• Dr Tabassum Saher
• Dr Md. Anamul Haque

Abstract: Background and Purpose of the Study Palliative care is the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach for people with life limiting illness. It focuses on providing relief from symptoms such as pain, physical stress and mental stress at any stage of illness. The goal is to improve quality of life of the patients and indirectly relief to their families. There are number of evidences that support palliative care and its effectiveness in improvement of quality of life of the patients at end of life. Physiotherapy is one of the healthcare professions in which Mechanical Forces, Manual therapy, Exercise therapy, Electrotherapy is used to remediate impairments and promotes mobility and functions. Physiotherapy is used to improve quality of life of the patients during palliative care. There has been limited research conducted to investigate the importance of role of physiotherapy in palliative care setting. So, the purpose of this study was to contribute a review to the current research involving the importance of physiotherapy during palliative care and end-of-life care in terms of its efficacy, value, and how this value is perceived by patients and their caregivers. Methods: This study was completed by independently screening and reviewing the ten year studies that were published between the years 2008 to 2018 related to the role of physiotherapy during palliative care. The databases and journals searched included Google Scholar, PUBMED, MEDLINE and PEDro. Results: Throughout all of the 11 reviewed articles, it was reported that physiotherapy results in improvements in a variety of aspects of patient’s functions and relief of symptoms. The most frequently described benefit after receiving physical therapy care was a substantial decrease in patient-rated musculoskeletal pain levels. These benefits signify the valuable role that physiotherapy plays in caring for patients during palliative care and the impact it can have on patients’ functions and symptom management.

Physiotherapy, Palliative care

"Role and Importance of Physiotherapy during Palliative Care in India: A systematic Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.917-919, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808619.pdf

"Role and Importance of Physiotherapy during Palliative Care in India: A systematic Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp917-919, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808619.pdf