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Importance of physiotherapy

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what is physiotherapy treatment?  Physiotherapy is a way of curing masses affected by injury, ill-health and disability. Physiotherapists are also known as physical therapists or PTs. The treatment does not include any type of medicine, and the focus is on rectifying the defect in the body through muscular movement. Physiotherapists also play an imperative role in health progress and disease prevention. With increasing age, the body very often suffers from neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease, Chronic Fatigue, Dementia, Paralysis etc. In such cases, the importance of physiotherapy cannot be stressed enough. Physiotherapy is a promising means of keeping such neurological disorders away and stopping further deterioration. Thus, there is an undeniable importance of physiotherapy in daily life. Furthermore, physiotherapy takes an integrated musculoskeletal and neuromuscular approach to treating the problem.   3 Common Physiotherapy Treatment Techniques:  Manual therap

Spondylolisthesis

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  Introduction: Forward translation of one vertebra on another in the sagittal plane of the spine. Whereas spondylolysis was defect in pars interarticularis of lumbar vertebra, commonly due to repeated and increased stress on the pars interarticularis.  Anatomy: Pars: It’s a region between the superior and inferior articulating facet of the vertebra. And it is known to be the weakest area in the neural arch. That is why it is susceptible to stress fracture.    Pars defects: Not observed in newborns or non-ambulatory patients. Lysis ( the disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane) or elongation do not occur in primates that do not have an upright bipedal gait. Presence of lumbar lordosis (unique in humans) is necessary for spondylolisthesis to occur.   Classification: ·         Type I: Dysplastic (child) ·         Type II: Isthmic (5-50 yrs) ·         Type III: Degenerative (older) ·         Type IV: Traumatic ·         Type V: Pathologic Dys