Admission

BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) – includes a period of regular study of 4 years, followed by a compulsory rotatory internship of six months
Physiotherapy practice spans the continuum from health promotion to prevention to rehabilitation for individuals and populations throughout the lifespan. Physiotherapy diagnoses movement dysfunctions based on skilful examination and evaluation regardless of the cause or etiology and provide skilled therapeutic intervention to foster improvement in physical functioning and maximising overall quality of life. Physiotherapists provide the initial access into the Healthcare system for persons with impairments and functional limitations amenable to Physiotherapy and engage in collegial referral relationships with other Healthcare professionals.
Physiotherapists constitute essential part of the Primary care services; wherein primary care refers to the work of health professionals who act as a first point of consultation for all patients within the healthcare system. Physiotherapists are healthcare professionals with a significant role in health promotion and physiotherapeutic management of disorders, diseases and trauma. They combine their in-depth knowledge of the human body and its functioning with specialised hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose and treat physical dysfunctions due to disorders, illness, injury/trauma or disabilities