What is physiotherapy?

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Until a few years ago, Physiotherapy was a discipline or activity very little known within society. However, today it is rare for the person who does not go to the consultation of a physiotherapist to treat a physical problem.

In the following article we will talk to you in more detail of what physiotherapy encompasses and what is the objective or purpose of it.

What is physiotherapy

It is a discipline that uses different physical means to restore a certain functionality of the human body. Physiotherapy will work with the locomotor system of the person in question:

  • When speaking of physical media, reference is made to different elements of nature like heat, cold or electricity.
  • Functionality is nothing else, that the ability of anyone to move freely without suffering any type of pain.
  • The musculoskeletal system allows the body to move without any problem. This apparatus includes the muscles, joints or tendons.

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Areas covered by physical therapy

  • Trauma: Physiotherapy seeks the rehabilitation of injuries that affect the locomotor system.
  • Sports: Treat injuries that occur within the sports field.
  • Respiratory: In this case, physiotherapy helps to treat different conditions or respiratory problems.
  • Geriatric: Physiotherapy is intended to maintain functionality in elderly people.
  • Neurological: The objective of physiotherapy is none other than to rehabilitate neurological injuries.

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Techniques with which physiotherapy works

Physiotherapy works with a series of techniques that are key to obtaining good results. The most important are the following:

  • The most popular and used is manual physiotherapy. The professional uses their hands when treating a certain injury.
  • Another technique used is electrotherapy. The physical therapist uses different types of electrical currents in order to strengthen the muscles or reduce pain.
  • Magnetotherapy it is based on the use of magnetic energy in order to regenerate some injured tissue.
  • Ultrasound therapy is another of the techniques used in physiotherapy and consists of stimulating certain tissues with ultrasound. This seeks to regenerate them and treat certain injuries.
  • Thermotherapy is based on the increase in temperature to treat some ailments.
  • In the case of cryotherapy, cold is applied to lesions since it acts as an analgesic as well as an anti-inflammatory.
  • With hydrotherapy it is sought that the stimulus caused by water help improve the person's circulation.
  • Invasive physiotherapy is another of the techniques used within the broad field of physiotherapy. It consists of the use of needles in the painful areas.
  • Active physiotherapy he uses physical exercise in order for the musculoskeletal system to function smoothly again.

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Professions that have a certain relationship with physiotherapy

Today many people are not entirely clear on what physiotherapy consists of and It is often confused with other disciplines such as chiromassage or osteopathy. It should be noted that physiotherapy is an unregulated health career that differs from other similar practices such as the following:

  • Osteopathy is very often confused with physical therapy. However, it should be noted that the aforementioned osteopathy is not a university degree and such a degree can only be obtained through a master's degree. It can be considered as an alternative medicine that treats various health problems by massaging muscles and joints.
  • Another practice similar to physiotherapy is chiropractic. It states that the vast majority of musculoskeletal problems are due to certain imbalances in the spine. If such vertebral postures are corrected, the problems disappear.
  • Chiromassage involves less training than the physiotherapist. In this case, the chiropractor uses a series of techniques in order to treat various tissues and muscles and in this way calm the possible ailments of the patient.

Ultimately, the profession of physiotherapist is on the rise And it is that more and more people are opting for this discipline when it comes to calming and treating the different ailments of the body.


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  1.   Heidi said

    Osteopathy is considered by the WHO as a GLOBAL MEDICINE, a category that physiotherapy does not have.
    It is not necessary to have it either, since physiotherapy covers one area and osteopathy another. But to say that it is not a university degree is like not giving it a category when in reality it is only in Spain where they have not given it official status. In France, England, Germany, the USA, etc., the studies are regulated.

    Readers are getting more and more informed. Sectarian work favors no one. We are all necessary. Each one is responsible for doing their job well, not judging or categorizing the work of others to get theirs afloat. This was always a very poor strategy.