https://www.pitara.com/tags/physiotherapy/Recent content in Physiotherapy on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-physiotherapy/Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:55:06 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-physiotherapy/<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever been laid up in bed because of a broken leg, or with an arm in a cast, you&rsquo;ll know how limp that limb feels when it is finally out of bandages. That&rsquo;s because the muscles in that particular part of the body have not been used for so long that they&rsquo;ve &lsquo;forgotten&rsquo; how to function. They need to be re-taught their work, and this is where physiotherapy comes in.</p> <p>Physiotherapy is that branch of medicine, which makes use of physical agents or exercises to treat a disease or an injury. It is also called physical therapy.</p>