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What is Physical
Therapy ?
It is a
mode of treatment of a disease,
in the musculoskeletal and neurological part of the body. It is a part
of
the medical terminology, and pertains to the method of
treating a
disease, or ailment, by physical means, such as with exercise and
massage, and
also using external instruments to facilitate and enhance more |
What
are the different types of Physical therapies, in use today ?
There
are many different types of
physical therapies.
Orthopedic,
geriatric,
pediatric,
pulmonary
and cardio-vascular,
integumentary
and neurological.
In Orthopedic physical
therapy
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What
is the history
of Physical Therapy, from ancient to modern ?
In
ancient Greece,
around 460 B.C, Hippocrates, was
supposed to have first practiced Physical Therapy. Hippocrates is also
known as
the father of modern medicine. He used to prescribe massage as a means
to alleviate
pain and to treat many ailments, that the Greek people
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What
are
the
Physical Therapy Equipments, that a physical therapist uses?
Electrotherapy
-
These
are instruments, which is used to
conduct electricity through the affected area, to soothe, relax and
increase
the blood circulation to that area.
Ultrasound
Therapy - This type of physical therapy is basically an
instrument,
which emits high frequency sound waves. The Physical Therapist aims the
device
to the affected more
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What are the
different Physical Therapy methods, used by physical
therapists?
The
different Physical Therapy
methods are
Manual
Physical Therapy: This is basically massage. The Physical
Therapist
would use their hands and manually massage the patient's affected
areas,
to
soothe, relax and bring about blood circulation, which would help in
alleviating the pain or ailment. Massage involves rubbing or pressing
the
affected area with both palms, of the hands. more |
Links
to
Important Physical Therapy sites:
American Physical Therapy Association more |
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