Physiotherapists or physical therapists
provide services aimed at preventing the onset and/or slowing
the progression of conditions resulting from injury and disease
among the other causes. They help who have functional conditions,
resulting from back and neck pains injuries, sprains, strains
and fractures, arthritis, burns, amputations, stroke, multiple
sclerosis, birth defects like cerebral palsy and spina bifida,
injuries related to work and sports, and others.
Physiotherapists teach the importance of fitness
and show people how to avoid hurting their bodies at work of play.
They design and supervise individualized conditioning programmes
to help health-conscious people. Physiotherapists increase their
overall fitness and muscular strength and endurance.
They may work with physicians, occupational therapists,
rehabilitation nurses, dentists, phychologists, social workers,
fitness trainers, speech therapists and audiologists.
Qualification
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT): 4 and
a half years + 6 months in-ternship ·
Eligibility: 10+2 with physics, chemistry,
biology
Selection: Medical-type entrance examination
(objective) After BPT:MPT/ MphT Specifications: sports/cardio
pulmonary of cardiovascular and respiratory/ neuro sciences/ orthopaedics
& tramatology or musculo skeletal
Institutions
- National Institute of Rehabilitation, Training & Research
(NIRTAR), Cuttack
- National Institute for the Orthopedically Handicapped, Kolkata
- The Institute for the Physically Handicapped, New Delhi
- Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Deemed
University, Chennai
- All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
(AIIPM), Haji Ali Park, Mumbai
Placements
Work in hospitals, private physiotherapy consulting
practices, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, corporate or
industrial health centers, sports facilities, research institutions,
special schools, paediatric centers, ete. May be owners of partners
in private practices.
Entry point salaries: Rs 4,500 approx
(government), but it is lower in private facilities Individual
sessions: Rs 200-300 hourly, more for complicated cases handled
by experienced physiotherapists.
