Chances are, if you have been in the hospital for a period of time, be it for an operation or an injury, you will be released to the care of a physiotherapist. A physiotherapist is a physical therapist who works with you to make sure that you receive a complete recovery.
Hospital care is expensive and in many hospitals, there is a shortage of beds and space, as well as staff. Whereas people used to stay in a hospital to recover from an illness, operation or injury for weeks, this is not standard practice anymore. In addition to being costly, hospitals often carry germs and many people end up contacting staph infections and pneumonia when staying in the hospital for a long period of time.
Those who are not quite ready to go about their normal lives but are not in any danger, are often released to a rehab facility where they can be under the care of a licensed physiotherapist. Rehab physiotherapy is very common and as many rehab institutions are far more pleasant than hospitals, it is not only physically better for the patient, but psychologically beneficial as well.
Rehab physiotherapy began to become standard practice in the mid 1980s. Many rehab facilities...