What is physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy is a health care profession in which there is treatment of patients by using physical agents. Physiotherapy profession has wide range techniques like manual therapies, exercise, and many types of modalities. Aim of physiotherapy is to treat neurological, musculoskeletal and other issues.

What is the role or use of physiotherapy

Physiotherapy plays a basic role in habilitation and rehabilitation of humans. It helps to restore or regain the normal body function and also have a good role in daily life fitness and well being.

Types of physiotherapy

• Orthopedic physiotherapy
• Neuro-logical physiotherapy
• Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy
• Pediatric physiotherapy
• Geriatric physiotherapy
• Sports physiotherapy
• Physiotherapy of human health
• vestibular physiotherapy
• Hydrotherapy
• Occupational physiotherapy

Roles of physiotherapy

• Pain management
• Improving mobility
• Improving function
• Preventive care
• Enhance quality of life

Techniques and approaches of physiotherapy

Exercise therapy: In exercise therapy there are guided exercises by the help of physiotherapists .
Manual exercise: Manual exercises are performed by physiotherapist.
Electrotherapy guide: Apply electrical modalities.
Education and advice: Patient psychotherapy for mental satisfaction.
Electrotherapy and cold/heat therapy: Are used for the pain relief, swelling relief, sensory functions regain, and tissue repair in early phase.

Advancement in physiotherapy

Virtual assistant devices: In virtual assistant devices there are programmed games in a computer that is connected with the patient through a knob like physical device. They improves physical function by diverting the patient mental attention.
Wearable devices: There many wearable gadgets for fitness monitoring.
Robotics assistance: Robots assist in physiotherapy for the recovery of patient,
Gym equipment : Gym equipment is now so latest even a patient can perform the daily cure exercises.
Latest examination machines: latest examination machines are NCS, dexa scan, balance test machine DVT check machine,
Advance artificial body limbs parts: Now a days all body limbs parts like hand arms legs etc are replaced by artificial body parts can be moveable like normal body parts.

Who is a physiotherapist?

A physiotherapist is a professional person that work with the patient to gain normal body function and also work work with the client to maintain body fitness. A physical therapist is health care professional who emphasize on patient diagnostic treatment .He also play a major role to enhance physical function, recover from any injury, and restore or regain many other function. A physiotherapist role in hospital is very mandatory.

Role or responsibilities of physiotherapist

Diagnostic assessment: A physiotherapist starts with a comprehensive assessment of the patient.
Step1: The first step is patient history.
Step2: Patient physical examination.
Step3: Patient daily function.
Treatment plan :In the treatment plan there are included exercise guides, manual therapy, electrical, modalities and then patient education.

Work domain or scope

A physiotherapist can have opportunities to work in different area of fields.
Hospitals: in hospitals a physiotherapist plays a good role in restoring normal body function. He works in every ward of hospital from ICU to orthopedic ward
Rehabilitation center: at rehabilitation center a physiotherapist works to regain body function at different domains like spine cord injuries, amputation patient, postoperative patient, sports injuries ,burn injuries etc.
School or pediatric center: At a pediatric center or school of specially challenged child a physiotherapist works to maintain or gain motor and sensory functions.
Academic and research domain: At universities a physiotherapist can teach as lecturer and can also work as researcher at research labs.