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.