Physiotherapists assess clients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning and mobility, alleviate pain, and prevent physical dysfunction in clients. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centers, and extended care facilities, or may work in private practice.
Work Week Duration
Job Duties
- Assess clients' physical abilities through evaluative procedures such as functional ability tests and make a physiotherapy diagnosis
- Establish treatment goals with patients based on diagnoses
- Develop and implement physiotherapy treatment plans including therapeutic exercise, manipulations, massage, education, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, and other modalities
- Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans and modify accordingly
- Provide advice on exercise and strategie...