Physiotherapy
What is physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy a.k.a physical therapy is the treatment that helps to restore and maintain movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability.
Physiotherapy increases the strength and flexibility of the muscles surrounding the spine. Physiotherapists use passive and active therapy techniques such as manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, ice/hot packs and ultrasound to reduce pain.
Physiotherapy helps through physical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and health and fitness. Physiotherapists get you involved in your own recovery.
By combining chiropractic & physiotherapy, results are faster, more effective, and longer lasting.
Why do you combine chiropractic with physiotherapy?
Chiropractic adjustments addresses and corrects the misalignment and structural issues of the spine and joints. Chiropractors are trained to find these pressure areas and then remove the interference through chiropractic adjustments. This helps to decrease pain, decrease muscle tension and increase range of motion which will help improve one’s overall health and well-being.
Physiotherapy increases the strength and flexibility of the muscles surrounding the spine. Physiotherapists use passive and active therapy techniques such as manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, ice/hot packs and ultrasound to reduce pain.
By combining these two methods, results are faster, more effective, and longer lasting. Chiropractic care strives to address spine and joint dysfunction while physiotherapy can help provide the restorative treatments for muscular conditions.
Conditions that can benefit.
Physiotherapists focus on both prevention and rehabilitation. Treatment can be for problems caused by injury, disease or disability. Here are some examples:
Neck and back pain caused by problems in the muscles and skeleton
Problems in the bones, joints, muscles and ligaments, such as arthritis and the after-effects of amputation
Lung problems such as asthma
Disability as a result of heart problems
Pelvic issues, such as bladder and bowel problems related to childbirth
Loss of mobility because of trauma to the brain or spine, or due to diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Fatigue, pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of muscle strength, for example during cancer treatment, or palliative care
