I am looking for advice

[physiobob]

Hi Scottzander, perhaps the greatest thing about the profession is its scope/breadth of practice. That means the many and varied areas of heath care that physiotherapists are involved in. And to be honest it is only when you become a student and go on clinical placements that your eyes are opened to this hidden fact. The public face of physiotherapy is the outpatient department or private practice but in truth that accounts for around 10% of the areas that physios are working in. These area range from paediatrics, rehabilitation (stroke, neurological, developmental), orthopaedics, plasters, intensive care, general medicine, vascular medicine, amputees, women's health, chronic disease, palliative care etc etc.

Perhaps if you were to write to the head of department of a large hospital and asked if you might observe areas of the department at work over a week or two you would find many of your answers. And of course would be able to ask many of your questions.