Physiotherapist

Physiotherapists carry out rehabilitation programmes prescribed by a specialist physician in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine that improve or restore human motor functions, increase mobility, relieve pain syndromes, and prevent injuries, trauma, diseases or disabilities. They apply a wide range of physiotherapy methods and techniques such as kinesitherapy, electrotherapy, heat therapy, hydrotherapy and light therapy.

• conducting tests of muscles, joints and the body's functional capacity to assess the patient's physical problems;
• setting goals and preparing patient programmes to reduce physical pain, strengthen muscles, improve cardiovascular and respiratory functions, restore limb mobility and improve balance and coordination;
• carrying out patient programmes and treatment using the therapeutic properties of exercise, heat, cold, massage, manipulation, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, ultraviolet and infrared light therapy and ultrasound;
• instructing patients and their families on how to carry out rehabilitation procedures in outpatient settings;
• recording and storing information on the patient's health status and response to treatment and providing this data to other medical and health professionals where additional and comprehensive treatment is required;
• developing and implementing, in agreement with a specialist physician, programmes for the control and prevention of common physical problems and disorders;
• supervising the work of kinesitherapists and masseurs.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Rehabilitation therapist
• Rehabilitation therapist, resident (specialising)
• Rehabilitation therapist, rehabilitation methods and treatment of children with cerebral palsy