Physiotherapists are university-educated experts who can help you achieve your highest level of physical functioning (at any stage of life) by providing you with a personalized treatment plan based on your specific needs.

Just some examples of how a physiotherapist can help you include:

• Preventing and treating sports injuries
• Restoring and increasing range of motion in joints
• Increasing coordination
• Counseling and educating in pre-and post-natal care
• Designing 'user-friendly' or ergonomically-correct homes and workplaces
• Educating clients in the use of devices such as canes, crutches and wheelchairs
• Helping injured individuals return to work successfully through 'work hardening' programs
• Alleviating pain.

Physiotherapists can offer you:

• Assessment of movement, strength, endurance and other physical abilities;
• Assessment of the impact of an injury or disability on your physical functioning;
• Assessment of physical preparation for work and sports;
• Program planning and education to restore movement and reduce pain; and,
• Individualized treatment of an injury or disability based on scientific knowledge, a thorough assessment of the condition, environmental factors and lifestyle.

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