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PHYSIOTHERAPY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physiotherapy
DEF

The treatment of disease by physical agents and methods to assist in rehabilitation and restoration of normal bodily function after illness or injury, including the use of massage and manipulation, therapeutic exercises, hydrotherapy, and various forms of energy (electrotherapy, actinotherapy, and ultrasound).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physiothérapie
DEF

Thérapeutique qui utilise les agents naturels : air, eau, lumière, électrothérapie, massages, etc.

OBS

Elle comprend également la mise à profit du climat, de l'altitude, des exercices physiques, du repos, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fisioterapia
DEF

Tratamiento que consiste en enseñar a una persona a realizar actividades que podía hacer antes de su enfermedad o accidente o a utilizar una prótesis.

CONT

[...] partiremos de la definición que la Asociación Española de Fisioterapeutas (AEF) ofrece sobre el significado del término Fisioterapia: "Es el conjunto de métodos, actuaciones y técnicas que, mediante la aplicación de medios físicos, curan, previenen, recuperan y adaptan a personas afectadas de disfunciones somáticas, psicosomáticas y orgánicas, o a las que desean mantener un nivel adecuado de salud".

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