Career Prospects

Employment opportunities for physiotherapists are tremendous. A physiotherapist could be employed in the rehabilitation departments of hospitals, under the Central and state governments, municipal corporations and private bodies, The Institute of the Physically Handicapped, medical rehabilitation centers, health institutions and defense medical establishments.

Physiotherapists can also opt for teaching, while those with adequate capital can establish private clinics of their own.

Currently, there is a lot of demand for physiotherapists in the USA, Canada and Australia. In India, too, the demand is rapidly increasing. It is estimated that one physiotherapist is required per 10,000 people. At present there are only 5,000 qualified physiotherapists, so the demand for trained professionals can only be imagined.

Moreover, the increasingly sedentary urban lifestyles and lack of exercise brings on a whole gamut of body aches and pains, which requires the assistance of specialized physiotherapists.

The growing awareness of the role physiotherapy can play in enabling the physically handicapped to lead productive lives have also increased the demand for trained professionals.

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