Physiotherapy- A lucrative career option in the field of medicine

Health is the most important asset for leading a hurdle- free life. As usually said, health is wealth; good health is the reason behind a great life. People without any health problems are very happy and usually in a pleasant mood. Mental and physical stress are very much interconnected, so a person who is physically fit, generally has a smooth and calm life overall. Doctors or other professions related to medicine are very famous among the students and most of the medical students aim to become a doctor due to the respect this profession gets.

With the masses getting aware of the side effects of alternative medicines, people are getting more cautious about the methods or the treatments, one undertake to cure a particular disease. Also, with the advancements in technology and the changing work and general lifestyles, discovery of new diseases is also becoming a regular phenomenon. Due to all this, people prefer taking precautions towards the use and practice of their daily habits, to have minimum encounter to the medicinal institutes.

Alternative medicine is a term which is working as a relief factor for the people to give away the side effects of alternative medicine. Keeping in mind the increasing popularity of the alternative medicines, many medical students are also opting for subjects like, naturopathy, acupressure, acupuncture, homeopathy, physiotherapy, etc. Physiotherapy is the medicinal profession which is purely free from any kind of medicines, it is the therapy used for curing disability, dysfunction of a human body part, by the use of physical exercises.

The students with the science background in class 12th can apply in physiotherapy colleges, providing degrees related to the same. A student aiming to pursue his career in physiotherapy can opt for any of the following specialized fields in the subject:

• Back Care
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Occupational Health
• Leisure Activities
• Rehabilitation 
• Neurology

Physiotherapy has helped in curing various diseases related to bone fractures or dysfunction of a body part. Physiotherapy is generally prescribed after a patient has undergone some operation, or has some back or orthopedics related problem. These problems are cured with the help of some machines and exercises, which helps in correcting the body posture of the patient and helps him fighting back the use of his body parts. The students taking physiotherapy as their career are entitled for the following responsibilities:

v     To keep a check and help patients achieve their normal routine and daily practices, after they have undergone any operation or surgery.

v     To help patients fight with their postures or back ache problems, which mostly occurs due to the changing lifestyles.

v     To asses or evaluate patients suffering from injury and check their level of problem.

v     To ensure that patients, who have been operated achieve their full independence of the body parts affected.

v     To educate and promote the importance of regular exercise among its patients, as a step of precaution from diseases like, survical, backache, muscular pains, or problems related to nerves.

Some of the top institutes or colleges providing physiotherapy courses in India are:

v     Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy, Delhi

v     Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi

v     All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai

v     College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal

v     Government College of Physiotherapy, Tamil Nadu

v     Government Institute Of Rehabilitation of Medicine

v     Institute of Health Sciences, Mangalore

v     Institute of Public Health and Hygiene

v     Maurya College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore

v     SDM College of Physiotherapy, Karnataka

Thus, the job of a physiotherapist is to restore, rehabilitate and restore the originality of the patient. Like all other medicinal occupations, it also needs to be done with the intention to cure the patient with doctor’s full support and proper service other than the traditional use of medicine.