physios want to be called "doctors"

[oabny001]

only physicians can specialise not PTs. PTs are just physical therapists that is all nothing more, anything more you guys just want more glory when you are not appropiatly trained for

For someone living in Aussie to say this is an understatement!!unfortunately the reality is that PT's can specialise,there are so many areas of speciality in PT!paeds,neurology,women's health, MSP,sports etc the list is endless.
In Botswana where i am currently working pts do call us Dr because there is no Setswana name meaning physio!!but i wouldn't want to be called a Dr until i have earned the title!!!

[pdoan01]

For someone living in Aussie to say this is an understatement!!unfortunately the reality is that PT's can specialise,there are so many areas of speciality in PT!paeds,neurology,women's health, MSP,sports etc the list is endless.In Botswana where i am currently working pts do call us Dr because there is no Setswana name meaning physio!!but i wouldn't want to be called a Dr until i have earned the title!!!

Actually mate a physio cannot specialize in australia nor in the united states due to the fact that what you have stated are actually areas of "practice" not specialties unlike in podiatric medicine you can specialIse in surger, podo-paediatrics, sports podiatry, diabetes, and neuro/vascular. Therefore physio are "therapists" and are part of secondary care unlike physicians and podiatrists and thus physics are not entitled to the title doctor . In Australia there are only three mainstream users of the doctor title that is medicos, dentist and podiatrists