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Physical therapy, also called physiotherapy, uses physical methods like exercises, electrical stimulation, and manual therapy to treat diseases, injuries, and disabilities. Physiotherapists are university-educated healthcare professionals who assess, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate patients of all ages to relieve pain and improve mobility and physical function. They treat a wide range of conditions affecting the neurological, orthopedic, respiratory, and women's health systems through customized exercise programs, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, and other physical techniques.

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Physical Therapy Lecture - 1

Physical therapy, also called physiotherapy, uses physical methods like exercises, electrical stimulation, and manual therapy to treat diseases, injuries, and disabilities. Physiotherapists are university-educated healthcare professionals who assess, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate patients of all ages to relieve pain and improve mobility and physical function. They treat a wide range of conditions affecting the neurological, orthopedic, respiratory, and women's health systems through customized exercise programs, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, and other physical techniques.

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INTRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL

THERAPY OR PHYSIOTHERAPY

Dr. MARYAM MEMON


Physical therapy or Physiotherapy

 Physio – physical methods


 Therapy- treatment
 Therapy for the preservation, enhancement and restoration of
movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease
injury or disability that utilizes physical methods of treatment.
Physical therapy

 Physical methods are  Patient education


 Therapeutic exercises  Training
 Physical modalities
 Assistive devices
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 A primary healthcare profession


 Aimed at enhancing mobility, physical independence & quality of life
 Focused on
 Treating a variety of conditions
 Promoting health & well-being
 Prescribed to individuals who vary in Age Athletic ability
What does a physiotherapist do?

 Diagnose  Rehabilitation
Make decisions on the presenting  To achieve the best functional
problem level
 Treat

 Using education, exercise,


electrotherapy, manual therapy
Who are physiotherapists?

 Go-to health professionals


 Accessible, first-line health professionals
 Skilled in health promotion, injury prevention and patient
management
 University-trained in the health sciences
 Intensive study of anatomy and physiology
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 Skilled in clinical reasoning


 Life long learners
 Committed to evidence-based decision making

 Licensed and regulated health professionals with a unique professional


title
 Only registered physiotherapists can provide physiotherapy services
What exactly do
physiotherapists do?

 Assess, manage and treat a broad range of medical conditions from


sprained ankles to strokes
 Relieve physical pain and help heal injuries Increase mobility, build
strength, improve balance, and enhance cardiovascular
performance
 Help you to help yourself
 Engage clients by prescribing therapeutic exercises

 Teach clients to better manage their own health


Different work settings

 Hospitals  Sport fields


 Rehabilitation centers  Community based centers
 Private clinics
 Home visits
Different clients

 Pediatrics  Patients
 Geriatrics
 Athletes
 Regular adult population
Branches of physical therapy

 Neurology  Community base rehabilitation


 Orthopedics  Women’s health
 Musculoskeletal conditions
 Cardio respiratory
What conditions do physiotherapists treat?

 Neurological
 Developmental delay
 Parkinson’s disease
 Spinal cord injury
 Stroke
 Benefits
 Improved balance, coordination, strength, flexibility, and function
 Ability to manage daily tasks
 Reduced pain
 Improved mood
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 Orthopedic
 Back and neck pain
 Arthritis and osteoarthritis
 Fractures or sprains
 Joint replacements
 Sports injuries

 Benefits
 Decreased pain
 Improved joint mobility and strength
 Restored physical function and injury prevention
 Possibly prevent or delay
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 Cardio-respiratory
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
 Cystic fibrosis
 Heart disease
 Respiratory infections
 Post-surgical care

 Benefits
 Improved breathing and secretion clearance
 Reduced breathlessness and increased endurance
 Increased strength of arms and legs
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 Women’s health
 Breast cancer rehabilitation
 Chronic pelvic pain
 Incontinence

 Benefits
 Reduced post-surgical pain and swelling
 Reduced fatigue caused by radiation and chemotherapy
 Improved pelvic pain and urinary incontinence
Treatments

 Electrotherapy
 Exercises
 Hydrotherapy / Aqua therapy
 Posture & ergonomic corrections
 Chest physiotherapy techniques
Electrotherapy

 IR  Electrical Stimulation
 SWD  Wax Therapy
 MWD
Exercises

 Passive exercises  Breathing exercises


 Stretching exercises
 Strengthening exercises
 Mobilizing exercises
Hydrotherapy or Aqua therapy

 Hydro – water
 Therapy – treatment
 Uses water for pain relieve
 Exercises are carried out in water
Ergonomics

 Ergonomics is a Greek word  Refers to efficiency of human


 Ergon – work being in their working
environment
 Nomoi – natural laws
Chest physiotherapy techniques

 Is a technique of physical therapy that improves the breathing by direct


or indirect removal of mucus from airways by physical means.
 Percussion
 Vibration
 ACBTs
Any Questions
 THANK YOU…

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