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  2. 8 Common Types of Physical Therapy - Healthline

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    pain relief. improved mobility. enhanced strength and flexibility. increased balance and coordination. faster recovery from injuries or surgeries. prevention of future difficulties. education on ...

  3. How Physical Therapy (PT) Works - WebMD

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    Physical therapy (PT) is care that aims to ease pain and help you function, move, and live better. Your doctor might suggest this type of treatment if you’ve had an injury or illness that makes ...

  4. Recreational Therapy: Definition, Benefits, Activities

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    Recreational therapy uses leisure activities to promote recovery from illness, injury, or disability. Activities might include art, dance, music, exercise, creative writing, and games of all types ...

  5. What Are the Benefits of Physical Therapy? - Healthline

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    The focus of physical therapy is to help improve or restore mobility, strength, movement, range of motion, overall functioning, and quality of life. It also aims to decrease pain and prevent ...

  6. Physical therapy - Wikipedia

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    Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease prevention, and health promotion. Physical therapist is the term used for such professionals in the United States ...

  7. What Is a Physiatrist? What They Do, When to See One, and ...

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    A physiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in pain management and rehabilitation. They treat problems of the bones, muscles, joints, brain, and nervous system. These could range from back ...

  8. What Is a Physical Therapist? - WebMD

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    Pediatrics (children’s health) Physical therapists perform most job functions while on their feet. They rely on using their bodies to perform tasks like lifting you, moving you around, and ...

  9. Kinesiotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Kinesiotherapy or Kinesitherapy or kinesiatrics (kinēsis, "movement"), literally "movement therapy", is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. [1][2] It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy. Equivalents of the term "kinesiotherapy" are used in place of the ...