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How physiotherapy has shaped medical history

Physiotherapy uses many methods to treat health issues in different parts of the body.

How physiotherapy has shaped medical history
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16/10/2024 12:30 ‧ 8 months ago | StarsInsider

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Human body

Physiotherapy is an age-old practice using physical techniques for patients' ailments, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. It helps to restore movement and function when somebody is affected by injury, illness, or disability. As a healthcare profession, physiotherapy has its roots in the 18th century, though history records early civilizations employing a variety of physical therapies for a number of disorders, especially gout. In the modern age, physiotherapy embraces a vast range of techniques designed to address conditions associated with different systems of the body. So, are you in need of a physiotherapist?

Click through and find out how the practice can promote, maintain, and restore physical, psychological, and social well-being.

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