Physical therapy is defined as the assessment, evaluation, treatment and prevention of physical disability. It provides services for physical pain and movement dysfunction resulting from injury, disease, disability, or other health related conditions.

Physical therapy maintains, and promotes overall body fitness. Its main goal is provide service for those, who's potential or actual impairment is related to musculoskeletal, neuromusculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and skin systems. Physical therapy focuses on methods of evaluating the functions of these systems and on the selection and application of appropriate medication. It also focus on handling and repairing of body organs and functional abilities in daily living skills, including work.

Physical therapy is a incredible and vital health profession concerned with health promotion, prevention of physical disabilities and the rehabilitation of person disabled by pain, disease, or injury.

Physical Therapy includes the performance and interpretation of tests and measurements to assess pathophysiological, path mechanical, electrophysiological, ergonomic, and developmental deficits of body to determine different types disease and prevention. It also includes the provision of consultative, educational, research and other advisory services.

Physical therapy is important in orthopedics for two primary reasons:

1-orthopedic patients typically have a deficiency that needs to be addressed.
2- physical therapists have knowledge about surgical procedures, musculoskeletal anatomy, and treatment. So they can do well efforts to improve the well being of the patient.

Often some simple exercises or stretches may help improve a patient situation. There are many complicated conditions that a physical therapist is specially trained to treat.

Physical therapists have many rehab tools available, some specific aspects of physical therapy include:

1.Stretching.
2.Strengthening: -
a)Closed Chain
b)Proprioceptive
3.Ice and Heat Therapy.
4.Ultrasound.