Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy

- Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy Disorder/Pathology Description Amputation Removal of an extremity because of injury or disease Arthritis Inflammation of a joint that usually occurs with pain and swelling Back pain Pain along and radiating from the spinal column area resulting from back strain, muscular weakness, and disease or pathology of the spinal cord, such as slipped disc Burn Damage to the skin from first; second: or thirdidegree burns resulting in strictures, decreased mobility, and stiffness Firstidegree: Damage to superficial layer of skin or outer layer of epidermis with no scarring but resulting in erythema Secondidegree: Damage extending through the epidermis and into the dermis causing vesicles and scarring Third-degree: Damage to full thickness (epidermis and dermis) and into underlying layers of the skin with scarring Bursitis Inflammation of the bursa between bony prominences and muscles or tendons Cardiovascular disease Diseases of the blood vessels and heart Cerebral palsy Nonprogressive paralysis caused by defects in the brain or birth trauma Cerebrovascular Hemorrhage or clotting in the brain that can result in unconsciousness or paralysis (stroke) accident (CVA)