Rehabilitation is process of returning the patient to original condition. It can be defined as restoring the condition of good health, or ability to work or the same where as physiotherapy or physical therapy is a type or rehabilitation that can be included in the rehab plan to help in regaining the body strength. Rehabilitation is a broad term in which physiotherapy also comes.
For complete restoration of the patient, professionals should know every minute details and cause of illness or disease so that a personalized rehab plan can be made and also to prevent the future attack of the disease.
In physiotherapy, the word physio or physical, clearly indicates that this therapy is related to physical parts of suffered patients. Physiotherapy is mostly focused on the movement of body organs and body strength.
In the process of rehabilitation, there may be the need for physical therapy based on injury or disease but it is not compulsory in every rehabilitation process physiotherapy is involved. But if there case, for example, is a stroke where the patient’s body strength or parts of the body is paralyzed then physical therapy is included with other therapies to restore the functions.
In the case of stroke, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and other therapies are performed where physical therapy helps body parts to strengthen, occupational therapy in performing daily activities and speech therapy helps patients to talk without having any stress.
Types of Physiotherapy
- Orthopedic physiotherapy
- Sports physiotherapy
- Neurological physiotherapy
- Cardio-Respiratory physiotherapy
- Pediatric physiotherapy
- Gynecological physiotherapy
- Obstetrics physiotherapy
