The Imperatives of Critical Care Physiotherapy

Abstract

Multiple factors make critically ill patients to be on bed with resultant deconditioning of body multisystem.Physiotherapy is an essential part of multidisciplinary team involved in the management ofpatients with critical illness.The rehabilitation plan ensures that the patient is treated with the functionalneeds of the patient in focus. The determinants of implementation of critical care physiotherapy arethe patient’s need, the level of consciousness of the patient and the physical strength of the patient.Physiotherapy in critical care setting provides several benefits for the critically ill. Thus, there isimperatives of critical care physiotherapy.