Timelines for the credentals process in Canada by the Allaince.

[Crystal R. Westergard]

Dear Danappan, It sounds like you have been experiencing the low end of physiotherapy practice! In Alberta the physios in care of the elderly are not paid by how many they see per day, or see per hour or per anything. The physio is paid a set rate regardless. In respected private practices, physios here do mobs, manips and mulligan techniques too. Perhaps when you should move to Alberta or Saskatchewan? You will need a course in manips if you want to manip people's spines. But considering you could paralyse someone, I think that's reasonable. If you have the potential to rise above the kind of physiotherapy practices you describe, then I encourage you to do so!

[Danappan]

Dear Danappan, It sounds like you have been experiencing the low end of physiotherapy practice! In Alberta the physios in care of the elderly are not paid by how many they see per day, or see per hour or per anything. The physio is paid a set rate regardless. In respected private practices, physios here do mobs, manips and mulligan techniques too. Perhaps when you should move to Alberta or Saskatchewan? You will need a course in manips if you want to manip people's spines. But considering you could paralyse someone, I think that's reasonable. If you have the potential to rise above the kind of physiotherapy practices you describe, then I encourage you to do so!

Hey Crystal,

No offense meant, I just wrote what I have been though, and I know of many other people who are also going through the same system, but then again, we are not in Alberta, but in Ontario. I am sure you have better working conditions in Alberta, but that to me is still a distant dream for people like us here in Ontario. And to rise above the established system here, is something I really long for and hope to do it as soon as I am through with my PCE, but till then ........ PT assistants are assistants with no voice in any decision making process, no matter even if you are a master deg holder with more than 6 years of formal PT training at a university level abroad.

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I am so happy to see the discussion is going great here about the credentials , because most of the past threads here on the forum are not that good and descripative. According to the Allaince website there is backlog and many applicants meaning we will have more applicants sharing us their experience soon . So far, we have indian, australian, dutsh physiotherapists and Canadian physiotherapist Crystal who we wish sharing us more information about the canadian context.

Dana, Thank you very much for the loaded attached reports. I took fast glance but I will studied them well then write post here soon about them.

Great wishes to all