Physiotherapy, promising paramedical profession in India
People today experience many muscular skeletal issues. Life is quite busy, and we are embracing mechanisation. We have backaches, sciatica, lumbago, and many other problems because we do not exercise or use our muscles as per their potential.
Well, physiotherapy is advised to treat these issues. Physiotherapy is a separate branch of medicine that focuses primarily on preventing or treating people's physical, especially muscular pain and immobility. It is a non-surgical procedure designed to enhance the patient's health by reducing pain, improving movement, and regaining functionality.
Physiotherapy mainly focuses on movement and operation of neck, upper limbs, and lower limbs. A professional in this area is known as a "physiotherapist". A physical therapist can contribute to the medical science as a doctor, sports coach, and health counsellor.
Physiotherapy as a career
A career in physiotherapy can lead the way to a wide range of demanding and rewarding positions in the medical field. You can specialise in geriatrics, cardio respiratory, orthopaedics, and neurology as a physiotherapist. Additionally, you can pursue a doctorate and a research career. In the upcoming days, physiotherapy will have many possibilities as a career with numerous choices available both in India and abroad.
Courses & Duration
The 10+2 exams comprising physics, chemistry, and biology must be passed by students who want to enrol in the physiotherapy programme.
India only offers the Bachelor in Physiotherapy (B.PT) programme after the 12th grade. You must complete this course if you want to work for a clinic, hospital, or private practice. After earning your graduate degree in physiotherapy, you can potentially pursue a master’s study in the field.
The human body, anatomy, cytology, medical conditions of the human body, injuries and surgery conditions, training on the methods of therapy, pharmacology, pathology, disability prevention, and rehabilitation are all covered in great detail in this course.
You can work for the ministry of sports, a stadium, a hospital, a health organisation, hospitals, schools, military forces, or universities, or you can do the freelance practice. After completing this course, there is a good chance to travel overseas due to the massive requirement for physiotherapists in countries like the US and the UK, and others.
Salary
In India, a physiotherapist’s starting income is between Rs. 3 to 5 lakh per year. But as you gain experience and earn a higher degree, then only sky is the limit.
In gist
Physiotherapy is a rising career in the medical field and has a promising future in India. In essence, the course covers a wide range of topics and teaches you how to cure patients without the use of pharmaceuticals. Since this method of treatment has no negative effects on the body, most patients are more than happy to choose it.
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