Neurological
Stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, poliomyelitis.
Academics
Course overview
Bachelor of Physiotherapy is a broad-spectrum profession that takes a whole-person approach to health and wellbeing by assessing the condition of the patient and planning a return to an active lifestyle.
A physical therapist uses knowledge and skills to improve conditions across body systems, designs ergonomic work for desk workers and homemakers, and can work with muscles, bones, fascia and visceral organs to reduce the need for surgery and further complications.
Stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, poliomyelitis.
Back pain, whiplash, sports injuries, arthritis.
Chronic and congestive heart disease, congenital heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation.
Asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary rehabilitation.
Objectives
Career prospects
How the years unfold
Anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and the first supervised practicals in dedicated labs.
Orthopaedics, neurology, medicine, surgery and physiotherapy in those specialties.
Cardiorespiratory care, research, ethics, community rehabilitation, then one year of hospital rotation.