10 reasons why physiotherapy is necessary
Physiotherapy helps people of all ages who have medical conditions, illnesses or injuries that limit their regular ability to move and function.
A customised physiotherapy program can help individuals return to their prior level of functioning, and encourage activities and lifestyle changes that can help prevent further injury and improve overall health and well being.
So, why exactly is physiotherapy so important?
Here are 10 reasons why it is so necessary:
1.Reduce or eliminate pain.
Therapeutic exercises and manual therapy techniques such as joint and soft tissue mobilisation or treatments such as ultrasound, taping or electrical stimulation can help relieve pain and restore muscle and joint function to reduce pain. Such therapies can also prevent pain from returning.
2. Avoid surgery.
If physical therapy helps you eliminate pain or heal from an injury, surgery may not be needed. Even if surgery is required, you may benefit from pre-surgery physiotherapy If you are going into a surgery stronger and in better shape, you will recover faster afterward in many cases.
3. Improve mobility.
If you’re having trouble standing, walking or moving, regardless of your age, physiotherapy can help. Stretching and strengthening exercises help restore your ability to move. Physiotherapists can properly fit individuals with a cane, crutches or any other assistive device, or assess for orthotic prescription.
By customising an individual care plan, whatever activity that is important to an individual’s life can be practiced and adapted to ensure maximal performance and safety.
4. Recover from a stroke.
It is common to lose some degree of function and movement after stroke. Physiotherapy helps to strengthen weakened parts of the body and improve gait and balance.
Physiotherapists can also improve stroke patients’ ability to transfer and move around in bed so that they can be more independent around the home, and reduce their burden of care for toileting, bathing, dressing and other activities of daily living.
5. Recover from or prevent a sports injury.
Physiotherapists understand how different sports can increase your risk for specific types of injuries (such as stress fractures for distance runners). They can design appropriate recovery or prevention exercise programs for you to ensure a safe return to your sport.
6. Improve your balance and prevent falls.
When you begin physiotherapy, you will get screened for fall risk. If you’re at high risk for falls, therapists will provide exercises that safely and carefully challenge your balance as a way to mimic real-life situations.
Therapists also help you with exercises to improve coordination and assistive devices to help with safer walking. When the balance problem is caused by a problem in one’s vestibular system,
Physiotherapists can perform specific maneuvers that can quickly restore proper vestibular functioning, and reduce and eliminate symptoms of dizziness or vertigo.
7. Manage diabetes and vascular conditions.
As part of an overall diabetes management plan, exercise can help effectively control blood sugar. Additionally, people with diabetes may have problems with sensation in their feet and legs.
Physiotherapists can help educate these patients on proper foot care to prevent further problems down the road. They can also assist with pain management.
8. Manage age-related issues
As individuals age, they may develop arthritis or osteoporosis or need a joint replacement. Balance also tends to decrease significantly and people develop a much higher risk for falls. Physiotherapists are experts in helping patients recover from joint replacement, and manage arthritic or osteoporotic conditions conservatively.
9. Manage heart and lung disease.
While patients may complete cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or procedure, you also may receive physical therapy if your daily functioning is affected.
For pulmonary problems, physiotherapy can improve quality of life through strengthening, conditioning and breathing exercises, and help patients clear fluid in the lungs.
10. Manage women’s health and other conditions.
Women have specific health concerns, such as with pregnancy and postpartum care. Physiotherapists can offer specialized management of issues related to women’s health. Additionally, physiotherapy can provide specialised treatment for bowel incontinence, breast cancer, constipation, fibromyalgia, lymphedema, male pelvic health, pelvic pain, and urinary incontinence.
If you have questions about how physiotherapy may help you or someone you care about, please don’t hesitate to contact Physio Centers of Africa on 0813 028 0496.
6 responses to “10 reasons why physiotherapy is necessary”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
[…] Sumber […]
It’s cool that physiotherapy can help you improve your coordination. My brother has been telling me about how he’d like to become more coordinated in the coming months to help with his job. I’ll share this information with him so that he can look into his options for physiotherapy.
That’s great! It can definitely help.
I like what you said about physiotherapists being able to help you improve your coordination to help you walk more safely. My brother has been telling me about how he’s been having trouble keeping his balance recently. I’ll share this information with him so that he can look into his options for physiotherapists who can help him with this.
It’s helpful to know that physiotherapy before a surgery could help make recovery faster afterward, if not negating the need for surgery entirely. My brother has been having issues getting around lately and needs to correct one of his legs. Maybe working on that leg with a physiotherapist first could help him get it in better condition.
Absolutely! For most surgeries like that we recommend doing physio or “pre-hab” beforehand. Even if the surgery is still necessary it tends to improve outcomes and make the recovery process easier.