Future of physiotherapy

[loumackay]

Hi everyone,
I just read this article Muscle Physiotherapy - Best Remedy For Injured Mus, Physiotherapy - Good Or Bad Career Choice?. It seems that physiotherapy isn't so useful and there is no future for PT couse the job will do by other healths professionionals. What do you think about that?

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[Fyzzio]

Oh dear, I think the best way to descibe what I think of the article is his comment: I have been a Physio in Australia for 6 decades.

Monotonous? I don't think so - in 20 years of practice I have not had 2 days which are the same.
A lot of patients don't get better? Maybe, he should reflect on his practise and consider a different approach or a different work environment.

By the way, the statement that there isn't a single Australian Physiotherapist working in private practice over the age of 45 is complete rubbish.

I could not find a statement saying that the job of Physios will be taken over by other Health Care Professionals ... did you quote the correct article?

Cheers,
Fyzzio

[loumackay]

Oh dear, I think the best way to descibe what I think of the article is his comment: I have been a Physio in Australia for 6 decades.

Monotonous? I don't think so - in 20 years of practice I have not had 2 days which are the same.
A lot of patients don't get better? Maybe, he should reflect on his practise and consider a different approach or a different work environment.

By the way, the statement that there isn't a single Australian Physiotherapist working in private practice over the age of 45 is complete rubbish.

I could not find a statement saying that the job of Physios will be taken over by other Health Care Professionals ... did you quote the correct article?

Cheers,
Fyzzio

Haha you're right and i quote he right article. I think who's wrote this article is just unsatisfact of his job. But, you know, I'm a student and I need a expert opinion!

[estherderu]

I agree totally with Fyzzio that our job is not boring at all..... you can make it as fantastic as you wish.....
have been a physio for 36 years and never regretted this career choice once.
Good luck with you studies....

[cheetah]

Oh dear, I think the best way to descibe what I think of the article is his comment: I have been a Physio in Australia for 6 decades.

Monotonous? I don't think so - in 20 years of practice I have not had 2 days which are the same.
A lot of patients don't get better? Maybe, he should reflect on his practise and consider a different approach or a different work environment.

By the way, the statement that there isn't a single Australian Physiotherapist working in private practice over the age of 45 is complete rubbish.

I could not find a statement saying that the job of Physios will be taken over by other Health Care Professionals ... did you quote the correct article?

Cheers,
Fyzzio

Really encouraging to hear positive comments from people with a long career! I'm just a student and naturally very excited about the profession while at the same time in the process of finding my professional identity. I haven't read any articles on the topic of other health care professionals taking over the job of physios. What I have observed though is that in my country osteopaths are getting more and more popular. Another thing is that people are forced to save money and medical doctors don't send their patients easily to see a physio (any longer?) and many people don't have the money to pay for one privately (often seing a doctor is covered by insurance/one's workpalce, while seing a physio isn't always). There is also so much information on the internet and videos showing how to do exercises that some people go with that. I do think however, it is going too far to say physios are being replaced by any of these things. The expertise physios have is very much needed and simply can't be replaced.

It would be interesting to hear from those who have been in the field for a while how much you have seen the profession change? Do you think major changes are ahead? How do you see the influence of the internet on the profession?

[KelcieLe]

I think it's a wonderful profession, and most definitely not monotonous in any way