Medical speciality dedicated to studying  the life, health, ailments and death of the human being from the perspective of human body movement. This speciality seeks the adequate development of functions produced by body systems, in which correct or flawed performance affects kinetics or human body movement. It applies scientifically demonstrated techniques to treat people in whom adequate mobility has been lost, or is at risk of being lost or altered, either temporarily or permanently, along with certain physical functions.
Professionals
Here at the Hospital IMED Elche we have a physiotherapy centre and a team of medical professionals specialising in this field.
Ainhoa González Vargas
Head of Service
IMED Elche
Physical therapy
Diseases and disorders
- Traumatological physiotherapy
- Oncological physiotherapy
- Orthopaedic physiotherapy
- Obstetric physiotherapy
- Gynaecological physiotherapy
- Cardiovascular physiotherapy
- Critical care physiotherapy
- Respiratory physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy in mental health and psychiatry
- Thoracic physiotherapy
- Rheumatological physiotherapy
- Neurological physiotherapy
- Infant neurological physiotherapy
- Geriatric physiotherapy
- Paediatric physiotherapy
- Urinary-gynaecological physiotherapy
- Manual Physiotherapy or manual therapy in orthopaedics
- Sports physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy in occupational health
- Physiotherapy in ergonomics
- Physiotherapy in alternative treatments
- Plastic and aesthetic physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy specialising in spa therapy and hydrotherapy
- Manipulation of muscular fascia, Stecco L
