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Physical therapy helps people to help themselves. Physical therapy usually takes place in hospitals, schools, in the home, and in nursing homes. By teaching people about their body, their disorder and their health, it helps them lead more active and independent lives. Treatment includes patient education to teach them how deal with a current problem and how to prevent this problem from recurring in the future.
It provides "hands on techniques" such as massage or joint mobilization skills to restore joint motion or increase soft tissue flexibility. These modalities are used to help decrease pain and increase movement and function. Examples include: hotpacks, coldpacks, whirlpools, TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), ultrasound, traction, electrical stimulation, intermittent compression pumps and myofascial release.
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