目錄
簡介 Intro
物理治療師評估患者併計劃實施個性化的治療來維持、提高並恢復其肢體功能、減輕病痛并紡織物理副作用，通常在醫院、診所、企業、體育機構、康復中心和拓展護理機構，和私人診所等處任職。
Physiotherapists assess patients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients. Physiotherapists are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or they may work in private practice.
需要管理崗位如理療主任的經驗和有關培訓。
Progression to management positions, such as director of physiotherapy, is possible through experience and additional training.
主要職責 Main Duties
- 通過功能測試等評估程序評估患者的身體能力；
- Assess patients’ physical abilities through evaluative procedures such as functional ability tests
- 與患者在物理診斷基礎上確定治療目標；
- Establish treatment goals with patients based on physical diagnoses
- 計劃並實施運動療法、手法、按摩、指導、電療及水電療等理療項目；
- Plan and implement programs of physiotherapy including therapeutic exercise, manipulations, massage, education, the use of electro-therapeutic and other mechanical equipment and hydro-therapy
- 評估並改寫治療計劃的有效性；
- Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans and modify accordingly
- 就患者問題、需求和康復等於有關醫生和其他保健人員進行交流；
- Communicate with referring physician and other healthcare professionals regarding patients’ problems, needs and progress
- 維護臨床和統計記錄，並與有關護理人員確認之；
- Maintain clinical and statistical records and confer with other health care professionals
- 為患者、員工和社區開發並實施康復項目；
- Develop and implement health promotion programs for patients, staff and the community
- 就物理治療展開研究；
- May conduct research in physiotherapy
- 提供諮詢和指導服務。
- May provide consulting or education services.
- 物理治療師側重於神經學、腫瘤學、風濕病、骨科、婦產科、兒科、老年病等特別領域的實施，心血管、心臟疾病、燒傷及運動傷害患者的治療，以及人機工程學領域的研究。 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.
任職要求 Employment Requirements
- 需要在物理治療方面的大學學位和實際培訓方面的經驗；
- A university degree in physiotherapy and a period of supervised practical training are required.
- 在所有省份均需要有關管理部門的執照和註冊；
- A licence or registration with a regulatory body is required to practise physiotherapy in all provinces.
- 需要通過國家理療考試並接受理療監管董事會聯盟的管制。
- Completion of the Physiotherapy National Exam, administered by the Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulatory Boards, may be required.
所有職稱 All Titles
- 物理療法臨床協調員 clinical co-ordinator, physical therapy
- 物理治療臨床協調員 clinical co-ordinator, physiotherapy
- 臨床物理治療師 clinical physical therapist
- 臨床理療師 clinical physiotherapist
- 物理治療師顧問 consultant physical therapist
- 理治師顧問 consultant physiotherapist
- 物理康復治療師 physical rehabilitation therapist
- 物理治療家 physical therapist
- 物理研究治療師 physical therapist, research
- 物理治療法臨床協調員 physical therapy clinical co-ordinator
- 物理治療臨床專家 physical therapy clinical specialist
- 物理治療主管 physical therapy supervisor
- 理療醫師 physiotherapist
- 研究理療師 physiotherapist, research
- 理療臨床協調員 physiotherapy clinical co-ordinator
- 理療主管 physiotherapy supervisor
- 註冊物理治療師 registered physical therapist
- 註冊理療師 registered physiotherapist
- 研究物理治療師 research physical therapist
- 研究理療師 research physiotherapist
- 物理治療主管 supervisor, physical therapy
- 理療主管 supervisor, physiotherapy
- 康復治療師 therapist, physical rehabilitation
不包括職稱 Exclusions
- 理療主任Directors of physiotherapy (in 0311 Managers in health care )
- 物理康復技師Physical rehabilitation technicians (in 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment )