ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

 

Physiotherapists play a vital role in many medical fields in the health care system worldwide such as neurology, gynecology, pediatric, geriatric, orthopedic, oncology, osteology, cardiopulmonary, arthrology and sport injury interventions.

The following are the roles of physiotherapists in different medical fields in the health care system worldwide.

• Physiotherapists play a very important role in pediatric and geriatric medical fields because in  Pediatric medical field physiotherapists play their role in making assessment, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal, neurological and orthopedic conditions of children by using physical methods because some of these children, their body system is not strong enough to withstand with the strong effect of some medicinal drugs meanwhile in Geriatric medical field as we all know that, it is more convenient and more safety for old people to go for physiotherapists because physiotherapists can use appropriate and convenient physical techniques for the assessment and treatment of old people's body conditions rather than going for medicinal therapy or surgery because old people at certain ages their body system especially their body immune system become weak because of aging. which can cause certain changes to their body like slow respond to antigen which will make their body in high risk of getting sick or infection and also that will lead their body to have no capacity for metabolism of certain concentrated medicinal drugs and withstand with their effect when they take or use those kind of drugs, which may cause harmful effect in their body but physiotherapists will use appropriate, safety and convenient physical techniques to diagnose and treat old people's body conditions without using any medicinal drug or surgery.

• In gynecology: physiotherapists play their role in Antenatal care by making subjective and objective assessments of physical health of the pregnant woman to identify any musculoskeletal or neurological problems that could be aggravated by pregnancy in order to take preventive measures, to ensure that the health status of the pregnant mother and the baby is maintained throughout her gestation period, by guiding her with some therapeutic exercises on how she will be making her sitting and lying position to maintain her normal physical body posture and healthy lifestyle throughout the gestation period. moreover physiotherapists play their role in Postnatal care for the rehabilitation of the mother's muscle strength, endurance, power and muscle tone and also help in the treatment of any musculoskeletal problems after her delivery by prescribing some exercise and relaxation program therapeutic techniques to assist the mother in physical rehabilitation of her normal physiological body functions.

In sports: physiotherapists who specialized in sport physiotherapy play their role in assessing, managing and treatment of sport injuries for sportsmen for the relieve of pain and healing of the injuries.

In Arthrology physiotherapists play their role in making assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management for the people suffering with any kind of arthritis conditions such as osteoarthritis, septic arthritis, gout e.t.c in order to rehabilitate normal physiological function and normal movement range of motion of the joints being affected.

Physiotherapists specialized in Neuro-physiotherapy play their role in making assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitaion, management and treatment of individuals having neurological problems like traumatic brain injury or stroke, nerve injury, sclerosis, spinal cord injury and perkinson's disease e.t.c.

In Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapists play a vital role in making assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of cardiopulmonary and respiratory related problems such as emphysema, tuberculosis (TB), chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, myocardial inferction, coronary artery disease by using therapeutic techniques for softening and cleaning of airways for smooth and normal breathing process e.t.c.

In Osteology physiotherapists play their vital role in assessing, diagnosis, management and treatment of various bone diseases causing different variety of deformities, abnormalities to the bones such as osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, paget's disease, genu valgum deformity, genu varum deformity, valgus abnormality, varus abnormality. and contractures by using therapeupic techniques to assist in restoring the normal shape and function of the bone or to reduce the deformity of the bone being affected.

In orthopedic physiotherapists play their role in making assessment, management and treatment of people suffering with bone and joint disorders such as abnormality of vertebral column curvature disorders like scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis, ankylosing spondylosis, variety of bone arthritis and also help in rehabilitation of bone after fracture union and joints like hip, shoulder, knee, ankle and foot after plastic surgery all by using variety of therapeutic tachniques.

All of these above are the different roles that physiotherapists play in different medical fields in the health care system worldwide because physiotherapy profession is very important medical profession in every medical field.

Aims and objectives of Physiotherapy profession in health care system worldwide

Physiotherapy profession is basically aims for the rehabilitation of proper movements and physiological functions of the human body in order to develop and maintain physical well being of the human body and the main objective of physiotherapy profession is rehabilitation of proper movement and functioning of the human body parts being affected by injury, disorder, deformity or disease and pain management in order to achieve free living pain.