Physical therapists are health care professionals who treat patients for conditions that limit their ability to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. Physical therapy is a health care method which aids in prevention, treatment, and management of movement disorders arising from health conditions. It involves therapeutic exercise and functional training. Physiotherapy benefits individuals with many conditions including low back pain, osteoporosis, fractures, dislocations, stroke, traumatic brain injury, burns and wounds, congestive heart failure, COPD, repetitive stress disorders, and sports injuries. As with any CAM treatment, please keep your CAM provider and PCP informed of any alternative or conventional treatments you are currently undergoing.
