Sprains, Strains, Back & Joint Pain Treatment at Home Dubai

Why Should You Pick Vesta Care for Muscle and Joint Pain and Injuries?

Immediate GP Assessment When Movement is Limited

If you can't walk right after an accident, have terrible back pain that keeps you from getting out of bed, or joint discomfort that makes it impossible to move, you shouldn't wait for a clinic appointment or try to drive yourself to the hospital. You can phone our quick response team, and they will be in any region of Dubai in 30 to 45 minutes. They will help you right away and ease your agony.  You can see a GP and get treatment at home with our home doctor service, where you can stay in the most comfortable position possible. You could have to wait hours in pain at an emergency room, but this is not the case. 

Musculoskeletal Assessment Trained and Experienced GP Doctors

All of our doctors hold licenses from the Dubai Health Authority that are still good. During their general practice education and clinical experience, they also learned a lot about how to treat common musculoskeletal injuries and pain disorders. We don't offer specialized orthopedic or sports medicine treatments; we just offer general practice care. Our doctors provide an experienced first assessment and management for patients who need more advanced care, specific physiotherapy programs, or sports medicine knowledge. Then they direct them to the best specialists in Dubai. This makes sure you get the correct treatment at the right time: good GP care for conditions we can handle and easy transfers to specialists when you require more testing or surgery.

Full GP evaluation and pain management at home

We have a lot more than just painkillers that you can buy with a prescription. Our home visit GP service includes a detailed injury history and mechanism of injury assessment, a thorough physical examination that tests range of motion, stability, and pain locations, an evaluation of swelling, bruising, and deformity, an assessment of the ability to bear weight and perform basic movements, immediate pain relief through medications and positioning guidance, the prescription of anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, and appropriate pain relievers, instruction on the RICE protocol (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) and home care measures, guidance on mobility aids if needed, and coordination with physiotherapists, orthopedic specialists, or imaging centers when advanced care is needed.   

Putting together medical records and working with specialists

We retain complete records of how you were hurt, what we found when we examined you, what treatments we gave you, and any referrals we made to specialists. This makes it easy to give all of this information to someone else when you require more advanced care. This method that combines different types of care is especially useful for musculoskeletal problems that require both general practitioners and specialists to work together. It makes sure that care is always there and that there are no gaps in communication or tests that have to be done again. Our referral includes information regarding the injuries that will help therapists make the correct recovery plans when you need physiotherapy. 

Getting to know sprains, strains, back pain, and joint pain

What are sprains and how do they happen?

A sprain arises when ligaments, which are thick bands of fibrous tissue that link bones at a joint, are pulled too far or torn. When they twist quickly, fall, or land in an odd fashion, this generally happens to the ankles, wrists, and knees. Many people in Dubai sprain their ankles.  You can get them when playing sports, going downstairs, or just tripping on anything uneven. There are three levels of severity: grade one, where the ligaments are overstretched but not torn, causing mild pain and swelling; grade two, where the ligaments are partially torn, causing moderate pain, swelling, and some joint instability; and grade three, where the ligaments are completely torn, causing severe pain, swelling, bruising, and marked joint instability that makes it hard or impossible to bear weight.

Strains are injuries to muscles and tendons.

A strain is when muscles or tendons, which are the fibrous cords that connect muscles to bones, get damaged. When muscles are stretched too far or put under too much tension, these ailments result. They commonly happen in the hamstrings, quadriceps, lower back, and shoulder muscles. When you lift something heavy, run, or pull anything quickly, you can have an acute strain.  Chronic strains, on the other hand, happen over time when you perform the same activity too much. Like sprains, strains are rated by how bad they are.  Strains of grade one entail straining muscle fibers a little bit, causing mild pain and no major loss of strength.  Partial tears in muscles or tendons that cause significant pain, edema, and less strength are called grade two strains.  Grade three strains are when a muscle or tendon completely tears, which causes a lot of discomfort, loss of function, and holes in the muscle that may be seen.

Back Pain: A Difficult Problem

People of all ages in Dubai often have back pain, especially in the lower back.  At some point in their life, about 80% of adults will experience it. It can endure for a short time, like days to weeks, or a long time, like months or years. Mechanical back pain can be caused by muscle strains, ligament sprains, improper posture, lifting items the incorrect way, or changes in the spine that weaken it. Herniated discs or spinal stenosis can put pressure on nerves, which can make the discomfort travel down the leg.  Nerve pain is the name for this kind of discomfort. Diseases that affect younger people, such ankylosing spondylitis, can induce inflammation.

In Dubai, some common causes of nerve pain include sitting for long periods at work or home, lifting heavy objects incorrectly, insufficient exercise, being overweight, sleeping on poor-quality mattresses, stress that causes muscle tension, and age-related changes that exacerbate the condition.

What You Should Know About Joint Pain (Arthralgia)

The medical term for joint pain is arthralgia. It can happen in one or more joints in the body, where bones contact. It can be anything from slight pain to very severe pain that makes it impossible to accomplish normal things. The most prevalent cause is osteoarthritis. When cartilage goes away, bones rub against each other, which happens a lot in the knees, hips, and hands. Rheumatoid arthritis hurts the joints, usually in a way that is the same on both sides, and it affects the hands and feet. Gout produces abrupt, intense pain in the joints, most often the big toe, because uric acid crystals build up. Bursitis and tendonitis are two types of arthritis that induce pain in the area around joints due of inflammation in neighboring tissues.

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Our GP Home Care Services for Musculoskeletal System Conditions

Evaluation and first aid for serious injuries

Our GP doctors give you full initial care when you hurt yourself abruptly, such as when you sprain or strain something. This begins with a full assessment of the injury, including how it happened, the symptoms you noticed straight away, your ability to bear weight or utilize the affected area, and any past injuries to the same location. A physical exam looks for swelling, bruising, and deformity; feels for regions of greatest tenderness; tests range of motion within pain tolerance; tests joint stability; and checks sensation and circulation through neurological assessment. We use the results to figure out how terrible the injury is and how likely it is to break.  

Checking and easing back pain

When you suffer back pain, whether it comes on abruptly or as a long-term flare-up, our doctors can give you skilled GP-level care and assessment. The evaluation involves a full history of the pain, such as where it is, how it spreads, what makes it worse or better, past episodes and treatments, and any neurological symptoms that come with it, including weakness or numbness in the legs. A physical exam includes checking posture and gait, feeling the spine for muscle spasms or bony tenderness, testing the range of motion, and doing a straight leg raise test to see if there is nerve root irritation. Conducting a neurological exam to assess reflexes, strength, and sensation in the legs, while also checking for serious underlying conditions that require immediate specialist care.

How to Look at and Treat Joint Pain

For people with joint pain, our full GP service includes finding out when the pain started (sudden pain could mean an injury or gout, while gradual pain could mean arthritis), with our physiotherapy services, our experts can assess which joints are affected and whether they are symmetrical, checking for systemic symptoms like fever or rash, looking at the patient's family history of arthritis, and see how the pain affects their daily activities and sleep. A physical exam includes assessing joints for swelling, redness, warmth, and deformity; feeling for soreness and temperature rise; checking the range of motion, both active and passive; testing stability; and looking at multiple joints to determine how they are distributed.

Keeping an eye on and helping with chronic pain

Our general practitioners (GPs) provide ongoing home-based care for people with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. This includes regularly checking pain levels and how they affect daily life, managing medications to keep pain under control with as few side effects as possible, keeping an eye out for issues with medication tolerance or dependence, working with physiotherapists to set up rehabilitation programs, taking care of injection sites and checking wounds if necessary, looking for signs of depression or anxiety related to chronic pain, and staying in touch with specialists to make sure their recommendations are included in overall care plans.  

When to Get Medical Help Right Away

Injuries that happen when there is an emergency

A general practitioner can manage a lot of sprains and strains and recommend our physio services, but some require seeing a doctor immediately. Please call us right away if the injured area looks deformed (which could mean a dislocation or severe displacement fracture), you heard a loud pop or crack at the time of the injury and then couldn't use the limb at all, there is numbness or tingling below the injury site that could mean nerve damage, the skin becomes cold, pale, or blue, which could mean poor circulation, severe pain continues even after rest and ice, or you can't bear any weight after an ankle or knee injury. Our experts are ready to make an initial assessment and stabilize the patient.

Signs of Severe Back Pain

You can usually cure most back pain at home, but some indicators imply you should visit a doctor immediately away. You might have cauda equina syndrome if you have back pain and are having trouble controlling your bladder or bowels. You may have severe nerve compression if your legs are getting weaker or numb over time. You can have a spinal infection if you have a fever and backache. No matter the time of day or night, you can utilize our service.  

Joint discomfort that needs to be treated immediately quickly

You need to do something right away if you have joint discomfort in some circumstances. If you have a fever and a hot, swollen, red joint that signals septic arthritis, sudden severe joint pain, especially with a fever or recent sickness, joint pain after an injury that makes it unable to move the joint immediately away, or joint swelling that grows worse over hours, call us right away. 

How Our Doctors Help You When You Get Hurt

Step 1: Call right away and work things out.

You can call our trained clinical staff any time of day or night if you have pain or an injury in your bones or muscles. For emergencies, you can phone 800 4 VESTA or 04 247 0800 from 6 AM to 12 AM. Texting +971 52 270 4729 can get you in touch with us right away. If you need to schedule an appointment that isn't urgent, please send an email to info@vestacare.ae.

Step 2: Getting doctors to work quickly

We send out a DHA-licensed GP immediately soon who has been trained to look at problems with the bones and muscles. A doctor can be anywhere in Dubai in 30 to 45 minutes with everything they need for a comprehensive exam. They can also issue prescriptions. Our experts understand that pain and injuries can be hard to deal with.  They will treat you with care and respect your need for comfort during the exam.

Step 3: A complete checkup and assessment

Your doctor gives you a full checkup that is appropriate for your issue. For sprains and strains, the exam includes assessing the nerves and blood vessels, testing the stability and ligaments, checking the range of motion, and feeling for certain delicate structures. When someone has back pain, the doctor will ask them about their pain history, evaluate their posture, do a neurological exam, and look for any red flag signs. If you have joint discomfort, the doctor will look at the joint, feel its temperature and swelling, test its range of motion, and look at the joints around it. 

Step 4: Carrying out the treatment plan

Your doctor will begin treatment immediately away after the assessment. This could involve giving you painkillers, giving you detailed instructions on how to care for yourself at home, suggesting the best way to support or immobilize yourself, advising you on your mobility and weight-bearing status, scheduling follow-up visits to check on your progress, and, if necessary, arranging for specialist referrals or imaging. A thorough referral document should include details regarding the injuries, physical findings, and particular concerns so that the expert can rapidly assess you when you need to see one.

Step 5: Setting up ongoing care and rehabilitation

Our care continues through NABIDH system documentation that healthcare providers can use, follow-up calls to check on recovery and medication effectiveness, coordination of physiotherapy referrals for rehabilitation, imaging when it is needed to check on healing, medication changes based on how the patient responds, and continued availability for questions or concerns. We talk to the patient's GP to ensure that the physiotherapy they are getting is helping them reach their rehabilitation goals.  We also check to see that their treatment regimens are working as well as they can.

Full Coverage in All of Dubai

Vesta Care's general practitioners can assist with musculoskeletal care anywhere in Dubai, and they will be there in 30 to 45 minutes. The areas include the Marina, family neighborhoods, business zones, historic Dubai neighborhoods, the beach and coastal villages, and central Dubai. People who stay in hotels in Dubai get the same professional attention as people who live there. If you suffer a back spasm in your villa at midnight or an ankle injury in your hotel room, Vesta Care will arrive immediately away.