What is Physiotherapy and How Does it Work?
Physiotherapy is the utilization of a specific modality or device to strengthen, break down inflammation & swelling and relax muscle fibers while speeding up the healing/ recovery process. Physiotherapy is also beneficial to help you relax before the adjustment making the adjustment gentle and less painful.
Physiotherapy can provide pain relief to patients of all ages, no matter the variety of injuries or ailments.
What problems do physiotherapists treat?
Physiotherapists focus on both prevention and rehabilitation. Treatment can be for problems caused by injury, disease or disability. Here are some examples:
- Neck and back pain caused by problems in the muscles and skeleton
- Problems in the bones, joints, muscles and ligaments, such as arthritis and the after-effects of amputation
- Lung problems such as asthma
- Disability as a result of heart problems
- Pelvic issues, such as bladder and bowel problems related to childbirth
- Loss of mobility because of trauma to the brain or spine, or due to diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
- Fatigue, pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of muscle strength, for example during cancer treatment, or palliative care
Types of Physiotherapy
HEAT
- Helps increase circulation
- Relaxes muscle tension
- Reduces joint stiffness
- Prepares tissues for rehabilitation
- Widely available and inexpensive
- Reduces painful symptoms
- Decreases local swelling
- Promotes muscle tone
- Restores normal movements
- Releases the body’s natural pain killers
- Accelerates the healing process
- Reduces pain and muscle spasms
- Decreases Bursitis and Tendinitis
- Reduces joint contracture and scar tissue
- Reduces edema
- Increase blood flow
- Speeds the healing process
MICROCURRENT
- Pain relief
- Muscle re-education
- Anti-inflammatory action
- Mild sedative
- Increases ATP production
- Decreases Pain
- Reduces Muscle Knots
- Reduces Myofascial Trigger Points
- Decreases Swelling
- Improves range of motion
INTERSEGMENTAL TRACTION
- Comfortable and relaxing
- Increases mobility
- Improves the circulation of the spinal fluids
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
- Reduces chronic muscle spasms
- Avoids scar tissue formation
- Improves muscle tone
- Promotes better circulation
- Increases range of motion
- Enhances joint and muscle function
- Improves circulation
- Increases metabolism
- Promotes the healing process
CYROTHERAPY (ice/cold packs)
- Helps reduce swelling and inflammation
- Numbs affected area to reduce pain
- Reduces muscle spasms
- Inexpensive and can be self-applied