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Physiotherapy as a career
Department of Physiotherapy
School of Medicine
Trinity College
Physiotherapy as a career and the course in Physiotherapy in Trinity
What is physiotherapy? What does the course in physiotherapy in Trinity College Dublin entail?
What is Physiotherapy? “Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with
human function and movement and maximising potential
“- it uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well being, taking account of variations in health status”
It places full and functional movement at eh heart of what it means to be healthy
Core skills of Physiotherapy
Therapeutic exercise
Manual Therapy
Electrophysical modalities
What do Physiotherapists do?
Broad range of physical problems but particularly those associated with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions
Where Physiotherapists workAREA WORK
Outpatient Departments Back, neck and joint problems, sports injuries
Neurology Encouraging mobility in those after stroke, Parkinsons
Orthopaedics After hip, knee replacements, RTAs
Cardiovascular Exercise rehabilitation
Respiratory Chest clearance, exercise rehabilitation
Where Physiotherapists workAREA WORK
Paediatrics Cerebral palsy, spina bifida
Women’s health Advising on antenatal and postnatal care including posture and exercise
Occupational health Working in companies working on how to prevent physical problems
Sports clinics/teams Helping recovery from injury and return to full fitness
Community care Treating patients in their homes
The course in Physiotherapy
4 year degree course that leads to a professional qualification
Year 1 and Year 2 – basic sciences and physiotherapeutic skills
Year 3 and Year 4 – clinical sciences, clinical placements and a research project
Year 1 in Physiotherapy
Anatomy Clinical Anatomy Physiology Physics Chemistry
Year 2 in Physiotherapy
Physiotherapeutic skills - introduction to the core areas of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and electrotherapy
Introduction to the clinical sciences - musculoskeletal, respiratory, care of the elderly and Pathology
Year 3 in Physiotherapy
Clinical sciences: respiratory care, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurology, women’s health, paediatrics, care of the elderly
Research methodology and statistics, psychology Clinical placements of 4-5 weeks duration in
physiotherapy departments in hospitals, in schools, child development centres, community care
Year 4 in Physiotherapy
Research project Study of an optional area eg “ Exercise in the
prevention and treatment of disease”, chronic pain. Professional issues Ergonomics Clinical placements of 4-5 weeks duration
Further details on the course
www.tcd.ie/Physiotherapy Visit the stands - staff and students will answer
your questions