Fields of activity
The fields of application of physiotherapy and physiotherapy mentioned in the following section contain only a selection of the most common clinical pictures. Orthopaedics: non-surgical (= conservative orthopaedics) Orthopaedic surgery: surgical procedures Neurology: paediatrics = paediatrics Pain therapy:concerns various fields of medicine Internal medicine: gynaecologyUrology: psychiatryPsychosomatic disorders: Sports PhysiotherapySports Medicine: Prevention: Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation serves to regain and secure the best possible physical and mental abilities. It can be carried out directly after an acute event (e.g. operation, stroke) or at a later date.Following rehabilitation, the patient should be able to resume his or her place in society and work as independently as possible and possibly learn to live with chronic diseases or disabilities in the long term.
- Back pain caused by functional disorders (no permanent changes) of the musculoskeletal system after incorrect or excessive strain and/or lack of movement
- Permanent (=structural) changes in the skeletal and muscle system, such as spinal curvature, foot deformities, intervertebral disc problems, wear (arthrosis), etc.
- Painful movement restrictions of the spinal column or extremities after an accident or with rheumatic diseases
- All forms of joint replacement surgery (e.g. artificial knee joint or artificial hip joint)
- Surgical treatment of a bone fracture, injuries of the muscle-tendon-ligament apparatus, joint malpositions, etc.
- Slipped disc
- Relief operations for shoulder pain, knee problems etc.
- Stroke (Apoplexy)
- Chronically progressing (progressive) diseases of the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease
- Paralysis caused by accident, herniated disc, etc.
- Craniocerebral traumas
- Congenital or acquired central coordination disorders in infants and toddlers
- Developmental delays in children in the different areas of perception
- Degenerative muscle diseases
- Disease patterns from the field of orthopedics and surgery in children
- Functional disorders of the internal organs, e.g. in the cardiovascular system or the internal organs
- Structural changes in the cardiovascular system such as heart attack
- Respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis
- Rheumatism
- Dysfunctions of the vascular system
- Neurological diseases such as stroke, see under neurology
- Pregnancy and puerperium
- Incontinence
- Surgical procedures, e.g. for complaints of subsidence
- Anorexia Overweight
- Chronic pain/fibromyalgia (see pain therapy)
- Depression
- Sports Injury
- “After-effects” due to training and competition
- Training optimization
- Prevention of the emergence of diseases, functional losses and risk factors e.g. prevention of back pain due to misbehaviour in everyday life through a back school
- Prevention of the recurrence of an already existing health problem (recurrence prophylaxis) e.g. prevention of a renewed herniated disc via medical strength training
- Rehabilitation after diseases from the field of neurology: craniocerebral trauma stroketc.
- Craniocerebral traumas
- Stroke
- Etc.
- Rehabilitation after diseases from the field of orthopedicsEndoprostheticsSpine diseasestc.
- Endoprosthetics
- Spine Disease
- Etc.
- Rehabilitation after internal medicine diseases: heart attack, respiratory disease
- Heart attack
- Respiratory Disease
- Rehabilitation after diseases from the area of bone fracture endoprosthetics
- Fracture
- Endoprosthetics
- All departmentsCancer Diseases
- Cancer diseases
- Craniocerebral traumas
- Stroke
- Etc.
- Endoprosthetics
- Spine Disease
- Etc.
- Heart attack
- Respiratory Disease
- Fracture
- Endoprosthetics
- Cancer diseases
All articles in this series:
