The rehabilitation and physical therapy are fundamental parts of the daily lives of millions of people around the world. The professionals associated with this task are constantly updated to implement more effective treatments that allow patients to continue to increase opportunities for improvement. Physiotherapy or physiotherapy play a very important role in the care of People with Disabilities physics.
The main goal of this practice is to promote, maintain and increase their health level and improve the quality of life of patients. The possibilities of recovery through rehabilitation and therapy are many and in some cases include the use of the most modern equipment such as electrostimulation, ultrasound, laser, magnet therapy or infrared rays.
Physical rehabilitation treatments for people with disabilities
In this article, we are going to highlight some of the most advanced physiotherapy and rehabilitation therapies.
Physiatry
This method of rehabilitation is based on surgical techniques from medicine and rehabilitation for patients with a physical disability. In this practice, electricity is applied to detect the damaged nerves and muscles to be treated. Physiotherapy in combination with exercise can help restore the patient’s mobility and functionality without the need for surgery. Although not a new technique, advances in it allow physiotherapists to perform physiotherapy more efficiently.
Physiotherapy
Kinesiotherapy consists of the application of different therapies and methods to analyze the anatomical, physiological and biomechanical movements of the body. The results obtained thanks to this practice have allowed us to analyze in detail pathologies such as malformations, injuries, diseases or accidents.
Physiotherapy rehabilitation treatments consist of restoring or improving the functionality of a part of the body. These exercises are mainly based on movements, active or passive, of the affected joints and muscles. In addition, it can be combined with other techniques that focus more on electronic stimuli or temperature contrasts in the affected area. It is a technique that is widely used in muscle injuries or in tetraplegia or spinal cord injury.
Myofascial techniques
Myofascial techniques focus on the repair of musculoskeletal injuries. It is a technique that involves massaging the connective tissue to relieve blockages or other types of muscle tension.
Thermotherapy
Thermotherapy consists of applying heat to the body by means of material elements with a temperature higher than that of the human body. The heat is dissipated by the thermal agent which can cause therapeutic effects. This technique can have physiological effects at the cellular level, in the circulatory system, the heart, the digestive system, the urinary tract, the respiratory tract, the nervous system, on the muscle level and on the skin.
Cryotherapy
This form of rehabilitation consists of applying cold to the area to try to destroy the pathological or damaged tissue. It’s the opposite of thermotherapy, so its uses are different too. Cryotherapy is used to treat skin tumors, precancerous moles on the skin,
nodules, skin tags, unsightly freckles, retinoblastomas, a cancer of the retina in children, cancer of the prostate, liver and cervix.
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Laser rehabilitation is often used to eliminate pain caused by neuralgia, tendonitis, osteoarthritis, non-septic local inflammation, arthritis, sprains, muscle tears, or trauma.