PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapy

Area of clinical medicine that studies the medicinal properties of physical factors and developing methods of their application for treatment and prevention of diseases and for rehabilitation.

of Greek: physio - nature; therapy - treat

Physical therapy Physical therapy factors of influencefactors of influence

-Local

- Reflex-segmental

- At the whole organism

General contraindications for usGeneral contraindications for using ing physio- proceduresphysio- procedures

- sharp exhaustion of patient - sharp exhaustion of patient - serious condition of the patient - serious condition of the patient - inclination to bleedings - inclination to bleedings - neo of different genesis- neo of different genesis- blood diseases - blood diseases - cardio-vascular and respiratory failure - cardio-vascular and respiratory failure - liver and kidney- liver and kidney disorders disorders -wide-spread atherosclerosis -wide-spread atherosclerosis -hypertension disease, stage II-III -hypertension disease, stage II-III -active tbc. -active tbc.

For the area of influence:  1.General.  2.Local.  3.Reflex-segmental.  4.Influence on biologically active points. For localization:  1.Superficial.  2.Cavital.  3.Intravessel.  4.Intraorganic.

Classification of Classification of physiotherapy physiotherapy techniquestechniques

For the closeness of contact:   1.Contact.   2.Distant. For technique method:    1.Stable.    2.Movable.

Classification of Classification of physiotherapy physiotherapy techniquestechniques

Inhalation therapy

Inhalation therapyused in sanatories

forrecovery patientswith broncho-pulmonarypathology.

Talassotherapy

Used in sanatoriumtreatment for

recovery and treatment of patients with

different pathology.

ApitherapyUsed for treatment diseases of neurological nature, different

inflammatory processes and also to strengthen immunity.

HydrotherapyHydrotherapy is alarge segment inphysiotherapy. Is used for various pathologies of neurological,rheumatic, traumatological character.

HydromassageHydromassage ispart of hydrotherapy.Used in endocrine pathology (obesity,lowered metabolism),preventiondepressions of differentgenesis, variouscosmetic defects.

Practicing hydro-massage, wemust remember, thatwe can not direct thestream of water on the regions offace, mammae

glandulas,genitals, proctologyarea.

Applications of paraffin

Used at pathology of

joints (inflammatory and endocrinecharacter), at diseases of neurologicalsphere.

Heat-therapyAncient method oftreatment diseases

of broncho-pulmonary, joint, muscularsystems. A classic example is a Finnish sauna.

Infrared sauna -modern method oftreatment and prevention of following diseases:overweight,cosmetic problems,low metabolism,stress disorders,

vegetativedystonia.

Heat capsule isused for creation of concentratedheat of total and local character.It is used to decreasebody weight, improveddischarge toxins from the

body,increase metabolism,treatment of fludiseases, lowers thestress level

MassageMassage is apart of physiotherapy.Used for variousdiseases of differentetiology. At thismoment are present

a great quantity of different massage techniques.

Relaxation massageUsed for removing stress of different etiology, disorders ofsleeping and forimprovement of general health condition of a patient.

Often massage isused for removing various pain

symptomsof different etiologies (pain of low back, pinched sciatic nerve, etc.).

Healing showersHealing showersused in physiotherapy for different purposes:excitation, relaxation,massage, increasingoverall resistanceof the organism.

Mud-therapyThe time-testedmethod used in skin,joints, bones

diseases. Often muds used incosmetic field(Dead sea muds,blue muds of theBlack coast).

Healing muds incosmetologyused for:skin problems,psoriasis, eczema, forrejuvenation andimprovement oftotal externallook.

Crio - therapyThe modern method of treatment which

is used in following diseases: lowmetabolism, overweight, skin diseases.

Often this methodpracticed a known people (actors, pop-stars, politicians, TV presenters).Bruce Willis, Hollywood movie star, every morning plunges his face and head in a bucket of ice water with ice cubes, it is example of a primitivecrio-therapy.

Magnet-treatmentThis method is 3000 years old. It is created byancient Hindus.There are about 25schools in India now, which

areInvolved in magnet-treatment. Method issimple, does not causenegative consequences,can be used invarious fields of medicine.

Ultra – sound therapyUltra - soundtherapy is applied inmedicine as the

purpose of diagnostic andtreatment. Areas ofusing: gynaecology,internal medicine,cardiology, urology,surgery.

On the slidedemonstratedmethod of

treatment by ultra-soundarthritis of shoulderjoint of the patient.

Treatment bathsTreatment baths - arethe part of hydrotherapy. There are different types of treatment baths : to

the water that fills them, we adds various healingsubstances, gases,extracts from plants,salts.

Electrical sleep

Fixation of electrodes for electro-sleeping: a - average cuff b - eye electrode in - soskosimular electrode

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