01/10/2022
10 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PHYSIOTHERAPIST
PHYSIOTHERAPY IS A DYNAMIC HEALTH CARE PROFESSION WITH AN ESTABLISHED THEORETICAL AND WIDE SPREAD CLINICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND RESTORATION OF OPTIMAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS.
PHYSIOTHERAPY INVOLVED CLINICAL EVALUATION, HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, CURATION, HABILITATION AND REHABILITATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT HEALTH CONDITIONS USING PHYSICAL,CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL MEANS e.g. heat, cold, light air, water in any form, sound, electricity, therapeutic massage, mobilization, therapeutic exercises and forth
PHYSIOTHERAPY HAVE SPECIALITIES LIKE:
NEUROPHYSIOTHERAPY
ORTHORPEDIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
ERGONOMIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY
ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE
GERIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
SPORT PHYSIOTHERAPY
WOMEN HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPY ETC
ALWAYS ASK YOUR PHYSIOTHERAPIST;
1. Are you a registered and licensed Physiotherapist?
2. Do you specialised in certain therapies?
3. What other specific therapies do you offer?
4. What are the techniques do you use?
5. What can I do outside the treatment protocols to aid my recovery?
6. What would my therapy session entails?
7. How many sessions do I required?
8. What activities should I avoid?
9. What kind of outcome should I expect?
10. Can I combine physiotherapy with other treatments?
