Therapy | Rationale | Action | Expected outcomes |
Therapeutic exercises | Bodily movements prescribed to help restore impairment, maintain wellbeing and improve functioning of the musculoskeletal system. | Passive movements and active exercises | Improved ambulation, reduce risk, optimize overall health and improve fitness and wellbeing |
Massage therapy | Inhibits the transmission of noxious stimuli wherein large nerve fibers are stimulated to alter pain perception. | Swedish, shiatsu and deep tissue message. | Lowers blood pressure, decrease oxygen consumption and muscle tension. |
Cold therapy | Cold substances are applied to decrease temperature on the contact area and adjacent tissues. | Uses bags of crushed ice, ice massage and cold compress units etc. | Pain relief. |
Heat therapy | It activates TPRVI receptors as which modulate the antinociceptive descending pathway, Resulting to increase blood flow, metabolism, and connective tissue elasticity. | Uses heat pads, hot towels, soft heated packs etc for massage and compression. | Pain relief. |
Heat therapy | It activates TPRVI receptors as which modulate the antinociceptive descending pathway, Resulting to increase blood flow, metabolism, and connective tissue elasticity. | Uses heat pads, hot towels, soft heated packs etc for massage and compression. | Pain relief. |
Bracing | It uses sticks and other material to uses sticks and other materials to immobilize part of a body. These objects limits motion, corrects deformation like scoliosis or improve functions in certain parts of the body. | Use of lumbar brace, knee braces | Reduces swelling, stiffness and pain. |