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Hi,
Just a quick question...
How many physiotherapists are there in India?
I would actually like to know for China as well since these two countries contain over a billion people each...
If there are any sources you can direct me to, it would be much appreciated...
Thanks!
There r more than 50000 thousand physioz in india,n the count can increase upto 100000 in next 3 years.
ok
Thank you. That seems like a very small percentage for your population...Has everyone got access via hospitals etc? Or is it only people who can pay that get Rx?
Thanks again!
there are about 20000 registered physio's in India..
most of them work in private hospitals..
Also there r some govt rehab institutes which cater to the needs of poor & needy..but the no of govt Physio OPD's in india is far less than what is required..
I work in National Institute of Rehabilitation Training & Reserch which is one of the 5 National Institutes in india.These institutes have Composite regional centres (CRC's) and out reach centers in some District or Provincial Headquarters.These centers have a PhysicalTherapy,Occupational Therapy, orthopedics & Neuro departments
There are no official China physios right there, since there are doctors/ exercise physiologists/ nurses/ acupuncturists/ masseurs who claim themselves physios. There is no regulatory board there, there would not be any definitions for a physio.
There are certain number of foreign-trained physios for expatriates but general public trusts more on their traditional Chinese medicine and maniplulations.