Physiotherapy basics: exercises, modalities — heat, ultrasound, TENS
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · MBBS
Study notes
Frozen shoulder — heat, mobilization, exercises; movement returns. Physiotherapy: exercises (ROM — passive/active; strengthening — isometric/isotonic; endurance — aerobic; balance — proprioception: FITT — prescribe), modalities (heat — superficial — wax, hot pack — chronic; cold — acute — sprain; ultrasound — deep — 1MHz — tendon; TENS — pain — gate theory; IFT — deeper; traction — cervical/lumbar), manual (mobilization — Maitland; manipulation; massage), chest (postural drainage — percussion; breathing — COPD). Movement is medicine — prescribe it.