Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Physiotherapy

"Physiotherapy is a health care work concerned with human function and movement as well as maximizing potential:

o It uses physical approach to encourage, retain and bring back physical, psychological as well as social safety, taking account of variant in health status
o It is science oriented, dedicated to extending, applying, estimating and reviewing the indication that underpins and informs its practice and deliverance.
o The exercise of clinical opinion and informed explanation is at its core."

Physiotherapists work in a broad variety of health settings for example in intensive care, mental sickness, stroke healing, work-related health, and care of the aged.

To fabricate a better representation of the range of conditions those physiotherapists can treat,

Electrotherapy, Fractures, Juvenile arthritis, Knee replacement, Lymphoedema, Mental health, Nerve disorders, Osteoarthritis, Asthma, Back pain, Cerebral palsy, Developmental co-ordination disorder, Pain relief, Quadriceps, Repetitive strain, Injury, Strokes, Tinnitus, Ulcers, Varus, Gait, Heart disease, Incontinence, Water therapy, X-rays, Your health and physiotherapy, Z-plasty.

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