Education
What is Physiotherapy Rehabilitation?
Physiotherapists are recognized experts in the non-surgical treatment of a wide range of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions and injuries.
Physiotherapy rehabilitation at Charlottetown Physiotherapy can involve a variety of specialized techniques including exercise therapy; postural, gait, balance and co-ordination re-training; and manual manipulation and/or mobilization of tissues and joints. Physiotherapists may employ additional physical therapy modalities including electrotherapy, ultrasound, acupuncture, and more. Physiotherapists have the expert skills to assess, diagnose and treat your injury.
What is osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. It is a progressive disease characterized by the loss of joint cartilage and the degradation of the bones protected by it. This disease process often results in inflammation, excess joint fluid accumulation, bony growths, and muscle and tendon weakness.
Osteoarthritis occurs most frequently in the knee. The age of onset and symptoms of knee osteoarthritis can vary, but progression is usually associated with progressively worsening joint pain, stiffness, leg muscle weakness and decreased joint range of motion. Meniscal tears are also quite common in osteoarthritic knees, and as an aside, these tears are often treated unnecessarily with arthroscopic surgery (research suggests no difference in functional outcome when arthroscopic surgery is added to standardized physiotherapy for patients with meniscal tears and knee osteoarthritis).
The symptoms of knee osteoarthritis can make it difficult to perform activities of daily living, such as walking, squatting or using the stairs. Progression of osteoarthritis can lead to further restrictions in daily activities, reduced work productivity, diminished quality of life, and the necessity of total knee replacement surgery.
Arthritis
Exercise
- Get Moving: Maximizing Your Activity After a Hip or Knee Replacement
- Running for Beginners
- Walking
- Leaf out Pain and Strain during yard work: tips to prevent back pain
Pain
- Ankle Sprains and Treatments
- Are You in Pain?
- Hot and Cold Therapy
- Knee Injuries
- Oh my aching back!
- Neck Pain
- Whiplash
Older Adults