Ingls aplicado a Fisioterapia

Practice Session I
In this short presentation, Ill try to summerize some general notes about physiotherapy
Point One: What is Physiotherapy?

Physical Therapy or physiotherapy is a health profession whose principal objective is improve the functional ability of those people with physical disabilities. The professonal responsible to carry out this work are physiotherapist.
Point Two: What sort of treatment do physiotherapist use?

Physiotherapist can use many treatment techniques depending on the type of illness that the patient suffers. Among the most usual treatment techniques, we can stand out:

1. Manual therapy 2. Ultrasound 3. Neuromuscular taping 4. Electrical Stimulation

5. Aquatic Therapy 6. Ice 7. Movement and exercise

Point Three: Physical Therapy Specialties

The field of physical therapy has many specialties such as:

1. Sport Therapy 2. Geriatric Physical Therapy 5. Neurologic Physical Therapy 3. Pediatric Physical Therapy 4. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Point Four: Where do physiotherapists work?

Physiotherapist provide care for people in a variety of areas, as the following:

1. Hospitals 2. Private Practices

3. Schools 4. Universities

5. Sports and fitness facilities

And finally, I think Physical Therapy is a really interesting profession in wich you learn many health knowledge and you help and improve the quality of life of people with physical illness.