What is our future?

[geste123]

It Is Really A Down Going Field. In My Hospital Im Being Asked To Prove
The Effectiveness Of Breathing Exercises And Bronchial Hygiene Therapy Which I Provide For The Patients. Clinicians Easily Do Bal To Clear The Secretions But When I Try To Prove My Expertise Through Pd And Bht, They Question The Efficacy And Ask For Evidence Based Approach Which Is Not Easy To Provide.

Another Field I Attempt To Keep Myself Going In The Clinical Setup Is 'pulmonary Rehab'. Since It Is Hard To Get The Patients Involved Into The Program, Life Is Becoming Hard For Me To Survive In The Hospital.

Is It A Responsibility Of A Physical Therapist To Do Spirometry And Other Investigations? Im Being Involved In These Investigations And My Clinical Exposure Gets Less.

This Is The Plight Of A Respiratory Physical Therapist In A Leading Hospital In The World.




CAN WE START AN ACTIVE FORUM TO DISCUSS THE PLIGHT AND FIND WAYS TO RESURRECT THE FIELD?

[Mel]

Here is a very useful website for evidence based physiotherapy in ICU

http://www.alexhough.com

It has many references to the latest published research articles with useful insights by Alex Hough who has 20 years experience and is most well known as the author of Physiotherapy in Respiratory Care.