"Joint Pain Treatment" Physiotherapy:
Joints form the connections between bones. They provide support and help you move. Any damage to the joints from disease or injury can interfere with your movement and cause a lot of pain.
Many different conditions can lead to painful joints, including
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bursitis
- Gout
- Strains, sprains and other injuries of joints and around joints.
- Inflammation in and around joints
- CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
- Fibromyalgia
- Bursitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis(A.S.)
- Tendon Sheath Inflammation (Tenosynovitis) etc.
Joint pain is extremely common. In one national survey, about one-third of adults reported having joint pain within the past 30 days.
Knee pain was the most common complaint, followed by shoulder and hip pain, but joint pain can affect any part of your body, from your ankles and feet to your shoulders and hands. As you get older, painful joints become increasingly more common.
Physiotherapy treatment:
For joint pain treatment we can use following techniques:
-Taping
-Modalities
-Exercises
-Corrective devices if needed (orthotics)
-Manual therapy etc. depending upon the case.