Ways Physiotherapy Can Help You

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Ways Physiotherapy Can Help You
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Synopsis

1. Obesity The Threat Many Canadians Face And How
   Physiotherapy Can Help
2. Vestibular Physiotherapy Can Help With Your
   Symptoms, Check Out How
3. The Link Between Physio And Down Syndrome You
   Never Knew Existed
4. Numbers Of Young Canadians Using Smartphones On
   The Rise Alongside Neck And Back Problems
5. Arthritis Numbers On The Rise Can Physio Help?

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Obesity The Threat Many Canadians Face And How
Physiotherapy Can Help

• Practitioners have an extensive role in both
  preventing and managing obesity through physical
  activities and targeted training. A wide range of
  exercises integrated with a patient centric
  approach and motivating, solution-oriented
  tactics form the basis of physiotherapy. A
  physiotherapist will adapt according to their
  patient and can use anything they see fit to help
  them, from dietary recommendations, activity
  schedules, behavioural changes or general weight
  maintenance.
• There are numerous studies backing up the
  positive effects of physiotherapy in obesity
  cases . It has been shown that moderate physical
  exercising for as little as 30 minutes on a daily
  basis can prevent cardiovascular disease and
  diabetes, and also decrease body weight in a
  natural, healthy way. Because of how
  physiotherapy works, the trainer can accompany
  the patient and guide them every step of the way
  until they feel confident enough to carry on the
  routine on their own. The so-called walk and
  talk can do much more than just improve health
  outcomes, it can also improve state of mind and
  encourage people to achieve their targets.
  Nevertheless, if a patient feels more confident
  following the plan on their own they can engage
  in an array of activities cycling, swimming,
  dancing, skating, skiing, running or aerobics.
  Here, strength training is equally important as
  it can help restore balance, improve body
  functions and boost muscle and joint strength.

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Vestibular Physiotherapy Can Help With Your
Symptoms, Check Out How

• This type of treatment is based on a training
  program which encourages the central nervous
  system to compensate for vestibular problems.
  Most commonly, the management plan incorporates
  various types of exercises that can be customized
  to a patients needs and symptoms. More
  specifically, it can involve anything from head
  and eye movement techniques, standing balance
  improvement exercises, fragment repositioning
  techniques and general education and advice on
  how to improve function, confidence, reduce
  future accidents and regain balance.
• Available numbers looking into the benefits of
  physiotherapy in people with vestibular disorders
  are positive and encouraging. Substantial
  improvements have been observed in 80 of people
  with unilateral vestibular loss and 80 of
  patients with vertigo. Additionally, people who
  suffer from vestibular problems as a result of a
  stroke or a head trauma can benefit from this
  type of physiotherapy.
• Practitioners are perfectly positioned to offer
  early screening and intervention to impact the
  lives of people who everyday wake up facing such
  debilitating symptoms and overall improve their
  quality of life. It may not mean a lot for those
  of us who do not have to face these life-limiting
  conditions, but if you come to think that 33 of
  all adults diagnosed with chronic imbalance
  experience hardships in performing basic tasks
  and that injuries such as falls are costing the
  Canadian economy an overwhelming 2.8 billion a
  year, it raises the stakes.

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The Link Between Physio And Down Syndrome You
Never Knew Existed

• Due to the fact that children with Down syndrome
  often have weaker muscle tones, flattened noses,
  small ears, mouth and hands and a high joint
  instability, achieving normal developmental
  milestones, such as crawling or walking, becomes
  increasingly difficult and it may take longer.
  Most children never reach their average adult
  height and it may take them years to learn how to
  go about mundane tasks. Regardless if it takes
  longer and the road is rockier, people with Down
  syndrome can live happy, full and healthy lives,
  and physiotherapy can play a key role here.
• According to a study published in the Egyptian
  Journal of Medical Human Genetics in 2017,
  physiotherapy, specifically strength training has
  been proven to be safe and effective in children
  with Down syndrome .
• And it does not stop here. There is an actual
  opportunity that goes beyond motor skills
  development and it has to do with learning. It
  goes without saying that children with Down
  syndrome will experience life, education and
  learning in a very different way than your
  typical child would. Because of this, the
  traditional and go-to teaching methods might not
  work in these cases. By beginning physiotherapy
  early, parents have the opportunity to better
  understand how their child assimilates
  information and get a glimpse of how their brains
  work to facilitate his future education. A
  physiotherapist can also help them build social
  skills, make interaction less frightening and
  incomprehensible and better prepare them for
  their adult life.

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Numbers Of Young Canadians Using Smartphones On
The Rise Alongside Neck And Back Problems

• Physiotherapy is an integrated treatment option
  that is non-invasive and, in a day and time when
  painkiller addiction is on the rise, it offers
  drug-free results. The treatments goal is to
  alleviate neck muscle tension, minimize pain and
  restore balance by optimizing the patients
  postural abnormalities. Using a wide range of
  manual techniques, such as joint mobilization,
  neck stabilization exercise, soft tissue massage
  and posture training, physiotherapists have been
  deemed to be very effective.
• In such cases where the patients are youngsters
  with smartphone addictions, a physiotherapist
  will put in place a plan aimed in the first
  stages to reduce the pain, tension and
  inflammation as they are considered to be the
  main symptoms for which patients seek medical
  help. Later stages of the plan include restoring
  the bodys functions and strength and putting
  together a post-treatment routine to prevent the
  recurrence of the symptoms.
• Only by following the advice and having the
  mindset to make lifestyle adjustments
  incorporating physical activity and reducing
  smartphone use, patients can actually experience
  the best results. Meaning there is an
  ever-growing need for awareness firstly to avoid
  these occurrences in the first place and they do
  happen, to realize the importance physiotherapy
  can play in treating them.

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Arthritis Numbers On The Rise Can Physio Help?

• Besides drugs and surgery, healthcare
  professionals most often recommend physiotherapy.
  Here, the practice aims to prevent or delay
  disability depending on the severity of the case,
  increase the bodys functions, alleviate pain,
  boost flexibility and strength and encourage the
  patient to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle
  by encouraging regular exercise and a balanced
  diet.
• Here, it is important to distinguish between the
  many sub-treatments of physiotherapy that are
  usually used in patients with rheumatoid
  arthritis. One would be cold therapy which, as
  you probably guessed, involves ice. The average
  temperature of the bodys joints is usually
  around 33 degrees, while in rheumatoid arthritis
  it can spike up to 36 degrees, thus damaging the
  cartilage. Ice helps regulate the temperature and
  can help constricting blood vessels resulting in
  a decrease in inflammation and pain levels. At
  the opposite poll and depending on the case, a
  physiotherapist can also prescribe heat therapy
  which works by reducing muscle spasms and
  improving the tissues elasticity.
• Another option which is very much enjoyed by
  patients and reported to have amazing health
  benefits is electrostimulation physiotherapy.
  This technique works through minor electrical
  currents applied on the skin through electrodes.
  Unfortunately, this option provides short-term
  effects, of just over 12 hours which means that
  the patients will eventually feel the pain again.
  Nevertheless, it is a preferred medical solution
  as opposed to painkiller prescription.

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