Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy - How It Is Done And Its Benefits

What is Musculoskeletal physiotherapy?

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy includes the treatment of disorders that influence how you move – how your muscles and joints work together. This is a variety of techniques and strategies to help restore movement and function. Techniques include teaching exercises, practicing special movements, and uncovering alternative ways of accomplishing a task. The specific combination of techniques will depend on the ailment being treated, and a musculoskeletal physiotherapist will have specialised in the diagnosis and treatment of that particular musculoskeletal condition.

Whether it's your feet, ankles, and legs, your hands, arms, and shoulders, or your backs and necks, an injury that brings in it pain or difficulty in moving, can have a big impact on your life.

 

How Is Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Done?

Through regular treatment sessions, musculoskeletal physiotherapy enables the patient to heal faster from their illness and to build coping mechanisms to help the patient during the healing time and avoid the occurrence of other problems. Injuries that can be treated by musculoskeletal physiotherapy are as follows:

  • - Ligament sprains
  • - Muscle strains
  • - Arthritis
  • - Cartilage tears
  • - Pre and post-surgery rehabilitation
  • - Fracture rehabilitation
  • - Back pain
  • - Neck pain 
  • - Knee pain 

 

When to go to a doctor?

If a person feels any musculoskeletal disorders like fracture, damage, or pain in the muscle tissue, joints, nerves, ligaments, tendons, and muscle or skeletal structures of the body that support the limbs or the back, should immediately consult a doctor. Almost every part of the body can be affected by musculoskeletal disorders, from the back and neck to the arms, hands, and feet. This disorder can be influenced by large objects being lifted incorrectly, repetitive pressure, injury, or trauma. A person suffering from Carpal tunnel syndrome, ligament sprains, muscle strains, various kinds of arthritis, cartilage tears, post-operative recovery, back ailments, and bone fracture rehabilitation are instances of musculoskeletal conditions that can be treated with musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

Musculoskeletal injury therapies are targeted at:

  • - Optimize healing
  • - Speed the recovery process
  • - Increase strength
  • - Restore normal movement
  • - Decrease pain
  • - Decrease swelling and inflammation
  • - Increase independence

 

How does physiotherapy work in musculoskeletal disorders?

Physiotherapy treatment is modified for the individual based on their preliminary assessment. Exercise plans and advice are routinely given prescribed treatment. The number of treatments will vary depending on the patient’s improvement in recovery. Musculoskeletal physiotherapists are specialists in assessing and dealing with patients with musculoskeletal disorders such as tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Musculoskeletal physiotherapists have advanced training in treatments and procedures specifically applicable to musculoskeletal disorders. Most of them find their patients suffering specifically from muscle and joint problems, often causing pain in the back and neck.

Benefits:

  • - Improves muscle strength and flexibility
  • - Improves range of motion, ease, and quality of movement
  • - Improves coordination and control of movement
  • - Relieves pain or eliminates it entirely
  • - Helps the patient to develop coping strategies to help them deal with pain or difficulty performing normal movements during the recovery process.
  • - Helps you to achieve physical exercise or fitness goals
  • - Helps in Teaching and consolidating healthy ways of moving to reduce the likelihood of developing musculoskeletal disorders in the future
  • - Reduces inflammation and swelling
  • - Boosts the everyday degree of autonomy and self-sufficiency of the patient

 

VL Therapy, a popular physiotherapy center in Malaysia works successfully with hundreds of patients with various difficulties and is dedicated to providing a world-class service for every individual. A team of experienced educated and professional physiotherapists is providing various modern treatment plans for musculoskeletal physiotherapy to make all patients regain their health as per the need for looking not just at the immediate, but also to ensure that the relief becomes sustainable. To know more about the services please visit the official website http://www.vltherapy.com.my/