Physiotherapists diagnose and manage a broad range of conditions with the bones, muscles, cardiovascular system, nerves and other parts and systems of the body. They can help people to manage chronic diseases, give lifestyle advice, prescribe exercises and aids to help people manage better, and give advice.
Therapeutic massage may be especially helpful for people with spinal cord or brain injury and other types of paralysis.
Therapeutic massage may be especially helpful for people with spinal cord or brain injury and other types of paralysis. Daily physiotherapy can help restore movement and sensation in that limb to a great extent in cases where the paralysis is caused due to factors like stroke or a transient ischemic attack.
Physiotherapy is an effective was of treating Bell's palsy. Move your mouth from side to side, up and down, smiling, and in a “kissing pout.”
Bell's palsy is a condition that causes paralysis of the face. It comes on suddenly, affects only one side of the face and has no obvious cause. Bell's palsy is usually temporary. Physiotherapy is an effective was of treating Bell's palsy. Move your mouth from side to side, up and down, smiling, and in a “kissing pout.” These movements will help your facial muscles.
Sometimes foot drop is temporary, but it can be permanent. If you have foot drop, you might need to wear a brace on your ankle and foot to hold your foot in a normal position.
Stretching exercises are an excellent treatment for foot drop. Physical therapists will advise patients to sit on the floor, place a towel around the foot, hold onto both ends and gently pull the towel towards them. This helps stretch the muscles of the calf and foot. Other exercises include leg flexes and toe curls.
In most cases, slipped discs will require regular pain control medication and physiotherapy and can return to normal within 6 weeks.
In most cases, slipped discs will require regular pain control medication and physiotherapy and can return to normal within 6 weeks. It is important that you still visit your doctor if you think you may have a slipped disc, as they will be able to rule out any more serious conditions and give you an accurate diagnosis. The average amount of time it takes for a herniated disk to heal is four to six weeks.
A range of neck-stretching exercises can help to relieve stiffness and pain. Muscle relaxants,steroid injections, and physical therapy can help ease symptoms
A range of neck-stretching exercises can help to relieve stiffness and pain. Muscle relaxants, steroid injections, and physical therapy can help ease symptoms. Exercises to Relieve Cervical Spondylosis. Your spine specialist may recommend 3 simple activities to add movement, flexibility, and strength to your neck: chin tucks, side-to-side head rotation, and side bending.
Physiotherapy can help with both muscle and joint stiffness in clients through assessment, advice and treatment and appropriate
Physiotherapy can help with both muscle and joint stiffness in clients through assessment, advice and treatment and appropriate. Physiotherapy can help stiffness by: Increasing joint range of movement. Increasing muscle length. Post-Operative Physiotherapy aims to help people to restore optimal mobility and overall functions in the body.
Treatment for frozen shoulder involves range-of-motion exercises and, sometimes, corticosteroids and numbing medications injected into the joint capsule.
Treatment for frozen shoulder involves range-of-motion exercises and, sometimes, corticosteroids and numbing medications injected into the joint capsule. In a small percentage of cases, arthroscopic surgery may be indicated to loosen the joint capsule so that it can move more freely.
. Physiotherapy can help you to manage pain and improve your strength and flexibility.
If your elbow pain is affecting your activity and is persisting, ask your GP about referral to a physiotherapist. Physiotherapy can help you to manage pain and improve your strength and flexibility. Deep tissue massage to the forearm is a very effective method of easing tennis elbow and healing it much faster than rest alone. Deep tissue massage will enhance circulation and combining this with friction therapy to the tendons on the elbow joint, positive results are seen.
For people with cerebral palsy physiotherapy helps to improve motor skills and prevent other motor problems from getting worse.
For people with cerebral palsy physiotherapy helps to improve motor skills and prevent other motor problems from getting worse. Through proper exercises, heat treatment, massages, pressure and equipment, a physiotherapist help patients with cerebral palsy to enjoy enhanced independence. Physical therapy is one of the most important forms of treatment for children with cerebral palsy.
