{"id":21749,"date":"2024-04-08T06:46:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T22:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcpuat.ymca.org.hk\/department-introduction\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T17:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T09:46:56","slug":"department-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hcp.ymca.org.hk\/en\/department-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21749\" class=\"elementor elementor-21749 elementor-11024\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bba6247 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bba6247\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5e3112\" data-id=\"3e5e3112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76af19a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"76af19a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a2d55cc173b4\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Health Care Professions Department<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-512b9041\" data-id=\"512b9041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-parallax=\"true\" data-parallax-options=\"{&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;linear&quot;],&quot;start&quot;:&quot;top bottom&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;bottom+=0px top&quot;}\" data-parallax-from=\"{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;55px&quot;,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}\" data-parallax-to=\"{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;-100px&quot;,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1198fbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"1198fbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options=\"{&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;lr&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/hcp.ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/04\/hp-73-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcp.ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/04\/hp-73-1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/hcp.ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/04\/hp-73-1-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-644f7123 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"644f7123\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbfb4aa\" data-id=\"2fbfb4aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;:scope &gt; 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The services are managed by a professional team of physiotherapists, sports therapists, and specialized instructors who utilize a combination of Eastern and Western integrated therapies, along with targeted rehabilitation training, to enhance treatment effectiveness and improve physical quality. Additionally, speech therapists provide appropriate speech therapy assessment and treatment services for children with speech difficulties and members with swallowing issues at Wong Chuen King Student Development Centre, as well as in elderly and mentally challenged residences under the Association.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;:scope &gt; .elementor-widget-container&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:1800,&quot;delay&quot;:250,&quot;ease&quot;:[&quot;power4.out&quot;],&quot;initValues&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;80px&quot;,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;},&quot;animations&quot;:{&quot;y&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;transformOrigin&quot;:&quot;50% 50% 0px&quot;}}\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9bdb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db9bdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;color: #000000\">To align with the government&#8217;s promotion of medical-community collaboration and enhance the grassroots healthcare policy in the region, as well as to address the service demands arising from an aging population, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong established the &#8220;Health Care Professions Department&#8221; at the beginning of 2020. This cross-disciplinary treatment team consists of physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and sports therapists. They provide one-stop services including physical therapy, aquatic physical therapy, sports therapy, running therapy, dynamic correction, and specialized treatment to pain patients, sports injuries, and fitness enthusiasts at the Kowloon physical therapy department and the &#8220;YM Motion Specialized Treatment Centre&#8221; located in the nearby Lai Kee Mansion. Therapeutic training classes and seminars are also held to provide comprehensive health information for the public. Moreover, the therapy team continues to provide appropriate rehabilitation treatment services for those in need at the Association&#8217;s elderly and rehabilitation residences and Wong Chuen King Student Development Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">By the end of 2024, the Health Care Professions Department have established a new service point at the Albion Plaza in Tsim Sha Tsui\u2014\u201cTsim Sha Tsui Kei Yau Integrated Health Centre.\u201d In addition to Western medical services, the team will incorporate pediatric occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physiotherapy services into the center. 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