Physiotherapy Explained

Physiotherapy is a hands-on primary, drug-free health care profession.

Physiotherapists assist people to restore, maintain, and maximize their strength, function, movement, and overall well-being.  They have in-depth knowledge of how the body works, and how the body moves and are considered experts in the field of non-surgical treatment of a wide range of musculoskeletal problems and injuries, as well as their prevention.   They use specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat various conditions, injuries, and disabilities.

A small example of conditions treated include back pain, neck pain, muscle tension, headaches, sciatica, sports injuries, joint pain/injury such as knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, and wrists, whiplash, arthritis, diabetes, spinal cord injury, nerve conditions, post-surgical, etc.

Come in and speak to your physiotherapist to see if they can help. You don’t need to be in pain to see a physiotherapist!

Physiotherapy can aid with:

  • Injury

  • Pain Reduction

  • Prevention of Injury

  • Postural Improvement

  • Promotion of General Health

Treatment includes, but is not limited to:

  • Specialized Manual Therapy

  • Mobilization

  • Joint Manipulation

  • Soft Tissue Therapy

  • Exercise and Rehab Therapy

  • Home Exercise Prescription

  • Gait

  • Balance & Coordination Re-Training