Open AccessPhysiotherapy in Australia - Where to Now?
Author(s) -
Janet Struber
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1540-580X
DOI - 10.46743/1540-580x/2003.1015
Subject(s) - attrition , identity (music) , health care , medicine , nursing , physical therapy , public relations , political science , psychology , law , aesthetics , dentistry , philosophy
The physiotherapy profession in Australia appears to have been caught unawares by the rapidly changing demography of health services and now seems to lack a clear identity and vision. Despite being a highly competitive profession to enter, attrition rates are high. This paper reflects on the history of physiotherapy in Australia and the dichotomy of paradigms it now faces, and suggests a possible option for the future, given that existing physiotherapy roles appear difficult to sustain in our current health care climate.