About some of the importance of Physiotherapy..

1. Modern Physiotherapy
Dr. Mousa Shirali
BPT, M.D.(Acu.)

2. The Importance Of Knowing
The Purpose Of Your Profession
Literacy and Education in
Physiotherapy
WCPTDescription of
Physiotherapy
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3. Literacy and Education
in Physiotherapy
 Education
• International Definitionsand
Importanceof Physiotherapy
• Areaof specialization
• Your Rolein National and
Professional Societies
• The Futureof Physical
Therapy
 Literacy
• Uninterested to International
Definitionsand Importanceof
Physiotherapy
• General view - Anything
and everything
• Wherever in National and
Professional Societies
• Not Bothered About The Future

4. WCPT
Description of Physiotherapy
• The World Confederation forPhysical Therapy (WCPT)
_advocatestheprofession of physical therapy
• Defining physical therapy and physical therapists’ roles
relevant to nation’s health service delivery needs
_itsoneof thenational physical therapy association
responsibilities
_distinctiveand autonomousnatureof physical therapy
practice(n.pt.aresponsibilities)
• The scope of physical therapy practice is: dynamic and
responsive to patient/client and societal health needs!
• latest evidence base and continues to be consistent

5. “Physios are in exactly the right
position,
the only problem is that they don’t
know it.”
(David
Nicholls)

6. The Future of Physical Therapy
• Patient and societal health needs!
• Physical Therapy is one of the massive and fast
growing field in medical professions
• The need forphysical therapy services is not
declining!
Jeffrey W. Hathaway PT: The demand for our services will be there for the foreseeable
future. That is both good news and bad news:
+Just as the good news is obvious the bad news is preventable.
-The bad news or potential negative consequence is that we rest on our laurels and/or believe
that the demand itself will ensure our future.
• Research is continually providing new evidence
upon which future practice will be built! (WCPT
Description of physical therapy2011)

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