Physiotherapists play an integral part in the health sector and hence are required in all hospitals.
The following are the common areas
- Outpatients
- Orthopedics
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Cardiac disorders
- Pulmonary disorders
- Postoperative care
- Intensive care
- Paediatrics
- Women's health
- Care of the elderly
- Mental illness
- Learning difficulties
- Occupational health
- Terminally ill
Sports physiotherapy in a popular sector in which the physiotherapist prevents and treats injuries involving the sports persons
There is also a need for physiotherapists in many other places.
They are:
- Industries (industrial health)
- Special Schools
- Health and fitness clinics
- Multinational companies for fitness of their employers
- Wherever people are at risk of injury from their occupation or activity