What are the fields and clinical specialities of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation?

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Because the body of knowledge of physiotherapy is quite large, PTs tend to specialize in a specific clinical areas. These may include:

 

• Musculoskeletal / Ortho
• Neuro
• Paediatric
• Cardiopulmonary
• Sports Medicine
• Acute and chronic pain management
• Treatment and follow-up of Rheumatic diseases.
• Rehabilitation of neurological and neuromuscular diseases
• Metabolic bone diseases (Osteoporosis etc.)
• Congenital or acquired joint and bone disorders
• Pre and Post surgical conditions: Prehab and Rehab
• Amputations Rehabilitation
• Burns Rehabilitation
• Elderly / Geriatric rehabilitation
• Oncology/ Cancer Rehabilitation
• Vestibular Rehabilitation
• Men's Health
• Women's Health etc

 

Physical therapy and Rehabilitation applications may be useful and necessary if medical and surgical treatments are inadequate, ineffective, unnecessary, if the disease is likely to become chronic and progress, if it adversely affects daily life or if disability has developed.

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