Career Investigation: Physiotherapist
Career Investigation- Physiotherapist
Description
Use techniques such as therapeutic exercises, manual therapy and heat treatment, to help patients to recover from injury and disease. Identifies and maximises potential through health problems, preventative healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation. Aims to restore muscles improve movement and encourage independence. Discusses and plans treatment with medical staff. It involves treating patients of all ages with a range of illnesses and conditions, including those with back and neck problems, sports injuries, arthritis, or those recovering from strokes and operations. Teaches people to do exercise and gives help and encouragement. Is aware of the psychological, cultural and social factors which may influence a client and affect their rate of recovery. Keeps notes on progress and meets with other team members and healthcare professionals.
Qualification and training required
To become a qualified physiotherapist, the following pathways are available: * The undergraduate physiotherapy course at Trinity College Dublin
Address: Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2
Specific entry requirement: OC3 or HD3 in Mathematics,
HC3 in two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics/Chemistry, Mathematics or agricultural science
Minimum entry points 2007: 515
Course Duration: 4 Years
Qualification: B.Sc Physiotherapy
Course Description: The major objective of this four-year course is to enable you to become a competent professional with the ability to work independently with patients. There are two components to physiotherapy: theory and clinical practice. In the first year the emphasis is on laying a foundation of theoretical knowledge and the second year introduces students to the clinical skills and procedures used by physiotherapists. Clinical sciences are taught mainly in the second and third years. In the third and fourth years students spend up to fifty percent of time on clinical
Description
Use techniques such as therapeutic exercises, manual therapy and heat treatment, to help patients to recover from injury and disease. Identifies and maximises potential through health problems, preventative healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation. Aims to restore muscles improve movement and encourage independence. Discusses and plans treatment with medical staff. It involves treating patients of all ages with a range of illnesses and conditions, including those with back and neck problems, sports injuries, arthritis, or those recovering from strokes and operations. Teaches people to do exercise and gives help and encouragement. Is aware of the psychological, cultural and social factors which may influence a client and affect their rate of recovery. Keeps notes on progress and meets with other team members and healthcare professionals.
Qualification and training required
To become a qualified physiotherapist, the following pathways are available: * The undergraduate physiotherapy course at Trinity College Dublin
Address: Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2
Specific entry requirement: OC3 or HD3 in Mathematics,
HC3 in two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics/Chemistry, Mathematics or agricultural science
Minimum entry points 2007: 515
Course Duration: 4 Years
Qualification: B.Sc Physiotherapy
Course Description: The major objective of this four-year course is to enable you to become a competent professional with the ability to work independently with patients. There are two components to physiotherapy: theory and clinical practice. In the first year the emphasis is on laying a foundation of theoretical knowledge and the second year introduces students to the clinical skills and procedures used by physiotherapists. Clinical sciences are taught mainly in the second and third years. In the third and fourth years students spend up to fifty percent of time on clinical