Physiotherapy Status In India

[alophysio]

Hi - I would recommend the best option, if you want to go into private practice, is a Masters in Manual Therapy at University of Western Australia. The reason is because you can do 3 of the subjects externally - that is at home in your own time. The assignments obviously have time limits on them.

Then you come to Australia for 12 weeks where you do the practical part of the course.

This course is very popular with a lot of people from the UK and Ireland coming over to do it. Lots of Singaporean and HK physios as well. I am from Sydney and a lot of us are coming over to do it because of the high quality of the course and relatively low amount of weeks away from work.

Website is www.cms.uwa.edu.au

[asha]

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?

Hi alophysio, this one's for you. Sorry its taken me almost a month to reply. Did'nt have much time, & when I was online, was at a different thread. There has to be some relativity. It would be there between you & a physio in private practice in UK. Although pounds have greater value in bullion market than aussie dollars, the cost of living there is higher. The basics is that a can of coke relatively costs the same anywhere in the world, be it india, australia or newzealand. Iam really not aware of what the exact wages of an employed Indian Physio are, but I have friends in the Government run hospitals & they are doing well although they do not take on private patients. Manyof them have done various courses with me. I have done weekend courses for INR 14,000. It all depends on who is the instructor & what's their international value. I've also done 3 day workshop for INR 7,500. I dont know of any course for INR 3,500. Even the weekend course with certified Mulligan instructor would cost around INR 6,000 I think. I make it a "must do" with all my junior physios. Michael shacklock had conducted a workshop last year. Many of us brought the original book written by him on Neurodyanamics. All those who have come to India & seen the place have liked it. If ever you come here I hope you like it too. There has been many who have come multiple times here. Well all the best to your new ventures.
regards asha.