…is the external application of medical treatment for the restoration, retention
or improvement of the body’s movement
and functional capabilities.
In some cases the therapist’s skills are augmented by natural physical stimulations such as heat, cold, pressure, radiation or electricity.
Physiotherapy serves in the development, retention and restoration of physical and mental functions or in training other functions to compensate for disorders which
cannot be improved directly.
Physiotherapy has preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative objectives. It is focused
on the clinical manifestation and origins of various illnesses.