What is Physiotherapy?

Post world war era has witnessed a rapid growth of physiotherapy as an independent profession. Now a days physiotherapist are permitted to have direct access to the patients because the science i.e. physiotherapy is seen as complimentary to medicine and surgery.

Physiotherapy may be defined as the method of services offered through assessment through physical agencies which includes manual therapy, electro therapy, hydrotherapy, exercise therapy etc.

Physiotherapy is a branch of medicine which is used for the treatment of patients who are physically and mentally impaired, disabled by providing total rehabilitation.

The physiotherapist is now considered as a part of ortho and neuro treatment team.

The increasing awareness of preventive measure in medicine and health education has protected physiotherapy to come forward as a modern science. The demand of physiotherapy services in increasing day by day.

The bachelor's degree of physiotherapy is a four and a half years degree course including 6 months internship.

The curriculum offered one the most updated one with the introduction of subjects like anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, orthopedics, surgery, medicine, gynecologist, pediatrics, physiotherapy, management, physical therapy, massage therapy, electro therapy, etc.

On successful completion of the course physiotherapist can be placed in government, semi government, private hospitals, rehabilitation centers and ngo's. they have the opportunity to go abroad also in countries such as UAE, USA, UK, Canada and Australia.