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PHYSICAL THERAPY

Physical Therapy or Physiotherapy is a common term that basically means rehabilitation. Some of the goals of Physical Therapy are:

To maintain joint mobility
To prevent pain and stiff joints
To improve muscle strength
To improve Walking
To improve balance

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The Profession
Physiotherapists assess and treat people whose movement is restricted by injury, illness or age. They may use exercise, massage, and other treatments such as hydrotherapy, deep heat or ultrasound for injuries and disorders to muscles or joints.

Physiotherapists treat a wide range of different people with a variety of needs. Patients may be amputees, stroke victims, children with severe disabilities, pre- or post-operative patients or those with psychiatric problems. Some, such as intensive care patients, are very ill, while others are suffering minor injuries. Exercises may be devised and taught to help patients to develop balance, strengthen weak muscles or to relax.
Hydrotherapy is particularly useful as the water takes the weight off limbs and the heat soothes pains and relaxes muscles. Physiotherapists may also select appropriate appliances such as
crutches or wheelchairs, and teach patients how to use them.

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Clinical Practice Area

Electrotherapy
help reduce soft tissue swelling and pain , promote healing and recovery and retrain muscles which are not working correctly.

(Cardio respiratory Physiotherapy)
Treating heart, lung and circulatory conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis bypass surgery or heart attack recovery and pneumonia. Physiotherapist roles are: To teach effective coughing and mobilize secretions, breathing control and postural awareness.

Pediatric Physiotherapy
Treating children who have orthopedic, neurological, burns and respiratory conditions. Physical therapists play an important role in educating children and caregivers about disability prevention and intervention and facilitation of optimal, functional movement

Geriatric / Chronic Care Physiotherapy
physical therapists utilize treatment techniques that will optimize an elderly person's function and independence. They help people with arthritis, strokes, congestive heart failure and mobility problems.

Neuro physiotherapy
The physical therapist will help patients re-learn movement or teach an alternate method for performing functional activities for patients with head and spinal cord injuries, stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's

Acupuncture
To relieve pain and treat various physical disorders and systemic conditions.

Hand Rehabilitation
Specially trained Physiotherapists assist in recovery from hand injury or disease using exercise, manual therapy, and splinting techniques to promote.

Hydrotherapy
Treatment in water based environment.

Sports Physiotherapy
Sprains, strains, ligament tears and other athletic injuries are a factor in most sports. Physiotherapy benefits from sport specific exercise; taping, bracing, ultrasound, and icing ensure professional and casual athletes stay in the game without risking more injury.

Manual Therapy / Orthopedics
Treatment of muscles, nerves, joints and ligaments including Manipulation and mobilization of joints to relieve stiffness and pain. Soft tissue release techniques and traction to improve flexibility, posture and function.

Women's Health
Antenatal and postnatal Care, incontinence , pelvic pain, lymph edema and osteoporosis

Occupational Health and Safety
Workplace visit to identify ergonomic and postural problems and recommend methods of injury management or prevention

SERVICES

Physiotherapy can be useful in the diagnosis and management of a wide Range of injuries, disease processes and other conditions, including

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CAREER SCOPE

Physiotherapist are in high demand these days because of immediate need of professionals in this field and lack of trained professionals in Pakistan.

Physiotherapist are granted 17 grade on start in govt.Sector or equivalent in the private sector, with a much greater chance to excel because of very few post graduate fellows in the country.

They Can become Lecturer, Asst.Professors or Professors in teaching field across Pakistan.

They can look to become Specialists in more than 20 sub-specialties in physiotherapy.

They can Run their independent Practice.

Internationally they are granted Jobs in clinical sector or Research fields.

Majorities of Pakistan physiotherapists are working in UK & USA and They have their Own Rehab agencies as Well.