Physiotherapy: Making a difference for the next 100 years – Stop sleepwalking into obscurity. A personal reflection

Abstract

The progress of physiotherapy up to the present introduces a state of the discipline assessment. A self-assessment routine is described, which can be used by any health professional. The new initiative of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Works, comprises efforts to raise the awareness of the public, patients, healthcare providers and physiotherapists themselves of the evidence of benefits of physiotherapy. Four areas of focus relate to social care, falls prevention, orthopaedic rehabilitation and primary care.

Keywords:

• Physiotherapy
• Physical therapy
• Promotion
• Discipline