Physiotherapy – It is also known as physical therapy, is a field of allied health provided by physiotherapists. Its goal is to restore or maintain health using methods such as physical examinations, disease diagnosis, injury prevention, rehabilitation, patient education, and health promotion. Physiotherapy helps people recover from injuries and restore maximum movement. It can also deal with a chronic condition and help in preventing future injury.

Physiotherapy is also used to expertise in the movement of the body and exercise, which helps to fight disorder, injury, and many more with needs supervision from an expert. This therapy may help one become more strong, flexible, and support mobility, and lowering the risk of an injury. The work of a physiotherapist is to take care of patients in all stages of therapeutic from initial diagnosis by the restorative and preventive stage of recovery.

The main purpose of physiotherapy is to relieve pain and help move function and live better. Physiotherapy is used to

• Relieve pain
• Improve movement or ability
• Rehab, after an accident, surgery, or injury
• Prevent disability or surgery
• Manage a long-lasting disease including arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease.

Benefits of Physiotherapy – There are several benefits of physiotherapy are discussed below –

1. Physiotherapy helps in recovering from surgery and injury. It plays an important role in recovering from trauma, injuries, accidents, and surgical processes such as joint replacement and ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction, which is beneficial in healing quickly and regaining function.
2. Physiotherapy helps in boosting overall well-being by encouraging an active lifestyle, improving physical capabilities, and enhance confidence for better life.
3. Physiotherapy also beneficial in relieving pain from any accident or injury by using therapeutic physical exercises without any use of painkillers.
4. Physiotherapy also helps in improving balance to prevent falls that is mainly for old people or recovering from any injury.
5. Physiotherapy also helps in increasing coordination, improving flexibility, enhancing strength, and restoring normal movement, which makes regular activities simpler.
6. Physiotherapy may also help in managing chronic conditions such as neurological disorders, stroke, and arthritis by improving function.
7. In several cases, physiotherapy may be beneficial in improving function and easing or reducing pain to make surgery needless.
8. Physio therapy also beneficial in supervising exercise with the help of physiotherapy, which may improve lung and heart function, mainly after heart attacks or for those individuals who are suffering from pulmonary conditions.
9. Physiotherapy may also help in preventing or treating injuries, mainly in several sports, and may address posture problems, which lowers the risk or avoid future pain and dysfunction.
10. Physiotherapy also helps in treating age-related issues such as Back Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoporosis, Knee Replacement, Dementia, Neck Pain, and many more.
11. Physiotherapy may help in improving mobility mainly for those individuals who are suffering from Tennis Elbow, Muscle Stiffness, Joint Fracture, and many more.
12. Physiotherapy also beneficial for women’s health by treating pregnancy-related issues including Pelvic Pain.