Health Physiotherapy

[King Elvis]

What else do you want to know?

Brad Scott, hetero, right?

 

[half_back_flank]

Also think about where your going to actually get employment. I'd assume most of the work is in hospitals, and not to sound pessimistic, but most of the patients we refer to Physio are the elderly.

That said, its bound to be either good or stable money, and majority if not all the physios ive worked with have been above average in looks. Also it sounds like a rewarding job, if your into that sort of thing.

Most relevant advice in this thread.

 

[HarryTiger]

I suppose if you're going to pay for a rub n tug you don't want a swamp donkey servicing you.

 

[keyboard_warrior]

im half way through my 3rd yr of a physio degree at newcastle. i didnt want to do physio when i left school, i wanted to be a primary teacher and started that first. i had an 84 for my UAI which was way off the entrance mark for physio (98) but it was enough for teaching. i hated teaching and applied for physio the next year and got in. the unis will use the marks u get in the uni courses above what you did in school. so if you're happy enough to do say an arts degree for a year, pick subjects you like and do well, you can get into any course you like bar med.

the degree itself isnt too bad, with 3 main areas you look at; musculoskeletal, Neurological and cardiopulminary. theres a few other courses you do which may only be 50% relevant but most of it would end up being useful to your career.

i think theres a lot of ego and rivalry between all the health professions where osteos hate physios who hate chiros who hate meyos who all think their own profession is better equipped to fix everyones problems.

But if you you're interested in your sports and the sciencey stuff about how it functions, get amongst it, im loving it and the social side of the degree, at least here, is not too shabby either

 

[prankmonkey]

i'm a graduate and i can say that i love my job in private practice. The great thing about this profession is the wide range of different career paths you can choose. main areas are acute care (hospitals), rehabilitation (sub acute and neurological) and musculoskeletal (outpatients). but there are also other areas such as OHS and paediatrics.

as for the perception to our profession, that takes a long time to change. Many of the older generation of physios tend to have a vastly different approach to treatment. Where-as they may treat with a passive mode (machines, quick treatment times) newer graduates tend to be more hands on, educate patients a lot more and put the onus on patients to take control of their problems.

As for pay, it all depends. Here in SA a hospital/government job will start at a Allied Health professional (not sure what the code is) second year, which is just over 50K a year plus super entitlements. Private practice ranges on what sort of contract you get. either guaranteed weekly pay or commission. commission will mean you get little during the initial stages of working but you have the potential to earn more if you get a full list of clients.