PHYSIOTHERAPY TECHNIQUES AND

TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH

Physiotherapy or physical therapy is a
discipline that is within the branch of
health, which over the years has
become professionalized until we
know it as we do today. Its main
objectives are the maintenance,
development and recovery of people
in their entirety.
PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
MOST USED BY PROFESSIONALS
The means and techniques used in physiotherapy
are very varied and can even determine the type of
physical therapy that should be used.
These types are mainly divided into manual therapy
techniques where the hands are the main means of
rehabilitation and techniques using physical or
natural tools. Below we present the most used in
each category, so far, by professionals.
Exercises and physical therapies
- Massage therapy
- Kinesiotherapy
- Respiratory physiotherapy

Physiotherapeutic treatments using physical and

natural agents
- Electrotherapy and ultrasound
- Hydrotherapy
- Magnetotherapy
Innovative physiotherapy techniques for
disability
- Physiatry
- Myofascial techniques
- Thermotherapy
Activity: You are going to choose a
physical therapy technique and present
it in class. You will do your presentation
in teams.