Geriatric
Looking for a physiotherapist in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Katraj? Proper Care Physiotherapy sends one to your home. One practical point first: the name Rajiv Gandhi Nagar is used for several localities across Pune, so we always ask for a landmark and confirm the address before setting out. This page explains how visits work in Katraj, how to make sure the physiotherapist finds the right door, and what a home session covers.
Everything on this page applies to a home in the Rajiv Gandhi Nagar part of Katraj. It forms part of our home physiotherapy in Katraj service, and the main page has the wider picture of roadworks and routes.
Getting the address right
With a shared locality name, a map search alone can send a visitor to the wrong place. When you book, please give us:
- A well-known landmark close to you, such as Katraj Chowk, the lake, the zoo or the hilltop Jain temple.
- The name of the building, or the family name on the house, and the floor.
- A phone number of someone who can guide the last turn.
- Whether a car can come to the door or whether the lane is only for two-wheelers.
We will repeat the address back to you and confirm the Katraj pin code, 411046, before the visit. There is no Rajiv Gandhi Nagar post office, so the pin code is that of the Katraj post office.
Close to the lake and the zoo?
Katraj is known for its Peshwa-era lake and for the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, which covers about 130 acres on the lakeside. If your home is within walking distance of the grounds, they can become a goal for recovery, but not a starting point. Walking practice starts inside the home, moves to the entrance and the lane, and only later extends to a longer loop. If your home is close to the grounds, mention it when you book, as it is useful both as a landmark and as a future walking goal.
Physiotherapy in a modest home
Physiotherapy does not need a large room. A bed, a firm chair and a clear patch of floor are enough for most programmes. The physiotherapist adapts to what is there: the edge of the bed for sit-to-stand work, a doorframe or a wall for balance, the entrance step for stair practice. If the home is a single room used for everything, the physiotherapist helps arrange it so that the route from bed to toilet is short, even and well lit.
Many households in this part of Pune also live and eat at floor level. If getting up from the floor has become painful, that is a reasonable thing to treat directly. The physiotherapist watches how you go down and come up, identifies whether it is the knees, hips, back or balance that holds you back, and builds the strength and technique for it. In the meantime, a low stool or firm chair is a safer option than forcing the floor.
Who calls, and for what
- Adults with back pain after long hours of work, or lifting at home. See back pain physiotherapy in Katraj.
- Older relatives with painful knees, who find the step at the door and the stairs hard. See knee pain physiotherapy in Katraj.
- Families after a stroke, who need to learn how to help safely. See stroke rehabilitation in Katraj.
- Patients back from hospital after an operation or fracture. See post-hospital physiotherapy care.
The relative who does the helping
In most homes, one person carries most of the care. We ask that person to be present at the first visit. They learn how to help the patient stand, how to hold on to the patient while walking, and what to avoid. They also have a chance to ask the questions that come up only when a stranger is looking at the home with them. A carer who feels confident protects the patient and their own back.
Reaching Katraj
Our base is on Katraj–Kondhwa Road, and every visit passes through or near Katraj Chowk. On 28 August 2026, Punekar News quoted a local corporator saying that a drive of about a kilometre around the chowk was taking close to half an hour, with metro and flyover works under way. We book a time window and tell you if we are held up.
If there is a sudden weakness on one side, difficulty speaking, chest pain, severe breathlessness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or a fall with severe pain, go to an emergency department first. The booking page is where to arrange one. You may also like to read about Datta Nagar and Sukhsagar Nagar.