Home Physiotherapy in Rasta Peth, Pune

For many families in Rasta Peth, the question is not how to find a physiotherapist but how to get through the first week after a hospital stay. A relative has been in KEM Hospital on Sardar Moodliar Road, or in another hospital nearby, the ward has done its job, and now the patient is being sent home with a discharge summary, a few instructions and the stairs. Home physiotherapy in Rasta Peth is built for exactly that moment.

Proper Care Physiotherapy sends a physiotherapist to the house, so recovery continues at the bedside, in the passage and on the staircase where it will actually be tested. This page explains how visits work in Rasta Peth, who we usually see, and how to book. It sits within our wider home physiotherapy in Nana Peth coverage.

Coming home from the ward: what the first week involves

The wards of a large hospital are designed so that a patient hardly needs to walk, climb or reach. Home asks all three. In the first days the physiotherapist concentrates on a handful of things: getting in and out of bed without strain, moving to a chair and the bathroom, taking the first few steps with or without an aid, and, where the surgeon allows, one careful trip on the stairs.

Bring the discharge summary to the first visit and say what the surgeon told you about weight-bearing and rest. The physiotherapist works inside those instructions and will say so if something at home needs the surgeon's opinion first. After an operation, post-surgery rehabilitation in Nana Peth sets out the stages in more detail, and the guide to post-hospital physiotherapy care covers non-surgical admissions too.

A peth of doctors' lanes, old temples and churches

Rasta Peth was founded in 1783 and named after Sardar Raste. Local descriptions mention doctors' offices and a library among its everyday features, and the heritage lists name the Untadya Maruti, the Laxmibai Raste Mandir in the Raste wada and the Church of Holy Angels. Laxmi Road ends at Quarter Gate Square in Rasta Peth, and the hospital stands on Sardar Moodliar Road.

For our work this means a neighbourhood of long-settled families, many of them elderly, living close to clinics and a hospital but not always able to walk to them. For an older resident with a stiff knee or a wavering step, a clinic can be a short distance away and still out of reach.

Finding the house and the doorway

The approaches to the hospital are busy with ambulances, autos and relatives on foot, and the lanes behind are narrow. When you book, please tell us:

• the nearest fixed point, such as the hospital gate, Quarter Gate, the Untadya Maruti or a church;
• the name of the building, the floor, and whether there is a lift;
• how many steps lead from the lane to the door, and whether there is a rail;
• where a two-wheeler can stand, as street parking near the hospital is scarce;
• the hours when a family member will be present.

Visits are booked as a time window, so that a delay on Satara Road or near the hospital does not turn into a missed appointment. The physiotherapist will let you know when the arrival time shifts.

Who calls us in Rasta Peth

• Surgical patients. People recovering from joint replacement, fracture fixation, spine or abdominal surgery. See also knee pain physiotherapy in Nana Peth for those whose knee trouble came first.
• Stroke survivors. Families learning transfers and walking practice, covered in stroke rehabilitation at home in Nana Peth.
• Older residents. People whose confidence has dropped after a fall or a long illness, with elderly physiotherapy in Nana Peth as the starting point.
• Working adults with back and neck pain. Staff from clinics, shops and offices in the surrounding peths.

Caring for a patient while the family also works

Hospital stays take up days, and relatives who have been sleeping in a chair beside a bed arrive home tired. We try to keep the home programme short and clear, so that a tired family can carry it out: a few exercises at fixed times, one method for each transfer, a written list of what not to do yet. A relative who can attend the first visit usually makes the greatest difference, since they will be the one prompting the exercises on days the physiotherapist is not there.

Neighbouring peths

Rasta Peth is one of five sub-areas in our Nana Peth coverage. The pages for Ganj Peth, Bhavani Peth and Guruwar Peth describe the neighbouring lanes. If your address lies between two peths, give us a landmark rather than a peth name and we will place it.

Symptoms that need a doctor before physiotherapy

A swollen, painful calf, chest pain or sudden breathlessness after an operation, a wound that is red or leaking, a fever, or any sudden weakness on one side of the body is an emergency. Go to a hospital emergency department; a hospital is close by in Rasta Peth. Physiotherapy can start or restart once a doctor has reviewed the problem.

Booking

Use the booking page to request a visit, with the discharge date if you know it. Charges are listed on the pricing page.