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Practically most of the musculoskeletal disorders require Physiotherapy. Ranging from age related disorders such as osteoarthritis, post traumatic dysfunctions to sports injuries and workplace problems such as back pain and neck pain, physiotherapy can be extremely helpful in all these painful syndromes. Such problems are often mutli-factorial and intervention should be based on lifestyle modifications, postural corrections, flexibility, strengthening of muscles and building endurance which can only be achieved by highly specific physiotherapy protocols.
Some of the common conditions treated by Physiotherapy are : |
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Shoulder- Rotator Cuff Strains, Impingement syndromes, Biceps Tendonitis, Bursitis, Frozen shoulder, shoulder stiffness after injury or surgery, Recurrent subluxations, instabilities, Glenoid labral injuries muscle injuries , muscle imbalances leading to shoulder pain while playing, inflexibility in certain muscles such as rotator cuff, pectorals which are a common cause of sports injuries etc. |
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Elbow - Extensor Tendinopathy (commonly called Tennis elbow), Golfers elbow, Elbow stiffness post surgery or immobilization, Lateral collateral ligament sprain, radial tunnel syndrome, overuse syndrome, little leagues elbow(less common in India as this condition is common in baseball) |
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Wrist and Hand - Ligamentous sprains, Carpal Tunnel syndrome, 1st CMC joint(thumb joint) sprains, Jersey’s Finger(injury to the tip of the finger leading to tendon damage) |
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Hip and Thigh - Hip Pointer (direct hit on the hip), Capsular injury to the hip, Groin sprain(common in athletes), Piriformis syndrome(common condition leading to sciatica like symptoms), quadriceps strain/contusion(direct hit), hamstring strain |
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Ankle & Foot -Tendoachilles tendintis, heel pain(plantar fasciitis), Ligament sprains, Impingement syndrome, chronic overuse conditions, metatarsalgia(pain in the front part of foot) |
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Knee-Meniscal injuries, Osteoarthritis, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, PCL injuries, patellofemoral pain syndromes, ITB friction syndrome, Fat pad syndrome, tendinitis around the knee, runners knee, jumpers knee, post arthroscopy/ surgery knee stiffness and pain |
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Cervical Spine- cervical Spondylosis, Non specific mechanical neck pain, Muscular spasms and work related postural disorders, facet joint conditions/locking, nerve compressions, congenital disorders such as torticollis, cervicogenic headaches, cervical sprains, cervical disc degenerations and injuries, muscle weakness and stiffness of the cervical spine leading to painful conditions of neck. |
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Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Lumbar spondylosis - radiating pain(sciatica), referred pain, postural problems such as flat back, hyperlordotic curves(excessively arched low back) leading to pain, muscle weakness and inflexibility of the low back muscles, stiffness in thoracic and lumbar spine joints due to disease/immobility/ pain/posture, muscular strains of low back muscles, weak abdominals and back muscles, hypomobility of spine after injuries, sacroiliac joint problems. |
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