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MODEL RELEASED. Physiotherapy. Physiotherapist carrying out a neck mobilization on an elderly female patient. She is manipulating the woman's head with her hands. Mobilization is the process by which movement is returned to part of the body following an injury. Physiotherapy is the treatment of disorders or injuries using physical methods, such as exercise, massage or electric currents, to restore muscle strength and mobility, and to reduce joint stiffness. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ANTONIA REEVE)