pay rates in Germany

[Mickey Joe]

Hi again. Slightly off topic and I posted this on another thread also, so if you already read it then I apologise. I've learned German since my last post and work there full time. Absolutely nothing to do with British military or otherwise. I work in a normal practice. Here's my problem...................

I got my degree in the UK and now I find myself in Germany and I keep hearing about "manuelle therapie", how superior manual therapists are and how if you want to further your career you need to do mauelle therapie. We did manual therapy as part of our degree and in the UK no official distinction is made between physios who are manual therapists or not.

Does anyone know how officially you become one. Is it as easy as doing a weekend course or must one do a longer, more expensive, more complicated course to gain official recognition?

Thanks in advance

P.S. Mann kann auch auf deutsch fragen aber mein englisch ist besser

[houlihe]

Hey there,

As far as I am aware you must do this Manuelle Therapie course that can last two years (I think). It is part time though so weekends and sometimes during the week ( this is what my work colleagues tell me). It costs a bit too; I think 2 or 3 thousand euro.
It is certainly different from the UK, Ireland, Oz and NZ but that is unfortunately the way they do it in Germany.
Hope that you are enjoying Berlin!