Physiotherapy Books

What exactly is physiotherapy?

Physiotherapy is defined as treating disease, injury, or deformity through physical methods like massage, joint manipulation, and other techniques outside of drugs or surgery. A physiotherapist assists people suffering from injury, illness or disability through manual therapy, exercise and education as well as advice.

The fundamental element of physiotherapy's holistic approach is to health and well-being.

The goal of physiotherapy is to help individuals stay independent and active members of society as much as possible.

Common Physiotherapy Treatments

The majority of techniques used in physiotherapy are hands-on, designed to manipulate, mobilize, and massage the tissues in the body. This can help relieve stiffness and pain, increase blood flow, promote movement, and relax. These techniques include:

• Massage can be used to stimulate soft tissue in the body

















• Techniques for soft tissue like myofascial release and stretching

















• Joint mobilization and manipulation, which use the gliding of the joint to improve motion, function, and control

















• Physiotherapy instrument mobilization (PIM) uses handcrafted instruments

















• The use of minimal energy techniques (METs), which uses muscle's energy to relax muscles by using autogenic and reciprocal inhibition. clinics lengthen the muscle.

















• Osteopathy (acupuncture) and kinesiology