Physiotherapy helps restore, maintain and maximize a person’s physical abilities to optimize their function. It works on mobility, strength, flexibility, balance and motor control.
Physiotherapy is recommended for lesions to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and bones. It can also help people with work injuries and motor-vehicle injuries.
Physiotherapy treatments include education on posture and injury prevention, advanced manual therapy, massage, stretching , exercises aimed at improving strength, flexibility and proprioception. Analgesic modalities such as ultrasound and electrotherapy can also be used as needed.