Physiotherapy as a career Department of Physiotherapy School
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Physiotherapy as a career Department of Physiotherapy School of Medicine Trinity College
Physiotherapy as a career and the course in Physiotherapy in Trinity v What is physiotherapy? v What does the course in physiotherapy in Trinity College Dublin entail?
What is Physiotherapy? v “Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement and maximising potential v “- it uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well being, taking account of variations in health status” v It places full and functional movement at eh heart of what it means to be healthy
Core skills of Physiotherapy v Therapeutic v Manual exercise Therapy v Electrophysical modalities
What do Physiotherapists do? v Broad range of physical problems but particularly those associated with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions
Where Physiotherapists work AREA WORK Outpatient Departments Back, neck and joint problems, sports injuries Neurology Encouraging mobility in those after stroke, Parkinsons Orthopaedics After hip, knee replacements, RTAs Cardiovascular Exercise rehabilitation Respiratory Chest clearance, exercise rehabilitation
Where Physiotherapists work AREA WORK Paediatrics Cerebral palsy, spina bifida Women’s health Advising on antenatal and postnatal care including posture and exercise Occupational health Working in companies working on how to prevent physical problems Sports clinics/teams Helping recovery from injury and return to full fitness Community care Treating patients in their homes
The course in Physiotherapy v 4 year degree course that leads to a professional qualification v Year 1 and Year 2 – basic sciences and physiotherapeutic skills v Year 3 and Year 4 – clinical sciences, clinical placements and a research project
Year 1 in Physiotherapy v Anatomy v Clinical Anatomy v Physiology v Physics v Chemistry
Year 2 in Physiotherapy v Physiotherapeutic skills - introduction to the core areas of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and electrotherapy v Introduction to the clinical sciences musculoskeletal, respiratory, care of the elderly and Pathology
Year 3 in Physiotherapy v Clinical sciences: respiratory care, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurology, women’s health, paediatrics, care of the elderly v Research methodology and statistics, psychology v Clinical placements of 4 -5 weeks duration in physiotherapy departments in hospitals, in schools, child development centres, community care
Year 4 in Physiotherapy v Research project v Study of an optional area eg “ Exercise in the prevention and treatment of disease”, chronic pain. v Professional issues v Ergonomics v Clinical placements of 4 -5 weeks duration
Further details on the course v www. tcd. ie/Physiotherapy v Visit the stands - staff and students will answer your questions
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