Physiotherapy, or physical therapy, is a Health care profession concerned with the assessment, maintenance, and restoration of the physical function and performance of the body. It is a distinct form of care which can be performed both in isolation and in conjunction with other types of medical management. Used in conjunction with certain medical or surgical techniques, Physiotherapy can complement these techniques to help provide a speedy and complication-free return to normal activity.
Physiotherapists are often referred as ‘movement specialists’. They are trained to assess and treat a variety of conditions that affect the physical function of adults and children and adolescents are pediatric Physiotherapists. Physiotherapy can be useful in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of injuries, disease processes, and other conditions, including:
- Sports injuries
- Back and neck pain
- Occupational injuries
- Arthritis
- Amputee rehabilitation
- Spinal cord injuries
- Chronic airways disease
- Rehabilitation following cardiac surgery
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Asthma management
- Postural problems
- Developmental and pediatric problems
- Neurological conditions
- Impaired mobility
- Women’s health
- Incontinence
- Geriatric problems
- Specific children’s conditions