Physical Therapy
Physical therapy (PT) is an exercise program that helps you improve movement, relieve pain, encourage blood flow for faster healing, and restore your physical function and fitness level. The main goal of physical therapy is to make your daily activities such as walking, getting in and out of bed, or climbing stairs easier. It can be prescribed as an individual treatment program or combined with other treatments. Physical therapy is usually ordered to help you recover after certain surgeries, injuries and long-term health problems such as arthritis.
Manual Therapy
Specific skilled movements performed on the joints and soft tissue of your body by a therapist (an experienced orthopedic clinician) is called manual therapy. It is one of the components of physical therapy and includes massage, manipulation, stretching, mobilization, and other soft tissue techniques.
