Physiotherapy
How can Physiotherapy help you?
Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when you are affected by injury, illness or disability. It can also help to reduce your risk of injury or illness in the future. Physiotherapy takes a holistic approach that involves you directly in your own care.
Physiotherapy can be helpful for people of all ages with a wide range of health conditions, including problems affecting the:
- Bones, joints and soft tissue – such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain and sports injuries.
- Brain or nervous system – such as movement problems resulting from a stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson’s disease.
- Heart and Circulation – such as rehabilitation after a heart attack.
- Lungs and Breathing – such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis.
Physiotherapy can improve your physical activity while helping you to prevent further injuries. (National Health Service – NHS, UK)
Overview
Physiotherapy is a treatment to restore, maintain, and make the most of a patient’s mobility, function, and well-being. Physiotherapy helps through physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health and fitness. Physiotherapists get you involved in your own recovery.
Physiotherapists study the science of movement and they learn how to pinpoint an injury’s root causes. (College of Physiotherapists, Ontario)
Types of Physiotherapy include:
- Pediatric
- Pelvic Health
- Geriatric
- Neurological
- Cardio-respiratroy
- Musculoskeletal
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation and Pain Management.
Physical Therapists are registered healthcare professionals who specialize in how the human body moves. Physical Therapists treat people who have a loss of function from health conditions, injuries, or disabilities.
One key aspect in all Physical Therapy is education. Throughout your treatment, your Physical Therapist will teach you:
- About your body and how it moves.
- How to do exercises safely and effectively.
- How to manage your condition and prevent future problems. (College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia)
Physiotherapy is a type of treatment you may need when health problems make it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. It helps you move better and may relieve pain. It also helps improve or restore your physical function and your fitness level.
The goal of physiotherapy is to make daily tasks and activities easier. For example, it may help with walking, going upstairs, or getting in and out of bed.
Physiotherapy can help with recovery after some surgeries. Your doctor may suggest physiotherapy for injuries or long-term health problems such as arthritis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Physiotherapy may be used alone or with other treatments.
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