2023-09-06 08:00:44
September 8 is a special day for all physiotherapists, this day being dedicated to World Physiotherapy Day. For this year 2023, the theme chosen for the day will be arthritis, with a particular focus on certain forms of arthritis. Explanations.
Physiotherapy and physiotherapy
Physiotherapy includes therapeutic practices that aim to prevent, relieve and treat problems affecting physical health.. It is often inseparable from physiotherapy and is deployed quite naturally in the sector of physical medicine and rehabilitation. It addresses all kinds of physical problems:
- Back pain, such as lumbago;
- Inflammation of joint structures (tendons, ligaments, etc.);
- Motor development problems in children;
- Continence disorders: urinary and/or faecal incontinence.
Physiotherapy has a wide range of applications in all problems affecting the muscles, joints, bones or even the neurological, respiratory, cardiac and vascular systems. There world physiotherapy day takes place every September 8 and the theme chosen for this year 2023 is arthritis. In 2022, the theme was osteoarthritis.
A world day of physiotherapy 2023 dedicated to arthritis
L’arthritis correspond to inflammatory joint disease and particular emphasis will be placed this year on two types of arthritis associated with autoimmune mechanisms:
Each country is invited for the occasion to organize events or to set up actions, thanks to the toolbox made available by the organization of the world day (World Physiotherapy).
The aim is to raise public awareness on the role of physiotherapy in the prevention of arthritis and in the management of patients with arthritis. The world day makes it possible to raise awareness of the discipline, the extent of its applications and the professionals who practice it.
Different techniques to prevent or cure physical problems
Among the initiatives carried out by masseurs-physiotherapists on the occasion of this day, there are in particular open days dedicated to prevention, with screening actions targeted on 4 aspects:
In practice, physiotherapy uses different techniques such as manual techniques, exercises, electrotherapy (ultrasound, laser, etc.), hydrotherapy or thermotherapy (heat or cold).
Estelle B., Doctor of Pharmacy
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