Talk:Physical therapy

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Contents 1 First comments 2 "to diagnose disease and disability" 3 "Massage" has got to go ! (message from spammer) 4 Direct access 5 Invitation to all editors who are Physical Therapists 6 Removal of large sections of the article 7 $50,000 a week???

[edit] First comments

I have added this article to healthcare professions. This is because there is not a physiotherapist article in particular. This would be in need of revision if the situation changes --Vincej 20:45, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I was once a therapist and left to get into computers and pharmaceutical sales. I make better money, I work better hours, I get great benifits and I can now give fantastic workout advice to my co-workers. So my investment in PT school did not pay off and anyone getting into it better have the schooling paid for by someone else to make your life livable.

I am a physiotherapist and have used it to live very comfortably in 3 countries so far (South Africa, Ireland and England). I work 35 hours a week and get 4 weeks of holidays every year. I agree that physiotherapy is not a career for everyone, especially if lots of money is one of your priorities. However, if you think you might like the look on the face of a woman who you've just helped to walk again, give it a thought.

Michael Rowe 23:06, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I agree with you Michael.If it is just as, the source of income that you are seeing physiotherapy,there can be lot of dissappointment but otherwise you are in a position do do good that no one else can.

Inaddition i tell you physiotherapists are responsible them selve also in not marketing and selling their services appropriately.

Sharad K.S .India -- 61.95.215.133 20:24, 3 February 2006

[edit] "to diagnose disease and disability"

i do not believe that diagnosis is within the scope of a physiotherapist. current education (at least in the UK) does not provide them with the skills to do so. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.13.30.118 (talk • contribs) 24 December 2005.

The scope of practise of physiotherapy varies considerable across the world. Physiotherapists are primary contact practitioners in some juristictions and therefore require diagnostic skills. By way of example, diagnostic reasoning is expected of physiotherapists in Australia, at least within their fields of expertise, e.g. the ability to diagnose the cause of musculoskeletal shoulder pain and to recognise what is non-musculoskeletal (and therefore outside the physio's expertise and requiring referral). Cheers, --Daveb 15:32, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Massage" has got to go ! (message from spammer)

I would like to propose that the current definition of "massage" as it is stated, should be changed. If it is, as it remains, we should include in the "massage" section, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, even possibly nursing, among others. What I propose is that all the so-called massage techniques become "bodywork" - "massage" is a type of bodywork, as is physiotherapy, as is shiatsu, as is soft tissue therapy etc., etc., as such, it should be listed among the types of bodywork, rather than being a specific category in itself. The term "massage" is pretty much defunct now, it seems to include ANY technique that involves touching a person, and that they not be a physio, osteo, or chiro. I will post this propsal about the various bodywork discussions for some feedback. I think that Wiki is a great starting point to delineate and structure the types of bodywork that exist around the world. (Euripides 03:05, 1 May 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Direct access

The question of direct access (without medical referral by an MD) in the US needs to be addressed:

• Medicare Direct Access

• Direct Access Laws by State

• Google search of APTA website

I don't have the time right now. -- Fyslee 23:06, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation to all editors who are Physical Therapists

If you are a PT, then place this category tag at the bottom of your user page:

• [[Category:Wikipedian physical therapists]]

-- Fyslee 22:14, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of large sections of the article

I am just reviewing an earlier edit made by 66.83.186.114. Was there any need to remove large sections of information from the article? Couldn't it have been more advantageous to move the excess information to a new article page? Right now it seems like the current version of the article is extremely pale compared to the earlier version, and lacking information that would make the article more useful - categories, related links, references etc. Anyone else agree or disagree? -- Permafrost 06:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] $50,000 a week???

Someone please figure out how the heck this got inserted and remove it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.31.115.139 (talk) 13:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC).