What is Physiotherapy?

 

Physiotherapy is a rehabilitation form of health care that can help people live through and function through many injuries and chronic conditions. It can help people learn to manage pain from back ailments, diabetes, heart disease, knee injury, or sports injury.

 

Physiotherapy offers a range of specialized services of benefit to patients with heart and lung disease, traumatic, workplace and athletic injuries, amputations, arthritic joints, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord and nerve injury, cancer and pre- and post-surgical needs.

 

In short, Physiotherapists help people increase physical activity in their lives.

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Parkway no longer offers in-house physiotherapy; however, there is a qualified physiotherapy practice next door in the same building that we recommend.

 

The Benefits of Physiotherapy

 

1. Minimize pain to live an active lifestyle.

2. Customized treatment as no two patients responds the same.

3. Provides improve confidence. In many cases, due to fear, people choose not to participate where they may have in the past. Physiotherapy can be the difference between staying home or heading out to enjoy the day. 

4. Physio is a medication-free alternative to solving common ailments.

5. Physiotherapy has also been known to improve the quality of your sleep. Better sleep means better recovery

6. Injury can cause not only limited movement but without proper treatment, some injuries can return. Physio can reduce the chances of recurring injury.

 

Athletic Injury Prevention

Faulty techniques in training could result in torn ligaments, muscle injuries, and broken bones. Physiotherapists assess your limitations and strengths to design a tailored training program to take your physical prowess to the next level.

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Immediate Pain Relief

Physically aggressive sports like football and rugby require immediate pain-relieving measures for players. Physiotherapy techniques like hot and cold packs, taping, and dry needling reduce the pain quickly. Physiotherapy then relieves the muscle tension as it targets the source of the pain. This rapid pain treatment helps reduce reliance on pain management drugs among athletes.

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Sports Injuries

Contact sports injuries are often severe and could require surgery. Physiotherapists can develop treatment plans for a speedy recovery.  Sports injuries may be caused by overuse, direct impact, or force greater than your body part could withstand.

Common injuries include:

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• Hamstring strains

• Groin pulls

• Knee injuries

• Concussions

 

Physiotherapy responds quickly and appropriately to acute injuries in sports training or competition.

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After a long day practicing or playing on the field, a cool-down treatment is just as critical as a warm-up. Physiotherapy helps athletes unwind after strenuous workouts. This unwinding allows for the relaxation of muscles, regaining energy, and overall a healthier body.

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Muscle and Joint Flexibility

Almost every sport requires some degree of flexibility. Increased flexibility helps achieve optimal performance, especially for gymnasts and swimmers. A flexible body also prevents injuries from occurring and reoccurring.

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See how Physiotherapy can be a medicine free alternative

to a better, more active life.

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