Description
Physical therapy is defined as movement therapy carried out through special medical gymnastics programs, with the aim of restoring diminished or lost functions as well as increasing the functional level in various ailments or after operations.
Physiotherapy helps in treating the following conditions of the locomotor system:
- Orthopedic and posttraumatic
- Rheumatic: spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, degenerative rheumatism, soft tissue rheumatism
- Neurological: cerebrovascular accidents, spinal trauma, degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the nervous system, neurological syndromes
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Neuropsychiatric disorders
- Metabolic disorders (obesity)
- Congenital diseases: neuromuscular dystrophy, congenital dislocation of the hip, tetraplegia, and others.