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A massage couch is the main thing in a physiotherapist's office. Setting up such an office is not an easy task, because it must be adapted to a number of legal requirements in order to practice there. What a need medical furniture How to choose it, and what should be taken into account?
1. What to pay attention to in the physiotherapist's office
Legal requirements for manuals for physical therapy rooms require regular review. Changes in the law occur regularly, and the responsibility for adapting to them lies with the physiotherapist who manages his own office.
What should you pay attention to when organizing a physiotherapy office:
Make sure the office is adapted to current legislative requirements. Pay attention to installation, sanitary and general spatial norms.
Separate premises. One of the rooms in your office should be designated for medical waste. A separate place for storing clean and dirty linen is necessary.
Pay attention to the surface. We are talking about the surface of the floors, furniture, appliances and other accessories. Each item in the physiotherapy room must be disinfected.
Provide access to water. It should be at least one sink with access to cold and hot water.
Take care of the "essentials" - paper towels, liquid soap and disinfectant should always be in your physical therapy office.
2. Types of rehabilitation couches
When the office is already prepared in terms of legal requirements, it's time to choose a rehabilitation couch. The couch should be made of materials that can be easily cleaned and disinfected. In terms of material, as well as functionality selection of medical couches is large enough and they differ from each other.
Which rehabilitation couch to choose? They are classified as follows:
Stationary tables are heavy structures that are installed at the place of treatment. They need constant access to a power source (as in the case of tables with electronic height adjustment). They are suitable for most physiotherapy offices.
Portable tables are an ideal option for those physiotherapists who offer a visit to the patient's home. Such a table does not take up much space and is easy to transport.
Chaise lounges and couches consist of several elements and have a limited range of adjustment. They also take up little space.
Rehabilitation tables - allow you to adjust the position of individual elements of the table depending on the patient's range of motion. Some models have the function of electric table height adjustment.
Tables are also divided by the material of manufacture:
- Wooden
- aluminum
The choice of material from which the table is made is an individual matter. Their only difference is that aluminum table frames have the function of electronic height adjustment, while in the case of wooden couches this adjustment is performed manually.
3. Choosing a massage chair
The massage chair can also be part of the physiotherapeutic office equipment, although its purpose is a relaxing massage. The massage chair is easily transported, thanks to which it is a working tool for physiotherapists who perform their services, for example, in office premises, within the framework of cooperation with corporate clients. The mobility of the chair is not its only advantage. The adjustment of individual elements to the growth of a particular person or the position of the head, hands and body allows to perform massage at an even higher level.
4. Massage table or rehabilitation couch?
It is impossible to give an unequivocal answer to this question. A massage table and a couch play completely different roles and are used for different purposes. If this will be the only piece of furniture in the physiotherapy room, the rehabilitation couch will be the best choice. For physiotherapy of patients with limited physical capabilities, the presence of a rehabilitation table is also necessary.
The massage table, in turn, allows you to perform a massage in a sitting position, which is sometimes important for this massage technique.
If there are patients with limited physical abilities in your physiotherapy office, the best choice will be a rehabilitation table with an electric lift. Thanks to this, your patients will be able to climb onto the couch without any problems. It will also be useful for you, since handling such a table will not require any effort from you. Optimize solutions in your office to make your daily work as comfortable as possible.
