Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession focused on helping people restore, maintain, and improve their physical movement and function. It uses physical methods—such as exercises, manual therapy, education, and therapeutic modalities like heat, cold, ultrasound, or electrical stimulation—to treat injury, illness, or disability.

Key Points About Physiotherapy

Goals of Physiotherapy: Physiotherapy aims to relieve pain, improve mobility and flexibility, restore function after injury or surgery, prevent further injury or disability, and help manage chronic conditions such as arthritis, stroke, or Parkinson’s disease.

Common Techniques: Treatment may include tailored exercise programs to strengthen muscles and improve movement, hands-on manual therapy such as joint mobilisation and soft tissue work, electrotherapy methods like TENS, ultrasound, or laser therapy, and education to support better posture, movement habits, and injury prevention. Hydrotherapy may also be used, with exercises performed in water to reduce strain on joints.

Conditions Treated: Physiotherapy can help with musculoskeletal problems like back or neck pain and sports injuries, neurological issues such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson’s, cardiorespiratory concerns including COPD and post-surgical rehabilitation, recovery after surgeries like hip or knee replacements, and paediatric conditions including delayed motor development or cerebral palsy.