Physical therapy refers to the application of natural and artificial physical energy to prevent and treat diseases and disabilities. There are electricity, light, water, magnetism, sound, heat, massage, acupuncture, freezing and other forms. Main curative effects:
1, promoting blood circulation, improving local tissue nutrition, improving cell vitality, accelerating the absorption or elimination of pathological metabolites, promoting wound healing and eliminating inflammation.
2. It can inhibit and excite the nervous system. The former can calm down, relieve pain and spasm, and inhibit pathological excitement of cerebral cortex; The latter is helpful to treat nerve paralysis, sensory disturbance, myasthenia, muscular atrophy and other diseases.
3. Improve the regulating ability of body temperature and cardiovascular system, and enhance the ability to resist diseases and adapt to environmental changes.
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The main types of physical therapy:
1, artificial therapy
Alcohol bath, etc.
2. electrotherapy
Including electrostatic therapy, direct current therapy, low frequency electrotherapy, intermediate frequency electrotherapy, high frequency electrotherapy, ultra-high frequency electrotherapy, ultra-high frequency electrotherapy, iontophoresis, ionized air therapy, electric water bath therapy, radio frequency therapy, transcranial micro-current stimulation therapy, etc.
3, magnetic therapy
Including static magnetic field therapy, pulsating magnetic field therapy, low-frequency magnetic field therapy, medium-frequency electromagnetic field therapy, high-frequency electromagnetic field therapy and so on.
4. phototherapy
Including infrared therapy, visible light therapy, ultraviolet therapy, laser therapy and so on.
In addition, there are ultrasonic therapy, hydrotherapy, conduction heat therapy, cryotherapy, exercise therapy, cupping therapy, electronic biofeedback therapy and so on.
5, natural therapy
Including mineral springs, climate, air, sunshine, seawater therapy, etc.
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