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Physiotherapy - What it is
When it comes to the wide-ranging field of Physiotherapy, it's pretty understandable that people can get a little confused as to what it specifically is, alongside precisely who can benefit from it.
So to help provide a greater insight into the area, we answer some of the questions we're most frequently asked below:
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Q1. So what exactly is Chartered Physiotherapy?
A. It's a science-based, Department of Health-approved profession that centres around:
+ Restoring,
+ Maintaining and
+ Improving People's Ability:
- to Efficiently Move,
- to Function Healthily and
- to Successfully Perform their Daily Activities...
...thereby maximising the quality of the lives they lead.

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Q2. And how does it go about achieving that?
A. It does so by not only assessing, diagnosing and treating Peoples' Injuries...
...but by treating a whole host of Illnesses, Disabilities, Disorders and Diseases too.

For example, Physiotherapy (which is fully accepted as an integral part of modern-day conventional medicine) can be successfully used to do things like:
i) Manage (and even reverse) numerous Chronic Diseases, such as:
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension and Obesity.
ii) Prevent numerous health problems from arising in the first place.
To illustrate,
i) Injury Prevention Programmes (for varying groups such as Sportspeople, Workplace Employees, OAPs, as well as the General Public);
ii) Preventative Healthcare Programmes (for males and females of all ages and backgrounds), and
iii) Pre and Post-Operation Rehab Programmes are but a few ways Physiotherapists can help people to do so.

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Q3. That's pretty wide-ranging.
Could you break it down a bit more?
A. Of course. The most prominent area within the field is called Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
This particular area (which is also known as "Orthopaedics") deals with the muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and joints that are so essential to how you move, and as a result, how you live your everyday life.
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Q4. What type of injuries fall into this bracket?
A. Some examples of the types of injuries / conditions that fall into this broad treatment category include:
i) Those that arise after a:
- Sudden fall, twist, kick or blow; or
- From over-exerting oneself when running, lifting, pushing or pulling an object.
To illustrate, such "Acute" injuries include the likes of:
- Strained Back or Neck Muscles
- a Sprained Ankle, Wrist or Knee
- a Fractured / "Broken" Arm, Collarbone, Hip, Foot or Skull
- a Dislocated Shoulder, Finger or Jaw
- a "Pulled" Leg Muscle, such as a Hamstring, Thigh, Groin or Calf
- a Cartilage Tear in one's Knee or Shoulder
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ii) Those that arise over time from repeatedly performing the likes of:
- Gripping, reaching, bending or twisting tasks.
+ Examples of these "Chronic" over-use injuries include:
- Tennis and Golfer's Elbow, Shin Splints and Achilles Tendonitis.

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iii) Those that may have more than one "Causative Factor".
For example, a combination of one's gender, work activities / environment, health history, lifestyle, fitness levels, and unique anatomy / body composition could be at play when it comes to an injury or condition.
Like the aforementioned injuries, these can be potentially experienced:
- As a sharp, shooting, stabbing or burning sensation
- As a gnawing, throbbing or pinching sensation
- As tingling / pins and needles
- As tension, tightness or heaviness
- As stiffness, soreness or dullness
iv) Those that are Age-related.
- Osteoporosis (which relates to the weakening of one's bones)
- "Wear and Tear" Arthritis and
- Fall-related Injuries
are just some examples of these.
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