Physiotherapy

 

PHYSIOTHERAPY IS A HEALTHCARE PROFESSION DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE

 

Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession dedicated to working with people to identify and maximize their ability to move and function throughout their lifespan.

 

Specifically, physiotherapists improve clients’ quality of life by:

  - Promoting optimal mobility, physical activity and overall health and wellness;
  - Preventing disease, injury, and disability;
  - Managing acute and chronic conditions, activity limitations, and participation restrictions;
  - Improving and maintaining optimal functional independence and physical performance;
  - Rehabilitating injury and the effects of disease or disability with therapeutic exercise programs and other interventions; and
  - Educating and planning maintenance and support programs to prevent re-occurrence, re-injury or functional decline.
 

Physiotherapy is anchored in movement sciences and aims to enhance or restore function of multiple body systems. The profession is committed to health, lifestyle and quality of life. This holistic approach incorporates a broad range of physical and physiological therapeutic interventions and aids.

Physiotherapy services are those that are performed by physiotherapists or any other trained individuals working under a physiotherapist’s direction and supervision.

 

Physiotherapists are primary health care professionals with a significant role in health promotion and treatment of injury and disease. They combine their in-depth knowledge of the body and how it works with specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose and treat symptoms of illness, injury or disability.

 

All physiotherapists registered to practise in India are qualified to provide safe and effective physiotherapy. They have met national entry-level education and practice standards, and have successfully passed a standardized physiotherapy competence examination prior to being registered with the college of physiotherapists in their province/territory.