Physiotherapists are experts in human movement and have a key role in prevention, identification, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals when movement and function are threatened or affected by ageing, injury, diseases, conditions or environmental factors. Physiotherapists support people at all stages of life to recover from injury, reduce pain and stiffness, increase mobility and movement and maximize function and quality of life, incorporating physical, psychological, emotional and social wellbeing. Physiotherapy is governed internationally by World Physiotherapy, which advocates that the profession of physiotherapy is responsible for articulating the profession’s scope of practice and defining the roles of physiotherapists, with National Physiotherapy Associations responsible for defining physiotherapy and the role of physiotherapists relevant to health service delivery needs specific to their own nation. Physiotherapy is an autonomous profession, which means they can operate as members of health service provider or rehabilitation teams or as independent practitioners who can accept referrals from a range of sources, including from an individual themselves (self-referral) or from other people involved with that individual.
Hospitals - in outpatients, on medical and surgical wards and in specialized units such as intensive care, coronary care, burns and rehabilitation centers; Community and Primary Care Health Centers either in a dedicated Health Centers or visiting people in their homes, assessing and treating a wide variety of muscle, joint and ligament problems as well as women’s health, neurological, respiratory conditions and many more. Giving treatment, advice and appliances to help improve independence; Schools - helping children achieve their full potential; Workplace - providing ergonomic assessments, pre-employment screening, risk management and educating workers in correct lifting and handling techniques; Private Practice - assessing and treating a wide variety of muscle, joint and ligament problems as well as women’s health, neurological, respiratory conditions and many more.
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