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B.P.T- Bachelors of Physiotherapy 4 ½ Year

Physiotherapy is a health care profession that deals with management of body dysfunction or disorder by physical modalities. The aims of physio-therapeutic system are to promote optimum human health and function through the application of medical health sciences and clinical sciences. Physiotherapy is a first contact, autonomous, client-focused health profession which dedicated to following.

  • Improving and maintaining functional independence and physical performance.
  • Preventing and managing pain, physical impairments, disabilities and limits to participation.
  • Promoting fitness, health and wellness.

Physiotherapy Includes 

  • Assessing the patient.
  • Planning and implementing the program after assessment.
  • Altering and continuing management program after re-assessment.
  • Assessment of clients with actual or potential impairments, pain, functional limitations, disabilities or other health-related conditions using detailed history-taking, as well as specific tests and measures for screening, establishing a diagnosis and monitoring.
  • Diagnosis resulting from assessment findings and clinical reasoning to determine abilities, functional needs and potential for change.
  • Planning an intervention strategy that addresses the prognosis and follow-up and incorporates the application of selected approaches and techniques supported by the best evidence available.
  • Implementing selected interventions safely to relieve pain; achieve and maintain.
  • Health and fitness, functional independence and physical performance and manage the identified impairments, disabilities and limits to participation.
  • Evaluation of health status as a baseline for monitoring or to determine the result, impact, or effectiveness of physiotherapy intervention.
  • Education of the profession, other health professionals, the public and clients with the intention of transferring knowledge and skills and developing understanding, independence and competence.
  • Consultation that provides professional advice and solutions addressing a wide range of health service and health status issues.
  • Research that encompasses the application of critical inquiry, as well as participation in or assessment of findings from research activities.
  • Service management related to planning, directing, organizing and monitoring service delivery and effective utilization of resources.
  • Communication with clients, team members and others to achieve collaboration and service coordination.

 

Duration– The duration of B.P.T. course is 4 years followed by six months of compulsory rotatory internship, the medium of instruction being English during the course of study and for the examination.

Eligibility- Minimum 45% in their PUC or 10+2 board exams with Physics, Biology and Chemistry as compulsory subjects.