Physiotherapist Vs Sports Therapist

[alophysio]

Hi Swiss Ball,

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

I know that on other threads, ST's have been upset because the CSP has been doing something or other about ST's...can you inform me about that side of things?

From what i can gather, ST's would like to be accorded physio status or rego (?) but CSP are fighting against that...do i have that right?

From my point of view as a MSK physio, i personally think conferring the title of physio to ST's is dangerous simply because you aren't trained in the other things. I am not judging whether you are same, better or worse in MSK, just that being a physio is more than MSK...

I don't particularly feel threatened by the idea of ST but for ST to actually exist, i think there must be some sort of vacuum allowed by physios for this to occur...that vacuum is probably lazy practice.

I just literally spent tonight assessing and treating a lady who has seen 2 Specialist physiotherapists and she didn't really know what was wrong with her body still after 4 years, 7 - 10 prolotherapy courses and platelet enriched plasma injections...Those physios are excellent physios BTW but I was the only physio according to her that listened to her whole history - it took 50mins to get it all but i knew what was wrong before i put my hands on her.

I think physios can be their own worst enemies. If ST's have a place now in the system, it is because we as physios have let a segment of our traditional market be captured...If we do things poorly, then people will look for something else.

Thanks.

[Swiss Ball]

I don't think ST's want to be titled physio's, it's not the same thing.... they just want to have their qualification recognised to the same level and to be under HPC regulation.

Physio's have knowledge in areas that ST's don't and do not pretend to. However, that is reversed too, if someone is suffering is sporting injury, than an ST has studied that area in a lot more depth and is proably more suitable than a physio.

I understand that physio's wouldn't want ST recognised, I'm sure they want to keep the sports world to themselves... doesn't mean that's right though!