Open AccessExperiences of occupational health doctors and nurses about the role of physiotherapists in occupational health rehabilitation: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Laran Chetty
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hong kong physiotherapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1876-441X
pISSN - 1013-7025
DOI - 10.1142/s1013702520500018
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , qualitative research , occupational therapy , nursing , physical therapy , family medicine , sociology , social science
Occupational health physiotherapy has been practiced in the UK over several decades. In the past decade, the role of occupational health physiotherapy has gained recognition as a profession that can be embedded within occupational health departments; however, limited information is known about the role of physiotherapists from professional groups outside the allied health domain in this context.