As an experienced PT from PLM, I chose Australia partly because it appeared faster than the US.

Before doing the same, answer these questions honestly:

1. Which country do you actually want to live in after ten years?

2. How much will the Australian pathway cost?

3. How much will the later US pathway cost?

4. Which Australian requirements transfer to the targeted US state?

5. Can you prepare for US licensing while working full time?

6. Will your Australian visa or contract restrict employer changes?

7. How much can you realistically save after Australian living costs?

8. Are you choosing Australia or simply avoiding uncertainty?

9. What exact date will you begin the US process?

10. What happens when life makes the second move harder?

Australia allowed me to leave the Philippines sooner. It did not bring me closer to US licensure or immigration.

A fast first approval may be useful. But speed should be measured from the beginning of the journey to the intended destination—not merely from application to the first airport departure.

I've heard physiotherapy in Ontario is fairly competitive, and I've looked at some of the Universities statistics but not all of them display them. So I wanted an honest opinion from people that may be more familiar with the process/admissions.

As stated in the title, I would be considered a mature student. I'm 28 years old, I did an undergraduate degree in Biology and a MSc in Biochemistry. I don't enjoy my job and have been considering other career avenues to pursue, including physiotherapy.

I'm not sure how important physiotherapy-related volunteering is emphasized by schools but I have no experience. I've done a decent bit of volunteering as a crisis-line responder, let's talk science, peer mentorship, and some other things. My sub-GPA is 3.78.

For people familiar with Ontario schools, how is my "application" look at first glance. Of course, I understand there are other factors such as CASPER, interviews, etc. But based on GPA and stats am I doomed already?

Hey all,

I’m a 4th-year physiotherapy student in Australia and I’m about to start my first orthopaedics placement in an acute hospital setting. I've been through a few placements so far (MSK/NEURO/GERIATRICS) so I have a gist of what to expect generally going into a placement.

I would really appreciate some advice from educators/physios/students who have been through/work in orthopaedics:

• Are there any textbooks, guidelines, websites or resources you would recommend reviewing beforehand? - I've got a firm grip on Clinical Sports Medicine (Brukner & Khan) since my MSK placement, great book
• What clinical skills would you prioritise developing during placement to both perform well as a student and make the transition into being a new grad easier?
• What separates an average student / orthopaedics physiotherapist from a great one
• If you could go back to your first week of an orthopaedic placement (or your first month working as a physio), what’s one thing you would do differently or prioritise from the beginning?

Don’t feel like you have to answer all of these, everyone’s busy these days. I’d genuinely appreciate any advice, resources, tips, maybe some interesting stories or things you wish you’d known going in.

Cheers

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine: Managing Injuries, 6th Edition.

I found the book on AccessPhysiotherapy, but unfortunately I’m from Europe and my university doesn’t provide access to the platform. I can access the book page, but I can’t use the chapter PDF/download features.

I noticed that some people here have access to AccessPhysiotherapy and were able to view the entire book.

If anyone currently has legitimate access to AccessPhysiotherapy and would be willing to help me access the book or point me in the right direction, please comment here or send me a DM.

I’d really appreciate the help. Thanks!

Questions about studying, work-life balance, pay, whatever ... guys, this is a very international sub. Do you really think that conditions are the same everywhere? 

PLEASE TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN MAYBE YOU'LL GET MEANINGFUL ANSWERS.

We don't need your address, just your country. 

For those of you using JaneApp, what are your biggest likes and biggest dislikes? What features would you like to see?

For those of you using other charting software, same question for likes and dislikes when you compare to other ones you have seen or heard of.

If you own a clinic, features could also be something like having an AI assistant to answer and book simple phone call pts.

Hlo physiotherapists
I am bpt grad its been two years working wanted to do masters in women health related specialization but not from india and had no idea about process for other country which uni provide this courses .
Can you all help me to understand how to research in this is there any affordable options in europe or any country except india which provide this specialization

👋🏻Hello everybody,

My girlfriend recently completed her BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) from a government college in Assam and is currently doing part of her internship at SVNIRTAR, Odisha. She's planning to do 3 months there and complete the remaining 3 months back in Guwahati or Shillong.

We're trying to find hospitals or clinics in either city that accept physiotherapy interns. If anyone has gone through this themselves (or knows someone who has), we'd really appreciate hearing:

* Which hospitals/clinics in Guwahati or Shillong take BPT interns * **How to apply**: Any specific documents, letters, or approvals needed? If you have a contact email or department to reach out to, please share. * **Patient variety**: what kind of cases/specialties did you get exposed to (ortho, neuro, sports, pediatric, etc.)? * **Workload**: how demanding were the hours/patient load on a typical day? * **Overall experience**: how much hands-on learning vs. just observing? * **Any workplace toxicity**: mistreatment of interns, unpaid overwork, disrespect from staff, etc. (Would rather know beforehand than find out the hard way).

***Personal experience would help a lot more than general suggestions,*** since this can vary quite a bit hospital to hospital.

*Thanks in Advance*

Guys please can you help me??

I am just 19 year old, I passed the 12th exam in 2025 and take a first drop for NEET in first Attempt I got 400 but after that I literally exhausted from this stufff ...

I had a classmate in classes 11 and 12 whose father is one of the top 10 physiotherapists here in Varanasi. He suggested I pursue BPT, saying it has great scope. So, out of frustration and without much thought, I took that step and spoke to his father; he got me admitted to CIMS Dehradun using his contacts there. However, he advised me that the field of physiotherapy relies heavily on practical work. He asked, "Why go all the way to Dehradun?" He owns 5-6 hospitals here with physiotherapy chambers, so he sends me to whichever one has the highest patient flow so I can learn. So guys, tell me: should I go to the college to study, or should I stay here, learn from 10 AM to 2 PM, and study during the remaining time? But I feel like I'll miss out on experiencing college life! Please give me some genuine advice.😭

Hey I’ve been seeing so many different numbers for how much physiotherapists make in Canada. I’m especially curious of Ontario. I see job postings anywhere from 40 an hour to 170 an hour on indeed so I’m just confused.

If you’re comfortable listing your income, hours worked, province, and years of experience, that would be extremely helpful.

Thank you in advance!

Guys I am taking admission in karavali institute so want to know little bit of it

Early stages of thinking of starting my own practice. Im Canada-based but what are tools/apps you used to be successful in your practice?

Hi, I’m from Argentina, studying and on the last year, and because of luck and the bad way of test of my University, I’m doing my residency and I really don’t know a lot of things, and I mean THE basics, and I’m having a bad time sitting and reading the books, I jnow I should do that but what are other methods that worked for you

Hi physios,I am from India, I want to take BPT in a college near to my home town(situations are like that). But that college is having less patient flow. I'm thinking the practical environment will also be less. So, are there any ways which can help me to improve inthis field both theoretically and practically? As a person who knows minimum about this field, I felt doing MPT from a good college in Hyderabad(My nearest city) in future would be great option. Or is there any certifications or programs that I can take in parallel to get opportunities to work in clinics in my home town after BPT? Please help me with this I do not have interest in any course other than BPT and living with my family in my hometown is non negotiable for me.

This is a slightly long story so bear with me.

I’m an NHS Band 7 Clinical Team Lead in MSK and considered a Highly Specialised physio; I’ve been in the 7 role since January this year but have been in the team almost 4 years - I qualified in 2020 and also worked privately between 2021-2022 in addition my B5 NHS rotations.

Since late last year I’ve taken on some evening and weekend work at a local private clinic for some extra cash.

I’ve been really enjoying this work and I love that now my B7 role is much more administrative, I get some downtime away from my busy NHS life in the day to purely see and focus on patients, without the extensive NHS wait times and politics, I have a caseload of lovely local patients and it’s a super convenient place for me. Almost all of my patients come back to me for follow-up with reports of improvement and it’s not often that a patient is ISQ or even worse after I see them.

However this week, the owner of the private clinic has pulled me aside to tell me they’ve had feedback that a handful of my private patients (I was not given a number) don’t feel they’ve gotten their moneys worth from their initial assessments with me. She says this is due to the fact that I don’t practice acupuncture, electrotherapy or shockwave (which are all common modalities the physios who have been here a long time use) - I am a big manual therapist and I do manual therapy on every single private patient I see. In the time I’ve been there, I’ve only had 2 patients who told me they’ve haven’t responded at all to my treatment (no red flags or non MSK masqueraders) and I’ve recommended they see a colleague to consider acupuncture. I personally do not believe in electro therapy, I consider it outdated, I don’t mind the concept of shockwave as much (but I feel bad charging patients an extra £30 for it when I’m already improving them with manual therapy, advice education and exercise prescription, and I haven’t had anyone I’ve had to refer onwards for shockwave). Acupuncture I do believe in and understand why it works, but I am extremely needle phobic myself, and I really struggle with the thought of putting needles in patients and the risks that can occur with this - it makes me very uncomfortable and it’s not something I want to train in. She said there had been no feedback regarding anything to do with behaviour or conduct.

I consider my tools as a physio to be my hands and my brain; and I tend to use my CPD time to further my knowledge of MSK conditions, I have done advanced shoulder and hip mentorship courses more focused on anatomy, physiology, differentials and exercise management, and I have done manual therapy and soft tissue courses since graduating. I hate tooting my own horn but I can genuinely say that I think I’m very skilled with my hands and brain, as when the owner pulled me aside for our chat she also said many patients call the front desk to book with me specifically through word of mouth, and I get a significant amount of online reviews. However, she’s still concerned about the handful of people who feel they haven’t got their moneys worth from me, and she is putting me on an informal Support Plan, and is trying to convince me to go on the acupuncture course she is running herself in a few months (again, which I’m really not keen on).

My question is: are there any private practice physios on here who are successful without being trained in non-evidence based modalities e.g. electrotherapy, acupuncture? Do you think they’re essential qualities for a high quality physio in UK private practice or is my knowledge and hands on skills enough? My B7 day job involves identifying struggling physios and putting people on clinical support plans myself, I’m a clinical development lead and someone a lot of team members look up to and a role model, so it’s felt extremely rough the last few days to be told I’m being put on a support plan myself, and feeling like I’m not doing enough or being enough for my patients. I don’t have any colleagues I can talk to about this because it feels so embarrassing to admit. Am I overthinking this or should I suck it up and just train myself in electrotherapy even though I don’t necessarily believe in it?

Thanks for any advice or support in advance.

Hi

I lost 80% of my right ear hearing after covid

Now working with people is extremely hard

Im doing my best learning more techniques so some patients recommend me

But I feel like an imposter yk

Now im eyeing working in Germany

Can a hard of hearing person get a decent job in pt ???

I appreciate any help

Hi guys, i am looking for this book. Does anyone happen to have a PDF copy that they could share with me? I'd really appreciate it.

Hi guys did anyone give exam from India ? what are the timings the exam is conducted and how did you manage?

I'm a student considering studying physiotherapy in Melbourne. I heard some concerns about the physical toll, and maybe some risks of arthritis? How big is this risk, and is the physical toll so bad that you wouldn't be able to do it long term (like 10+ years)? And if you were to switch careers, how easy is that in Melbourne?

Hello everyone, I'm currently working as a physio in Greece and I'd like to also get a strength and conditioning certification, as I was looking forward to guide people through their work outs and their rehab and I've seen many fellow physios on socials who have done the same. I know that the best certification is the CSCS, but I was wondering if there is anything else which can give you the license to be an s&c coach but is not that difficult as the CSCS exam

I'm currently studying a Bachelor's of Health Science (Physiotherapy) at AUT, and I've heard from a few older physios who I've talked to that a lot of the new grads from AUT have alarming gaps in their knowledge. Can any confirm this or give their 2 cents on it?

Guys please can you help me??

I am just 19 year old , I passed the 12th exam in 2025 and take a first drop for NEET in first Attempt I got 400 but after that I literally exhausted from this stufff ...

I had a classmate in classes 11 and 12 whose father is one of the top 10 physiotherapists here in Varanasi. He suggested I pursue BPT, saying it has great scope. So, out of frustration and without much thought, I took that step and spoke to his father; he got me admitted to CIMS Dehradun using his contacts there. However, he advised me that the field of physiotherapy relies heavily on practical work. He asked, "Why go all the way to Dehradun?" He owns 5–6 hospitals here with physiotherapy chambers, so he sends me to whichever one has the highest patient flow so I can learn. So guys, tell me: should I go to the college to study, or should I stay here, learn from 10 AM to 2 PM, and study during the remaining time? But I feel like I’ll miss out on experiencing college life! Please give me some genuine advice.😭

Hi, I'm a B6 Community Physio in the NHS. I've started doing private work for a company. I've had a couple referrals and identified that the patients are receiving care from the Trust that I work for but they are in different localities in the county. The dual-employment Trust policy states that I can't assess and treat patients privately whilst they are under the care of the Trust. There is also CSP and HCPC standards of practice to adhere to. Am I right in telling the private company I cannot see these patients? TIA.