Physiotherapy Career Scope, Eligibility and Job Prospects

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Duration: 4 years (can vary), Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as subjects. Some institutes conduct an entrance exam, Job Profiles: Physiotherapist (can earn between Rs 15,000/- to Rs 30,000/-), Researcher, Personal Physiotherapist, Pharmaceutical Intern, Physical Rehabilitator, Fitness Instructor

Physiotherapy is a type of treatment that has gained in popularity on the global platform. Developing skills such as manual therapy is a must along with knowledge about therapeutic exercise and application of electro-physical modalities. You need to understand various diseases, medication and history of each individual patient that comes for treatment

Course overview: Understanding movement and health is a core part of the course. You will need to understand prevention, assessment and treatment of the whole range of physical disorders

Job opportunities: After completion, you can work in the government or private sector, join the physiotherapy department in hospitals, medical institutions, health departments or private nursing homes. A number of NGOs have also started running physiotherapy programmes for the aged and the infirm, pushing up the demand for trained physiotherapists. You can also set up your own physiotherapy clinic.

Rehabilitation, fitness programmes or research and development in pharmaceutical companies are other viable options. Physical rehabilitation is in great demand worldwide. Doing this course guarantees you a job