Physiotherapy is a course of treatments targeted to help those suffering from pain and sometimes immobilisation from illness or injury. it can benefit people of all ages who typically suffer from muscular-skeletal conditions that struggle from pain while dealing with daily activities such as walking, work and home chores.
You should seek help from a physical therapist at the first sign of a problem, the physical therapist will then create a customised therapy program that will help the patient’s body function as it should. PT (physiotherapy) is known to improve quality of life and can be beneficial to many conditions:
Eliminated and alleviate pain
PT exercises and manual therapy treatments can relieve pain, for example, taping or electrical stimulate exercises can help relieve pain and restore muscle and joint function. these therapies help to reduce pain and can also prevent pain from returning.
Improve age-related issues and mobility issues
As individuals age, your body can start to ache and you begin to suffer pain while completing daily routines such as walking, bending and standing which can have a negative impact on your wellbeing, many people also develop inflammatory joint conditions such as osteoporosis and arthritis that alone affects nearly 9 million people in the UK. Meaning that conditions similar to the above can affect people of all ages. A physiotherapist will improve your body by teaching you stretching and strengthening exercises that will help you gain the mobility back in your body.
No surgery required
Physical therapy can help heal an injury and reduce pain, which in such cases means surgery may not be needed; on the contrary, if you still need to undergo surgery while completing a course of physiotherapy, entering surgery in a stronger healthier form will help you recover faster.
Manage cardiac and pulmonary diseases
Many patients who suffer or have suffered from heart disease and lung disease are referred to physiotherapists to improve their quality of life after cardiac rehabilitation. For pulmonary and respiratory problems physical therapy is known to improve the strengthening of the organs through breathing exercises.
Improve women’s health conditions
Women can develop health concerns while going through pregnancy and pregnancy postpartum care. Physical therapy courses can offer a personalised course of treatments that can relieve any pain caused by changes within a woman’s body such as bowel incontinence, pelvic inflammation, sciatica, urinary incontinence and fibromyalgia.
Along with all of the above, PT can also be beneficial to athletes with repetitive strain injuries, joint pains and those with diabetes and cardiovascular conditions and anyone that has had an injury that affects their quality of life.
At The Central Chiropractic Clinic we can guarantee that you will receive the best course of treatments designed to get your body back in working order without having to wait for an appointment, Book today and start feeling like you again.
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