WORLD PHYSICAL THEARPY DAY-
SEPTEMBER 8, 2002
Every year on September 8, there is a celebration of World
Physical Therapy Day. In order to keep people healthy and fit, it is important
to raise awareness of the vital role that physical therapists and treatments
for chronic pain play in society. Physical therapists work to repair lost or
damaged functionality, treat an injury or deformity, and instruct patients
about healthy lifestyle choices. Numerous illnesses, including cancer, fibromyalgia,
muscular dystrophy, and osteoarthritis, are associated with chronic pain,
including low back pain, cervical and thoracic discomfort, shoulder pain, and
headache issues.
5 FACTS ABOUT PHYSICAL THERAPY THAT WILL AMAZE YOU
Established in Canada
Physiotherapy was used to treat thousands of soldiers in
Canada during World War I; in fact, it was frequently used as the first line of
protection.
It can eliminate the need for surgery
According to
research reported in the "Annals of Internal Medicine" in April 2015,
physical therapy can help people with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a lower
back discomfort caused by a narrowing of the spine, avoid surgery
Physiotherapy and physical therapy are the same
Many people mistakenly
believe that physical therapy and physiotherapy are two different things.
However, while this may be true in some other nations, in Canada, these two
terms are interchangeable.
It dates back
thousands of years
Hippocrates,
the founder of Western medicine, is credited with creating physiotherapy, and
it's astonishing to learn that he used water therapy to cure his patients, that
continues to be in use today!
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