NATIQ YAQOOB

• I as a consultant Physiotherapist treat OPD based patients in the Physiotherapy unit and treat IPD and ICU patients as a Critical Care Physiotherapist.
• Manage all sorts of critically ill, medical and post-operative patients with procedures like Airway Management, Manual Hyperinflation, and Inspiratory Muscle Training.
• Plan and Implement program to promote secretion clearance, maintain or recruit lung volume, optimize oxygenation and prevent respiratory complications in both the intubated and spontaneous breathing patients, Post Extubation airway management.
• Plan and implement program for ICU acquired weakness and de conditioning associated with immobility.
• Use of various modes of mechanical ventilation, Invasive as well as non-invasive, ABG, ECG interpretation.
• Assist patients recovering from wide range of accidents (Sports, fall or car accidents resulting in back, Neck limb or joint conditions).
• Counsel patients on Chest Physiotherapy by teaching them breathing exercises before they go for surgery.
• Supervision of a team of 6 physiotherapists.
• Manage all kinds of post operative patients who require physiotherapy treatment for various surgeries like Oncology, Orthopedic, Thoracic,and Abdominal and cardiac.
• Member Of code Blue team.
• I treat adult male and female service users, geriatric population as well.
• I have treated following acute and chronic MSK conditions till date at this hospital: Fracture, pre and post joint replacement surgery, ligament injuries such as ankle sprain; rotator cuff injury, tendinopathies, osteoarthritis, Thoracic outlet syndrome, specific low back pain conditions like PIVD, stenosis, fractures, spondylitis, spondylolisthesis etc; non specific low back pain, whiplash injuries, adhesive capsulitis of shoulder, lateral epicondylopathy, bursitis, muscle strains such as hamstring strains, sports injuries, etc.
• I have independently treated the following acute and chronic neurological conditions at this hospital by providing them evidence based Physiotherapy treatment.
• Maintain a high standard of work and professionalism at all times.
• I manage the Non- invasive ventilation of Covid 19 patients.
• Responsible for lung recruitment maneuvers.
• Assist in positioning patients with severe respiratory failure associated with covid-19, including the use of prone positioning to optimize oxygenation.
• Provide exercise, mobilization and rehabilitation interventions to survivors of critical illness associated with covid 19 in order to enable a functional return to home.
• Post Covid 19 physiotherapy advice and rehabilitation.
• Counseling of Covid 19 patient.
• This is a multispecialty hospital having all types of settings including OPDs, Wards, ICUs, PICUs, etc. Hospital has a separate Physiotherapy department.
• Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• My work in cardiac physiotherapy goes beyond exercise prescription. It is about early risk identification, precise clinical decision-making, and safe, evidence-based rehabilitation for patients with:

• Acute coronary syndromes
• Post-CABG and post-cardiac surgery
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmias
• ICU and post-ICU cardiac patients

I specialize in integrating basic investigations and advanced diagnostics including ECG interpretation, ABG analysis, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS),to guide cardiac rehabilitation safely and effectively, especially in ICU and HDU settings.

At Noora Hospital, our physiotherapy department is the first in Jammu & Kashmir to practice POCUS in both ICU and OPD, allowing tailored cardiac rehabilitation based on real-time heart, lung, and diaphragm assessment.

• Supported senior physiotherapist in conducting patient assessments and treatment plans.
• Utilized mechanical traction and electrotherapy techniques to facilitate rehabilitation.
• Guided patients through prescribed exercise regimens and strength training programs.
• Encouraged completion of treatment protocols to enhance recovery outcomes.
• Monitored patient progress and responses to various treatments.
• Demonstrated stretches and exercises to ensure proper technique and understanding.