What are the different types of therapies involved in Physiotherapy?

Updated on February 28, 2022

The practice of physiotherapy has brought new hope for people of all age groups who struggle with a range of motion and body flexibility as a result of some accident, old age, or any illness. It offers a cost-effective solution by making use of a combination of hands-on manual and exercise-based techniques to help patients achieve optimal results. 

Based on the injury type or the type of therapy they require, physiotherapy can be divided into several types. Below we have listed all the different types of Health Bound Health Network physiotherapies that is available for the patients:

1. Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal physiotherapy is associated with the restoration of the function of your musculoskeletal system that includes your bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, and tendons. It helps to strengthen your mobilization, provide pain relief, treat injuries and heal soft-tissue damage. Musculoskeletal physiotherapy is also referred to as orthopedic physiotherapy. 

2. Sports Physiotherapy

Sports physiotherapy is a special physiotherapy branch that is concerned with healing and treating injuries related to sports and caters to sports professionals and athletes. It includes various exercises and treatments that not only heal injuries and body restrictions of sports professionals but also enhance their capabilities and make them achieve their peak body functionality. Sports physiotherapists also focus on athletes’ performance and overall development.

3. Paediatric Physiotherapy

As the name suggests, Paediatric Physiotherapy focuses on the health and well-being of toddlers, infants, as well as adolescents. Sometimes when children develop some kind of disorders concerned with the neuromuscular, skeletal, and developmental systems. 

This branch of physiotherapy helps individuals alleviate pain, regain range of motion and strength, improve fine and gross motor skills in children, as well as facilitate better cognitive processes.

4. Rehabilitation and Pain Management

Rehabilitation and pain management are among the most important branches of physiotherapy. They help you get rid of unwanted pain and body aches and manage all kinds of pain. The treatment plan for this therapy is customized according to the patient’s requirements and can be changed depending on the needs. 

This therapy also proves to be highly helpful in getting the patients back on their feet after they went through surgery.

5. Neurological Physiotherapy

When a patient suffers any neurological damage such as brain injuries, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, strokes, etc. then Neurological physiotherapy is used to treat that patient. 

The nervous system plays an important part in the overall functioning of our body and it controls how our body works. When a person suffers neurological damage, it is considered chronic and they are recommended by Health Bound Health Network physiotherapy to reduce the effect of the injury.

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