#I In-Patient service will be maintained during all Typhoon Signal and/or all rainstorm signals.

  • G/F, Block B and LG 1/F, Block D, Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, 222 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong,
  • 2339 8481
  • 2339 8903
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