20Oct 2017

AWARENESS AMONGST MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF HYSIOTHERAPY.

  • Principal, Gian Sagar College of Physiotherapy, Rajpura, Patiala.
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Background: The present study was conducted to evaluate the level of awareness about physiotherapy among medical professionals. Methods: 110 medical professionals from Punjab, Haryana and Jammu participated in the survey study. They were required to complete a 21 item self developed closed-ended questionnaire. Results: The data revealed that 96.2% respondents were aware of the physiotherapy profession, 94.3% people knew it as a professional course, 41.5% people are aware of the course duration, 67.9% people were not aware of the various specialized fields in physiotherapy and only 47.2% people are aware of the physiotherapy curriculum. 96.2% of the respondents are aware of the role of physiotherapy in various conditions, 50.9% consulted a physiotherapists. 58.3% got awareness through lectures given by physiotherapist, 81.1% thought that the physiotherapists are trained enough to plan the treatment and 52.8% think that medical professionals are trained enough to prescribe physiotherapy treatment for the patients and 50.9% of participants write prescriptions while referring the patients for physiotherapy. 83.1% respondents think that physiotherapy is not still limited to orthopaedics or sports field.

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[Amandeep Singh. (2017); AWARENESS AMONGST MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF HYSIOTHERAPY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Oct). 1047-1051] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Amandeep Singh
Principal, Gian Sagar College of Physiotherapy, Rajpura, Patiala

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5624      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5624

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