What does physiotherapy mean?

Physical therapy is the main body of rehabilitation treatment, which uses physical factors including sound, light, cold, heat, electricity, force (movement and pressure) and other physical factors to carry out treatment, for the human body's localized or systemic dysfunction or lesions, non-invasive, non-pharmacological treatments to restore the body's original physiological functions.

Physical therapy is a very important part of modern and traditional medicine. Physical therapy can be divided into two categories, one is to functional training and manipulation as the main means of treatment, also known as exercise therapy or sports therapy; the other is to a variety of physical factors (sound, light, cold, heat, electricity, magnetism, water, etc.) as the main means, also known as physical therapy.

The role of physical therapy:

Anti-inflammatory effect; analgesic effect; antibacterial effect; sedation and insomnia; excitation of neuromuscular; relief of spasms; soften the scar, dissipate adhesions; accelerate wound healing; accelerate the formation of bone scabs; and enhance the role of the body's immune system.

Expanded Information:

Physical Factor Therapy:

Physical Factor Therapy Applications The physical energy of natural or artificial physical factors, through the nerves, body fluids, endocrine and other physiological regulatory mechanisms acting on the human body, in order to achieve the prevention and treatment of disease methods.

Commonly used methods include:

Sonotherapy (therapeutic ultrasound, frequency of 45KHz to 3MHz), phototherapy (infrared phototherapy, ultraviolet phototherapy, low-energy laser stimulation), hydrotherapy (contrast baths, whirlpool baths, hydrotherapy exercises, etc.), electrotherapy (direct-current therapy, low-frequency electrotherapy, intermediate-frequency electrotherapy, high-frequency electrotherapy, or transdermal therapy), and cold therapy (ice packs, ice massage, etc.), Heat therapy (hot packs, wax therapy, diathermy therapy, etc.), pressure therapy, etc.

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