Physiotherapist
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- What's it like to be a Physiotherapist?
- How to become a Physiotherapist
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What's it like to be a Physiotherapist?
A Physiotherapist (Kairomiromi) helps people to rehabilitate injuries and manage ongoing conditions or disabilities. They assess and treat patients, create care plans and deliver physical therapies. Their advice and treatments are designed to assist their clients in managing painful conditions and improving their mobility and overall quality of life. Physiotherapists often specialise in a specific area of physiotherapy such as sports, paediatrics, chronic pain, or aged care.
Tasks and duties
- Assessing and diagnosing a wide range of health conditions and movement disorders.
- Working with clients and health professionals to design an appropriate program of prevention and treatment.
- Prescribing exercises and physical aides to assist with mobility and movement.
How to become a Physiotherapist
To become a Physiotherapist, you need to complete a bachelor degree and register with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand.
Complete an accredited bachelor degree, such as a Bachelor of Physiotherapy. This usually takes four years comprising one year studying health sciences and three years studying physiotherapy.
Register with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand to attain your Annual Practising Certificate (APC). Your certificate must be renewed annually.
After gaining some clinical experience, you could develop your specialisation by completing postgraduate study, such as the Master of Physiotherapy. This usually takes two years.
