Open AccessPhysiotherapy and Mental Health
Author(s) -
Michel Probst
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista colombiana de rehabilitacion/revista colombiana de rehabilitación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-5879
pISSN - 1692-1879
DOI - 10.30788/revcolreh.v18.n2.2019.396
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , mental health , specialty , promotion (chess) , physical therapy , medicine , health care , psychology , nursing , psychiatry , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Physiotherapy in mental health care and psychiatry is recognized by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) as a specialty within physiotherapy. Physiotherapy in mental health offers a wide range of interventions in regard of body functions, physical activity, exercises, sensory, body and movement awareness, stress and tense regulation and pain management, based on clinical and scientific evidence-based literature. Additionally, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and “physio-education” (i.e. the process of providing education and information regarding specific physiotherapy related topics to patients and their family members) should be a responsibility of the physiotherapist. This paper gives a short overview of the interventions in the field of mental health to offer appropriate care to a specific vulnerable but growing group in our society.