{"id":69303,"date":"2020-12-23T08:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=69303"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T09:52:22","slug":"physiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/physiotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Physiotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Physical therapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The treatment of a disorder or condition by exercise, massage, heat treatment, infrared lamps or other external means, e.g. to restore strength or function after a disease or injury.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The branch of treatment that employs physical methods to promote healing, including the use of light, infrared and ultraviolet rays, heat, electric current, massage, manipulation, and remedial exercise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Treatment involving the use of physical measures, such as exercise, heat, manipulation and remedial exercises. It is an essential part of the rehabilitation of convalescent or disabled patients.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Therapeutic approaches involving physical techniques, such as exercise or the use of physical agents, constitute physiotherapy. This practice aids in preventing or diminishing joint stiffness, as well as in regaining muscle strength following conditions like arthritis or post-fracture recovery. Additionally, it serves to alleviate pain, inflammation, and muscle spasms, and to facilitate the retraining of joints and muscles after occurrences such as strokes or nerve injuries. Active exercises, passive movements, heat treatment, massage, ice packs, hydrotherapy, and TENS (the therapeutic application of electrical currents) are among the methods employed in physiotherapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Physiotherapy is additionally employed to uphold respiratory function in individuals with compromised lung capacity, and to both avert and address pulmonary issues following surgical procedures. Methods utilized for these purposes encompass postural drainage, respiratory exercises, and the provision of oxygen, medications, or moisture using a nebulizer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The application of physical methods, such as heat, electricity, massage, and specific exercises, in the management of illnesses. This practice is also known as physical medicine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical therapy. The treatment of a disorder or condition by exercise, massage, heat treatment, infrared lamps or other external means, e.g. to restore strength or function after a disease or injury. 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