PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT: WHAT CONDITIONS DO PHYSIOTHERAPISTS TREAT? As professionals, physiotherapists are experts at providing physiotherapy treatment for: • Preventing injury and disability; • Managing acute and chronic conditions; • Improving and maintaining optimal physical performance; • Rehabilitating injury and the effects of disease or disability; • Educating patients to prevent re-occurrence of an injury. Patients may be referred to or seek assistance from a physiotherapist for a variety of health issues and receive valuable assistance. Physiotherapists offer treatments relating to the following conditions: • Cardiorespiratory : providing support, prevention and rehabilitation for people suffering from diseases and injuries that affect the heart and lungs, such as asthma. • Cancer, palliative care and lymphedema: treating, managing or preventing fatigue, pain, muscle and joint stiffness, and deconditioning. • Incontinence: managing and preventing incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction. • Women’s health concerns: addressing health issues surrounding pregnancy, birth, post-partum care, breastfeeding, menopause, bedwetting, prolapsed, loss of bladder or bowel control. • Musculoskeletal: preventing and treating clients with musculoskeletal conditions such as neck and back pain. • Neurological: promoting movement and quality of life in patients who have had severe brain or spinal cord damage from trauma, or who suffer from neurological diseases such as stroke, Parkinson’