Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy, which is also called as Physical Therapy or sometimes kinesiotherapy as well, is a treatment of chronic and acute pains in physical movements, physical impairments caused by injuries in accidents and typical trauma and illnesses related to respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, endocrinological and neurological. After some illnesses and accidental injuries, it leads some people to limit their ability and flexibility in the movements and performances in functional activities during their daily life routine.

Physiotherapist is a healthcare professional that takes care of the concerns related to human's functional activities and movement and studies how to improve and maximize the performance of the human body and the quality of life. In physiotherapeutic treatment, a physiotherapist goes through a complete process which starts from knowing the patient's history about past injuries and illness then examine the patient for which the PTs may diagnose the patient by X-rays, CT-scan or MRI scan so that a perfect treatment plan can be organized.

Physiotherapy is not just a term, it has a broad area which includes many specialities that takes concern of different types of physical impairments. These specialities include Cardiopulmonary, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Endocrinological, Neurology, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Musculoskeletal, Women's health, Electromyography and Wound care.

In rheumatology, physiotherapy is applicable for pain management using different pain relieving modalities, and in long term we advise exercises to strengthen muscles so that they can maintain joint alignment and muscle property which gets affected when joints are in inflammatory phase seen in rheumatological conditions.