Having a health complication that limits your ability to move and function takes a toll on your everyday routine. However, by consulting with a physical therapist, it’s possible to improve or if not completely regain your physical functions to a significant extent.
Here are a few key benefits of physiotherapy:
1) Improve your balance to prevent falls
The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies falls as one of the major public health problems. Falls can be serious for people of all age groups, but especially for older adults. Falls can lead to hip fractures, and broken bones in the ankles, arms, and wrists. Falls can also cause head injuries which, in turn, can lead to brain injury.
Depending on your age, medical history, and overall health, a physiotherapists can assess your risk for falls and plan exercises to help you improve your balance. This way, you can significantly reduce your risk of falls.
2) Recover from physical injuries
Physical injuries, especially serious ones, can limit you from doing physical activities that are a part of your daily routine. Most importantly, serious cases of physical traumas can lead to various types of complications such as nerve damage, bowel obstruction, musculoskeletal damage, psychophysiological damage, and cardiovascular complications.
If you play sports professionally or as a hobby, you stand at an increased risk of physical injuries. But accidental physical injuries can also occur when commuting to work, spending time outdoors, or even when at home. Physical therapists can plan the right set of physical exercises to help you recover faster and steer clear of the complications.
3) Recover from joint replacement surgery and manage joint disorders
Physical therapy is an important aspect of post-joint replacement surgery care. After the surgery, the new joint requires care to function normally. Your physical therapist can help you strengthen the replaced joint with the right set of massages and physical exercises. With a proper physiotherapy plan, it’s possible to return to normal activities such as walking and climbing stairs more quickly.
Physiotherapy is also effective in managing joint pain caused by arthritis. The specific set of physical exercises not only help you alleviate pain but also is helpful in strengthening the impaired joints.
4) Recovery from stroke
In most cases, people lose physical function to some extent after suffering from a stroke. Strokes that affect the movement-controlling part of the brain can lead to weakness or paralysis in several parts of the body.
A physical therapist can help you sit, stand, and lay on the right postures so as to ensure you do not aggravate the impaired physical functions. A physical therapist will also help you recover from physical movement impairment and gain independence in mobility.
The Physiotherapy care unit at multispeciality hospitals in Siliguri comprises a team of some of the best physiotherapists. The department is focused on providing customised physical therapy programmes that encourage lifestyle changes and the right physical activities to help you get your life back on track. The care unit also provides paediatric physiotherapy in Siliguri.
