Physiotherapy for injuries
Physiotherapy aims to maximize human function and movement potentials, by using clinical reasoning to select and apply the best treatment.
In plain speech, this means that a physiotherapist will assess your condition or injury and suggest a solution from a range of potential treatments that will get you back to full mobility as soon as possible. While physio for sports injuries is the best known form, many physios work in rehabilitation with long term conditions such as arthritis, to help those suffering it to achieve a better quality of life. You can obtain physiotherapy on the National Health Service via your own doctor, but also find a physio via many gyms and health centres where they work on a fee-paying basis.
Physiotherapy is described as an evidence-based approach that relies on sound clinical judgment.
This means that the physio will talk to you, watch you use the injured area, take a history of your health and find out what you want to achieve, before deciding on a course of treatment which may include any or all of the following:
- Soft Tissue Work (including massage)
- Neuromuscular Techniques – working with the nerves to re-educate the muscles
- Electrotherapy – with light, laser and so on
- Mobilisation – moving and rotating joints
- Spinal Manipulation – stretching and realigning the back
- Rehabilitation – teaching new ways of performing tasks
- Medical Acupuncture
- Injury prevention – training you to avoid repeating the problem
- Acute care – surgery or hospitalisation
- Patient education – diet, relaxation etc
- Occupational health – changing the workplace to improve physical conditions
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