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