Physiotherapists

NOC

31202

help clients to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and mobility and alleviate pain through individually designed treatment programs.

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Physiotherapists assess clients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and mobility, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in clients. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or may work in private practice.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Assess clients' physical abilities using assessment procedures such as functional ability tests and make a physiotherapy diagnosis

Establish treatment goals with clients based on diagnosis

Develop and implement physiotherapy treatment plans including therapeutic exercise, manipulations, massage, education, electrotherapy hydrotherapy and other modalities

Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans and modify accordingly

Provide advice on exercise and strategies to implement at home to enhance and or maintain treatment

Communicate with referring physician and other health care professionals regarding clients' problems, needs and progress

Maintain clinical and statistical records and confer with other health care professionals

Develop and implement health promotion programs for clients, staff and the community

May conduct research in physiotherapy

Provide consulting or education services as required.

Physiotherapists may focus their practice in particular clinical areas such as neurology, oncology, rheumatology, orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, in the treatment of patients with cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disorders, burns or sports injuries or in the field of ergonomics.

Also Known As

physical therapist
physiotherapist
registered physiotherapist
research physiotherapist

Requirements

Employment Requirements

A master's degree in physiotherapy and a period of supervised practical training are required.

A licence or registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.

Completion of a physiotherapist competency examination is required in all provinces and territories.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick (CPTNB)

Employment by Sex

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67.0%

Female

33.0%

Male

Employment by age

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0.0%

15-24

28.2%

25-34

25.2%

35-44

35.0%

45-54

11.7%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

95.3%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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97.2%

Health care and social assistance

N/A

2.8%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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18.30%

Northeast

26.90%

Southeast

19.20%

Southwest

26.00%

Central

9.60%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$78,000

Northeast

$86,000

Southeast

$88,000

Southwest

$84,000

Central

$90,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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