PHYSIOTHERAPY
    PHYSIOTHERAPY
  PHYSICAL  THERAPY
  PHYSICAL  THERAPY
    Physio : physical agents
    Physio : physical agents
    Therapy : treating people
    Therapy : treating people
                Physical Therapy
                 Physical Therapy
      therapy for the preservation, 
        therapy for the preservation, 
        enhancement, or restoration of 
        enhancement, or restoration of 
        movement and physical function 
        movement and physical function 
        impaired or threatened by disability, 
        impaired or threatened by disability, 
        injury, or disease that utilizes 
        injury, or disease that utilizes 
        therapeutic exercise, physical modalities 
        therapeutic exercise, physical modalities 
        (as massage and electrotherapy), 
        (as massage and electrotherapy), 
        assistive devices, and patient education 
        assistive devices, and patient education 
        and training—called also physiotherapy 
        and training—called also physiotherapy 
                    Merriam-Webster’s definition
                     Merriam-Webster’s definition
        Physiotherapy is…..
        Physiotherapy is…..
    A primary health care profession
     A primary health care profession
    Aimed at enhancing mobility, physical 
     Aimed at enhancing mobility, physical 
     independence & quality of life
     independence & quality of life
    Focused on
     Focused on
   Treating a variety of conditions
   Treating a variety of conditions
   Promoting health & well-being
   Promoting health & well-being
     Prescribed to individuals who vary in
      Prescribed to individuals who vary in
    Age  Athletic ability
    Age  Athletic ability
              What does a 
              What does a 
        physiotherapist do?
        physiotherapist do?
    Diagnose
     Diagnose
   Make decisions on the presenting 
   Make decisions on the presenting 
     problem
     problem
    Treat
     Treat
   Using education, exercise,
   Using education, exercise,
   electrotherapy, manual therapy
   electrotherapy, manual therapy
    Rehabilitate
     Rehabilitate
    To achieve the best functional 
    To achieve the best functional 
     level
     level
                   Who are 
                   Who are 
           physiotherapists?
           physiotherapists?
     Go-to health professionals  
      Go-to health professionals  
       Accessible, first-line health professionals 
        Accessible, first-line health professionals 
       Skilled in health promotion, injury 
        Skilled in health promotion, injury 
        prevention and patient management
        prevention and patient management
     University-trained in the health 
      University-trained in the health 
     sciences
      sciences
       Intensive study of anatomy and physiology
        Intensive study of anatomy and physiology