physiotherapist & physical medicine/rehab physicians

[gcoe]

I am not aware of such a programme but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Have you considered rather than pursuing a medical career building on your basic physiotherapy qualification. For example in the UK and also now in Australia Extended scope physiotherapists? Depending on the situation and extended scope practitioner might carry out injections, ultrasound scans and limited prescribing along with more traditions physiotherapy modalities? Another option may be to become a specialised orthopaedic manual physiotherapist or other such speciality. It certainly may be worth considering rather than having to start with a basic medical qualification.

[quorthon]

ajs123 u should consider some options in what physiotherapy field u want to expertise......For example musculoskeletal,neurological,pediatrics or cardiopulmonary.....I was wondering also that when i graduated myself....Dont try to be good in all of that, find one that suits your personal ambitions and get DEEP to it....I would recommend u if want to expertise on musculoskeletal take McKenzie courses..When u get familiar to this method u will see that you dont need so much other techniques like Manual therapy (Maitland or Kalterborn concepts) or Trp release etc.
Of course this is my personal opinion and i am not trying to make promotion in this forum of a particular method..But when something is really effective, we must share it with other colleagues!
And when u get better and better on some specialty you will see my point...U expand your career and get a status in the health community, without nessecarily become an MD...