Physiotherapy Status In India

[rjohnpaul]

Hi agustine.....
I am a physio trained in india ...currently i am in uk working as a sen 1 physio....there is no doubt that the academic curriculum in india is equal or even better than what they have around the world....There is lot of hardwork involved in the training and the foremost of all is the attitude .....no council can provide that.....so in short..its you who make yourself......stop blaming the system......and be focussed .....its great to see u following an eba.....hope others take that as an eg

[physiobob]

Hi agustine.....
I am a physio trained in india ...currently i am in uk working as a sen 1 physio....there is no doubt that the academic curriculum in india is equal or even better than what they have around the world.

As this is a very general comment can you be more specific. We know there are many, many private schools and from what we have learned from the many comments from Indian physio's we also know that the quality of training varies tremendously. Perhaps you can suggest some good schools you know of.

[asha]

Hi, alophysio this reply is to you. As regards whether there could be a market
for periodic clinics in India, your patient who has asked u over to india ,will have to tell you how many patients he can arrange for you. Only 1% of my work is referred & the rest is direct work. My work speaks for me & each patient refers patients. Very often a spine patient is not even seen by a orthopaedician. If the patient is beyond the limit of a physio I refer them for surgery / physician. In short one must have a patient base with our work. Where charges are concerned, after reading your charges I am of the opinion that I am financially as comfortable as you are in Australia. You have to take my word that I am good in my work & my charges are on the same line. And well, with 83000 millionairs one cant call a nation underpriviledged!!
If you come down here, do let me know. Iam from Mumbai. Best of luck.

[rjohnpaul]

hi dude...
all the curriculum is based on the basic line...ie ur anatomy,physiology,and clinical subjects etc....what u need is the ability to think logically and apply it clinically...of course a lot depends on the kind of exposure you get in the early days...but i reckon....its the application....well i trained in mangalore...a city in karnataka..india. Mlore has 12 physiotherapy colleges and we are all affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health science, Bangalore

[alophysio]

Hi Asha,

Thanks for your post.

I am sure you are as financially well off as i am. The reason why i asked the question is because whenever i speak to someone from india about how much i would have to charge, they tell me that it is way too much.

Does your statement mean that you are charging similar to what i am or does it mean that relative to the cost of living, the remuneration is similar? The reason i ask this is because I would have to cover my income lost in my currency. If i was living in India, then it would be relative.

The other thing is that i will be running education courses in the next few years or so. I have seen 2 day weekend courses for INR3500 which is about 150 dollars - this is nearly 4 times cheaper than what they are here!! That is, i would run a course for ~INR 14,000. Is this achievable? What is the average indian physio wage?

Thank you so much for your insight and information on your country and cultur. I would very much like to come to Mumbai to either see patients and/or deliver courses and show my family a little bit of a very different world!

[geste123]

This Is To Challenge Anyone Who Thinks Dat Physio Curriculum In India Is On Par With Anyother Curriculum In The World...can You Compare Indian Standard With American 'doctor Of Physical Therapy Course'? In What Do They Differ - In Quality Or In Terms Of Autonomy In Practice? I Would Say That It Is In Both Terms, They Differ.. My Intention Is Not To Put Down Indian Standard But To Make Others To Realise Where We Lack And Where We Lag Behind. Please Dont Have The Attitude To Deny The Inadequecies.
In India, Only When We Have The Separate Council We Will Have The Legal Possibilities Of Improving The Standards Of The Profession.

[asha]

This Is To Challenge Anyone Who Thinks Dat Physio Curriculum In India Is On Par With Anyother Curriculum In The World...can You Compare Indian Standard With American 'doctor Of Physical Therapy Course'? In What Do They Differ - In Quality Or In Terms Of Autonomy In Practice? I Would Say That It Is In Both Terms, They Differ.. My Intention Is Not To Put Down Indian Standard But To Make Others To Realise Where We Lack And Where We Lag Behind. Please Dont Have The Attitude To Deny The Inadequecies.
In India, Only When We Have The Separate Council We Will Have The Legal Possibilities Of Improving The Standards Of The Profession.

Dear augustine, it would help you a great deal if you think before you speak. I really dont know from which institution you have passed your physical therapy degree, but let me tell you, the curriculum, the course duration, even the number of students to be admitted is laid down by IAP & is to be uniform through out India. If there are private colleges who jump it, In such a case it is the duty of the students to let the authorities know. I know one junior physio who was instrumental in closing down an institution. In the first place, a student who has done well in her/his CET would have got credits good enough to get admitted to a good college. Let me make it plain & simple for you. If a student desires to do masters in any American Univ & applies, he would get the admission depending on his credits. If one gets admission into a university at the lower end of the hierarchy, one cant blame the university after passing out. If you have good credits, you will be at the best school.
While reading through the threads, I have seen a lot of Indian physios cribbing. There is'nt substance in it.

[cyberphysio]

Pathetic situation is not due to one person or system its combination of all.
Most therapist go out of profession to earn quick money in BPOs, Coding. There
one can earn easily 10,000 INR but as a therapist we have to fight for it. Not only we get low pay even for duty doctors (not specialty doctors) they also get low salary. Remember Indian physiotherapy is at infancy.
It is grown only for last 10 years or so before that physio treatment means traction, wax, few exercises but now Evidence based practice is order of the day. An infant should be treated as an infant, not compared with grown ups. It should be nursed carefully.

LONG LIVE PHYSIOTHERAPY
LIVE HAPPILY PHYSIOTHERAPIST

[davidwillson]

Hi Asha,

Thanks for your post.

I am sure you are as financially well off as i am. The reason why i asked the question is because whenever i speak to someone from india about how much i would have to charge, they tell me that it is way too much.

Does your statement mean that you are charging similar to what i am or does it mean that relative to the cost of living, the remuneration is similar? The reason i ask this is because I would have to cover my income lost in my currency. If i was living in India, then it would be relative.

The other thing is that i will be running education courses in the next few years or so. I have seen 2 day weekend courses for INR3500 which is about 150 dollars - this is nearly 4 times cheaper than what they are here!! That is, i would run a course for ~INR 14,000. Is this achievable? What is the average indian physio wage?

Thank you so much for your insight and information on your country and cultur. I would very much like to come to Mumbai to either see patients and/or deliver courses and show my family a little bit of a very different world!

all the curriculum is based on the basic line...ie ur anatomy,physiology,and clinical subjects etc....what u need is the ability to think logically and apply it clinically...of course a lot depends on the kind of exposure you get in the early days...but i reckon....its the application....well i trained in mangalore...a city in karnataka..india. Mlore has 12 physiotherapy colleges and we are all affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health science, Bangalore


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