Quote Originally Posted by alophysio View Post
Hi,

Out of interest, how much would it cost to see a private physiotherapist?

I am from Australia and i have a patient from Mumbai who has ased me to come over and run periodic clinics, which would be nice because would love to see India etc but I also want to earn at least what i do here.

I would charge about AUD$80-100/half an hour or AUD$160-200/hour. XE.com tells me this is between ~2800INR to 3500INR or USD$120 - 160/hour. Would there be a market for this?

Obviously you would have to take my word that i am good enough to charge this amount of money!! My patient seems to think that it is possible due to the large numbers of millionaires in india (83000 according to some sources).

Is this all possible? If it is, then it makes helping underpriviledged people in India possible as well (I would have to cover my costs of travelling, accomodation, food and loss of income from my regular practice/job to do a trip like that).

please let me know

Thanks
Hi Alophysio,

Your patient in mumbai should be a multi-millionaire to provide you with the offer..
Eventhough, India has large number of millionaires,, you wont be able to earn 2800-3500 INR/half an hour or 1 hour.. Physiotherapy is one of the poorly paid professions out here,, even after 3 years from the date of your post.. Even in private practice, the pay is not as lucrative as you might expect.. Therapists here are trying their hands at different things apart from physiotherapy, to keep their living going... Yes INDIA is a good place to visit,, but thinking of making a living from the profession same like how you have it in Australia, is impossible( even in a metro city like mumbai) I hope that the situation improves , which disappointingly, looks many years ahead......