National Physiotherapy Month promotes the physiotherapy profession, making people aware of its benefits. These benefits include increased:
- mobility
- endurance
- confidence
- independence
Physiotherapists:
- are university educated health professionals.
- assess, diagnose and treat to restore an optimum level of function.
- care for patients with a range of ailments.
- work in hospitals, home care, schools, private clinics, long term care facilities, community-based clinics, and primary care networks.
Physiotherapy often plays a role when people recover from injuries to the limbs including bones fractures. Physiotherapy can help people find their flexibility and power by increasing their strength.