Physical Therapy Belgrade

Physical therapy is a branch of medicine that restores function and reduces pain through movement, exercise and physical agents such as electrical currents, ultrasound, heat and laser, after injuries and surgery and in chronic conditions of the musculoskeletal system.

A physiotherapist is needed when pain lasts longer than a few weeks, when it keeps returning, when it limits movement, or when recovery after an injury or operation is slower than expected. If you are not sure where the pain comes from, the first step is an examination by a physiatrist. A physiatrist is a medical doctor who makes the diagnosis and sets the treatment plan, while the physiotherapist carries that plan out through exercise and procedures.

Within physical therapy we use kinesitherapy, electrotherapy, tecar therapy, pool therapy and manual techniques. The combination of methods and the number of sessions are chosen according to the cause of the problem and the goal of recovery, and the plan is adjusted as the patient improves.

We most often recommend it for pain in the back, neck, shoulder, knee and hip, for a herniated disc, sciatica and spondylosis, and in sports rehabilitation and recovery after surgery. The aim is to reduce pain and bring back movement and strength under the guidance of a physiotherapist.