What Are The Various Job Options For A Graduate Physiotherapy

Various stresses in a regular life in constantly increasing and the verr chanhing life style generation various health issues. Some common health issues are people face common muscular skeletal problems which include issues such as backache, stiff shoulders and neck, osteoarthritis knee, etc. The main stream doctors or medical professional who can provide a effective diagnosis and therapy in curing out the disorders, are the physiotherapists.

Under such area, the need for physiotherapists and the resulting job prospects have been increased markedly. Physiotherapy can be considered a health profession which is concerned with maximization of mobility and quality of life by implementing clinical reasoning. But unfortunately in India, still very few people are aware about the field of Physiotherapy and don’t get much information about the career prospects of it. So, in our country, there is a huge gap between the demand and the supply of Physiotherapists.

Physical therapists have ample job prospects in Hospitals, Nursing homes, Residential homes, Rehabilitation centers, Private offices such as Private practices or Private clinics, etc. Additionally, a person with qualification in physiotherapy can work at Out-patient clinics, Community health care centers or Primary health care centers, Fitness centers or Health clubs, Occupational health centers, Special schools and Senior citizen centers, etc.

Typical Employers of Physiotherapists

1. Private sector employers - hospitals, professional sport clubs, gyms and leisure centres, residential and nursing homes, health centres, private practices and higher education institutions (teaching and research).
2. The public sector - local authorities, for example schools and children's centres, and the armed forces.
3. Healthcare charities - various health-related voluntary organisations.

Notwithstanding, job prospects for physiotherapists are bright in various sports centers, teaching, working in foreign countries with companies, N.G.Os, etc.

Job options directly related to your degree include:

• Animal physiotherapist
• Higher education lecturer
• Physiotherapist
• Sports therapist

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

• Acupuncturist
• Chiropractor
• Dance movement psychotherapist
• Exercise physiologist
• Health service manager
• Health promotion specialist
• Osteopath
• Personal trainer

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

Following Skills can provide tail winds job prospects

• Physical awareness
• Critical Thinking 
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills 
• Empathy
• Willingness to Learn 
• Management/Organization Skills