Physioworld TT

Physioworld TT Dr Luke Harewood. Home Health Physical Therapist Your speedy recovery is my priority. Contact me to find out more.

My holistic approach helps patients achieve long-term wellness and improve physical health and performance. I am a home health therapist and I specialise in (but am not limited to) neurological disorders, stroke rehabilitation, balance/fall prevention, post-operative rehabilitation, vestibular disorders, spinal cord injuries and geriatric physiotherapy.

Workshop feedback from 2 of our attendees 🤗 They were amazing 👏🏾
11/11/2024

Workshop feedback from 2 of our attendees 🤗 They were amazing 👏🏾

10/11/2024

Patient transfer workshop, part 2 - Practical

Join us on the 3rd for our upcoming patient transfer workshop 😀 9am Breedy athletics, St Joseph
26/10/2024

Join us on the 3rd for our upcoming patient transfer workshop 😀 9am Breedy athletics, St Joseph

Studies show that home health therapy is more effective at improving patient outcomes than hospital stays for many patie...
21/09/2021

Studies show that home health therapy is more effective at improving patient outcomes than hospital stays for many patients. It has also been shown to be a cost-effective alternative to private hospitalisation, saving you money in the long run.

Research demonstrates that recovery is faster at home than in the hospital, particularly if there is good quality and skilled home health care available to the patient. This is where I step in.

​​Examples of who can benefit from Physiotherapy at home:

Orthopaedic Complaints:

– Recent Major Surgery
– Recent Fracture
– Total Hip Replacement
– Total Knee Replacement
– Decreased Mobility
– Fear of Falling / Recent Falls

Neurological Conditions:

– Stroke Rehabilitation
– Parkinsons Disease
– Motor Neurons Disease
– Multiple Sclerosis
– Cerebral Palsy
– Convalescence Care

Visit my website linked in the bio for more information on the services available through PhysioworldTT diso...
20/09/2021

Visit my website linked in the bio for more information on the services available through PhysioworldTT

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Home health or mobile physical therapy is when you meet with your therapist either in an agreed-upon space or your home....
20/09/2021

Home health or mobile physical therapy is when you meet with your therapist either in an agreed-upon space or your home.

I exclusively see patients in their homes or preferred space and bring required equipment.

The pros of this are:

-Childcare or elderly-care stresses are alleviated
-Time-saving and in the comfort of your own home
-Your therapist can suggest ways that you can improve your environment to better suit your mobility needs
-Your therapist can see firsthand the equipment you can use during therapy
-Safer for high-risk individuals
-Care is better personalised and family members/support systems are educated in how best to support you in absence of a therapist

The cons are:

-There are sometimes extra distractions at home

Anyone can request home health therapy, whether unable to visit the clinic or purely for your own personal convenience, home health is available to all.

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It's not fun to be in pain, to modify your activities, or take time off from doing what you enjoy. While proper treatmen...
30/07/2021

It's not fun to be in pain, to modify your activities, or take time off from doing what you enjoy.

While proper treatment can often rapidly eliminate pain and allow a resumption of activity, we can only speed up human biology so much. When an injury occurs, there is often real irritation or damage to a structure, this takes time to repair and remodel.

Different tissues have different structures and varying degrees of blood flow, therefore, they heal at different rates. Severity of an injury will definitely affect healing time as well.

While we never really know when someone will be fully recovered from an injury or a chronic problem we have enough of an idea about the minimum amount of time it will take.

Patients often ask me about the effectiveness of treatments done to them (passive) as opposed to treatments they do for ...
29/07/2021

Patients often ask me about the effectiveness of treatments done to them (passive) as opposed to treatments they do for themselves (active). It is my opinion that passive treatments are useful on occasion, but should never replace active treatments as these are the principal forms of rehabilitation.

Passive treatments can encourage patients to begin an active approach as they appreciate that this form of treatment is not a solution long term and do not rely on them soley.

Both forms of treatment positively affect our nervous systems on our path to recovery and some processes/techniques work better for some over others. Excellent rehabilitation is active, informed by education and promotes confidence. A side order of passive treatment can help facilitate this.

Should rehab be pain-free? Or should you ignore and bear it? Physical therapists often tell patients it is crucial to av...
28/07/2021

Should rehab be pain-free? Or should you ignore and bear it?

Physical therapists often tell patients it is crucial to avoid painful exercises, as pain is the body’s way of telling you to stop!

However, decades long research has answered this question unequivocally: rehab does NOT need to be pain free! Trying to function and build strength while totally avoiding pain is not possible and a reason patients fail to improve.

A few crucial points from the above pain monitoring model:

💪🏾Pain of 2-5 is actually encouraged over pain of 0-2.

💪🏾It’s the most effective way to elicit adaptations needed for recovery whilst avoiding worsening injuries.

💪🏾While small increases in pain during rehab are okay it is important that your symptoms improve week to week.

When you are uncertain if an exercise is safe just remember:

💪🏾Your pain during and after an exercise should be tolerable

💪🏾An increase in pain from day to day is cause for decreasing the intensity of the exercises you are performing

Hope this helps those of you unsure about pain levels during exercise!

23/07/2021

Balance for an older individual is very important. A predictor of future falls is past and current falls. This exercise depicts an older individual standing on an unstable surface whilst tossing bean bags. This action moves her centre of gravity away from her base of support, forcing her to lose her balance. The important part of this exercise is her regaining her balance by bringing her centre gravity back over her base of support.

It does not matter if one loses their balance, it is the regaining of said balance that is key.

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5 Abercromby Street
Saint Joseph

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Monday 07:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 07:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 18:00
Thursday 07:00 - 18:00
Friday 07:00 - 18:00
Saturday 07:00 - 18:00

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