Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is patient work. Small angles, small distances, day after day. Our physiotherapists build the plan with your loved one, not around them.
What care includes
- Gait training and balance work
- Post-stroke and post-fracture rehabilitation
- Manual therapy and joint mobilization
- Spasticity management
- Exercise plans that can continue at home
Who this is for
Anyone whose recovery, mobility, or pain would be helped by structured, guided movement.
Physiotherapy in Kathmandu — a working gym, real assessments, honest plans
Physiotherapy at Naman covers three broadly different groups of people. The first are our own residents — stroke and neuro-rehab, post-orthopaedic surgery, older adults rebuilding after a hospital stay — for whom physiotherapy is part of daily care. The second are outpatients from the community, walked in by families or referred by a surgeon or neurologist: post-operative knees and hips, frozen shoulders, low-back pain that home stretches have not solved, balance problems in older adults, sports and gym injuries. The third are the long-term musculoskeletal cases — spondylitis, arthritis, chronic sciatica — where slow, guided work is what actually shifts things. The through-line is the same: careful movement, one plan, one physiotherapist across sessions.
A first appointment is an assessment, not a treatment rush. Our physiotherapist takes the history — the complaint, past surgeries and imaging, pain patterns, what home and work already ask of the body — and then a movement examination: range, strength, balance, and specific tests for the presenting problem. We share a plain-language plan at the end of that first visit. How many sessions the first block will be, what the sessions will actually contain, what home exercises to do between visits, and what change we should be seeing by the fourth session. Where the picture is not clear — a symptom that could be structural — we refer to an orthopaedic surgeon or neurologist rather than treating in the dark.
Sessions run 45 minutes to an hour and are one-on-one, not group circuits. A typical session mixes manual therapy (joint mobilisation, soft-tissue work, stretching) with active exercise therapy (progressive loading, balance, gait), and — where indicated — electrotherapy modalities like IFT or ultrasound for pain and healing tissue. Both branches have a full physio gym: treadmill, parallel bars, standing frame, exercise balls, weights, IFT and US, and the space to actually move around. For post-stroke and post-fracture cases we usually plan four to five sessions a week initially and taper as recovery consolidates; for chronic musculoskeletal work, two to three a week is a better rhythm.
Some practical things families ask about. You do not need a doctor's referral to book — walk-in and self-referral are both fine — but if you have recent imaging, notes, or the surgeon's operative summary, please bring them. Our physiotherapists are registered with the Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC), and we are happy to share the practitioner's registration number on request. We do not currently offer home visits from Naman, but our sister organisation Heal Home Care runs a home-physio service across the Kathmandu Valley for people who cannot travel comfortably; ask us and we can arrange the assessment. Both branches (Pipalbot in Maharajgunj, near Gangalal Hospital, and Bansbari) have the same equipment and the same programme — pick the branch that is easier to reach.
Both branches offer this therapy — Pipalbot (Maharajgunj) and Bansbari. Please mention which branch is easier to reach when you get in touch.
Rooms & what’s included
General ward, private cabin, or High Care Unit — see the room categories and inclusions.
See room categories →Related services
Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Care
Structured stroke recovery care in Kathmandu — physiotherapy, speech therapy, and 24-hour nursing under one roof. Minutes from Gangalal Hospital.
Brain and Spine Rehabilitation Care
Rehabilitation care after brain or spinal injuries, disorders, or surgery in Kathmandu — 24-hour nursing, physiotherapy, and doctor support at two branches.
Trauma Rehabilitation Care
Whole-person recovery after accidents, falls, or serious injury — physiotherapy, nursing, and emotional support in Kathmandu.
See all Naman Care Home services.
Common questions
Can outpatients book sessions, or is it only for residents?
Both. Naman residents work with our physiotherapists as part of their care plan. Outpatients from the community are welcome by appointment — for an assessment, a course of sessions, or ongoing treatment.
How long is a session, and how often should we come?
A typical session runs 45 minutes to an hour. Frequency depends on the plan — post-stroke and post-fracture cases usually start at four or five sessions a week and taper as recovery consolidates. The physiotherapist will lay out the specific schedule at assessment.
What conditions do you commonly treat?
The common ones are post-stroke rehabilitation, post-orthopaedic surgery (knee and hip replacements, spine surgery, fracture fixation), frozen shoulder, low-back pain and sciatica, cervical spondylosis, arthritis of the knee and hip, balance and fall problems in older adults, and sports and gym injuries. We also see chronic musculoskeletal pain that has not settled with rest and painkillers. If your specific condition is not listed, call us — we will tell you honestly whether physiotherapy is the right first step or whether a doctor visit should come first.
Do we need a doctor's referral, or can we walk in?
Walk-in is fine. Many outpatients come to us directly, and we will refer to a doctor if the assessment suggests one is needed before physiotherapy is safe or useful. If you already have a referral, please bring the referral note and any recent scans — it helps us pick up the plan where the doctor left it.
Are your physiotherapists NHPC-registered?
Yes. Our physiotherapists are registered with the Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC). Ask us for the practitioner's registration number if that is useful for you.
Do you offer home visits?
Home-based physiotherapy is offered through our sister service, Heal Home Care — for people who cannot travel comfortably. Ask us and we will help arrange the assessment.