WHY ARE WE STILL NEGLECTED? A CONCERN OF SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

Abstract

Physiotherapy is regarded as one of the most lucrative and white collar professions in western world. Relieving
the pain by magical skills and rehabilitation of patients are among the half marks of physiotherapy.
Physiotherapists are contributing in many different domains; either it is an outpatient department, a home
management program, a fitness centers or as crucial as an ICU. American Physiotherapy Association APTA
divides us into almost 24 sub- specialties of this field where orthopedics, neurology, general medicine, general
surgery, gynecology, pediatric, health and wellness, geriatrics and much more. Physiotherapist are the
people working day and night under the catastrophic conditions hence considered as lifesavers. Patients
suffering from catastrophic and epidemic disasters like earthquakes, floods, bomb blasts, and burns.