Home Physiotherapy in Mangalwar Peth, Pune

Mangalwar Peth is an old quarter of central Pune that, according to local history, was settled in 1662 and takes its name from Tuesday, the day of its market. Wikipedia describes it as lying between two old streams, the Nagzari and the Manik, and it is the home of Kamla Nehru Hospital and the civic medical college attached to it. A search for a physiotherapist in Mangalwar Peth usually comes from a family looking after someone who is weak, bed-bound or just back from treatment.

For these families the question is rarely "what exercise?" but "how do we do this safely, every day, without hurting ourselves?" That is the heart of home physiotherapy in Mangalwar Peth, and it is the angle of this page. Our general guide to the old city is home physiotherapy in Kasba Peth, which includes this peth.

Looking after someone at home: what the physiotherapist teaches the family

A person who cannot walk unaided depends on the people around them, and those people are often an exhausted spouse or a daughter with a job. They are asked to lift, turn and steady someone without ever having been shown how. A good visit therefore teaches the caregiver as much as it treats the patient.

• Turning in bed. Regular turning protects the skin and lungs. We show how to do it with a bent knee and a rolled sheet, instead of pulling on an arm.
• Bed to chair. The helper stands with feet apart, close to the patient, and guides the movement at the hips. If one person cannot do this without strain, we say so and suggest a second pair of hands.
• Short assisted walks. Even a few steps to the door, with a walker or a hand under the elbow, are better for circulation and morale than days in bed.
• The helper's own back. Many caregivers end up with back pain themselves. Our back pain physiotherapy in Kasba Peth page is useful for them too.

Where a patient is largely confined to bed, our guide on physiotherapy for bedridden patients explains the principles.

Streams, damp and old buildings

The peth lies between two streams, and records note severe damage in the area during the Panshet dam floods of 1961. We do not know how old your building is, and we would not guess. What we do notice in the old city is the effect of damp: floors that are slippery after rain, stairs that are worn and smooth, and thresholds that are hard to see in a dim passage.

Wet footwear on a polished floor is a hazard for anyone recovering. During the monsoon, ask the household to keep a dry mat at the door and to wipe the stair edges. If the rain is very heavy we may suggest another day, since an unsafe lane is a poor place to start walking practice.

The municipal corporation has also reported demolishing dangerous wadas in Mangalwar Peth and several other peths. If your building has received a notice, or you plan to move, tell us at booking so the programme can continue at the new address.

Hospital to home: the follow-on programme

Because the hospital and medical college stand here, many neighbours are patients, relatives or hospital staff. A family may have spent days on a ward, been discharged with a sheet of instructions and then found themselves alone with a very tired relative. We read the discharge papers, keep to every restriction in them, and write a plan that fits your actual rooms.

• After a fracture or joint replacement, see post-surgery rehabilitation in Kasba Peth.
• After a stroke, see stroke rehabilitation in Kasba Peth, with the guide to paralysis rehabilitation for the wider picture.
• For general weakness in later life, see elderly physiotherapy in Kasba Peth.

We work alongside the treating doctors rather than replacing them. If an instruction from the hospital seems to conflict with what the physiotherapist sees at home, we ask you to check with the doctor before changing anything.

Finding your door

Roads in the peth include Baburaoji Sonawane Path and T H Jawale Path, with several chowks and a school that locals use as landmarks. The hospital area can be congested and parking is limited, so please tell us:

• a landmark that neighbours would recognise;
• the building name, the floor and whether there is a lift;
• the nearest place to leave a two-wheeler;
• who will be at home, and whether they can stay for the whole session.

Our physiotherapists travel from the Katraj–Kondhwa Road base, north along Pune–Satara Road to Jedhe Chowk and then through the old city. Metro works between Swargate and Katraj have narrowed part of Satara Road, so we agree a time window and let you know if we are delayed.

Nearby peths

Mangalwar Peth adjoins Kasba Peth and Somwar Peth. If you live closer to the garden side, see home physiotherapy in Somwar Peth. For the commercial quarter to the south, see Raviwar Peth.

Warning signs

Call a doctor or go to an emergency department for sudden one-sided weakness, difficulty speaking, chest pain, breathlessness, a painful hot swollen leg, a wound that is red and draining, or new inability to pass urine. If a physiotherapist sees any of these during a visit, treatment will stop until a doctor has reviewed the patient.

Arranging a visit

Request a visit on the booking page or call the number at the top. Keep the discharge summary and medicine list handy, and tell us what the patient can and cannot do at the moment. We will not promise a recovery date, but we will explain what we are working towards and review progress at each visit.