Does Your Child Need Physiotherapy?
Quick answer For children, the big issues are usually load, posture, activity volume, and how they carry that load over time. If pain, numbness, or an uneven posture shows up, a physiotherapy assessment is a sensible next step. Common questions Is a heavy backpack a problem? It can be, especially if it changes posture or […]
Why Physiotherapy Is So Valuable
Physiotherapy is, in a word, valuable. Many of the patients who’ve participated in a physiotherapy program will attest to this; so will statistical research. The article The Value of Physiotherapy mentioned the findings of an evidence-based, relevant valuation of physiotherapy by two health economists. What the economists found was support for the idea that physiotherapy […]
The Link Between Physiotherapy and Heart Attack Recovery
Most people do not associate heart attack recovery with physiotherapy. Why would they? Isn’t physiotherapy only helpful to people who have back or neck pain? Physiotherapy can be healing for bodily pain, but it is also an effective treatment for heart attack recovery. Why Heart Attack Survivors Should Work With a Physiotherapist Have you ever […]