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Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation (English)








 Where do physiotherapists work? What are the personal characteristics of physiotherapists?




Physiotherapists, are professional health workers with a 4-year undergraduate education who plan and implement physiotherapy and rehabilitation programs for patients diagnosed by a physician, prevent diseases and injuries by increasing physical compliance with exercise and rehabilitation programs in healthy individuals.
AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Inpatient Treatment Centers (university, public and private hospitals),
• Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers,
• Sports Clubs,
• Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Centers
• Universities, Research Institutes
• Spa Centers, Thermal Hotels
• Prosthesis-Orthotics Rehabilitation Centers
• Industrial Organizations
• Home Physical Therapy Services
HOW SHOULD PHYSIOTHERAPISTS BE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS?
• Communication and empathy should be strong,
• Should be able to direct patients with different personality types, be patient-oriented,
• Giving importance to patient privacy and ethical values,
• Patient, responsible and smiling
• Likes to help people,
• Interested in the health sector