Allied Health Professions
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Physiotherapists are experts in movement, from the way we move our backs or limbs, to the way we breathe. It is an enabling profession, restoring function and activity, and preventing illness and injury, giving people the independence to remain in work and in their own homes. There are 687 Physiotherapists working within the HPSS in Northern Ireland. Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement and maximising potential:
- it uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well-being, taking account of variations in health status;
- it is science-based, committed to extending, applying, evaluating and reviewing the evidence that underpins and informs its practice and delivery;
- the exercise of clinical judgement and informed interpretation is at its core.
