RVS College of Physiotherapy

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RVS College of Physiotherapy An ISO 90012000
CERTIFIED INSTITUTION
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RVS College of PhysiotherapyAffiliated to The TN
Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai.Recognised by
Indian Association of Physiotherapists
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What is Physiotherapy?
The assessment and treatment of temporary or
permanent disorders of human movement
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What is Physiotherapy?

• Primary health care
• profession
• Profession that covers the
• human life span
• Paediatrics to Gerontology,
• Human systems, Neurological,
• Cardio respiratory, Musculoskeletal,
• all types of people, athletes,
  physically impaired, injured.

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What does a Physiotherapist do?
A PHYSIOTHERAPIST TREATS DISORDERS OF HUMAN
MOVEMENT THROUGH

• Diagnosis
• making decisions on the problem being
  presented
• treating or referring patients to other
  Health care Practitioners
• Treatment
• Intervention non evasive means i.e..
  electrotherapy, exercise, hydrotherapy
• promoting health injury prevention, education
• short long term
• Rehabilitation
• achieve the best functional level possible
• minor or major injuries
• any area of medicine car accidents,
  operations, OHS, Womens health, disabilities

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Good reasons tostudy Physio _at_ RVS College of
Physiotherapy

• An exciting teaching research environment,
  concentrated sites of health biomedical
  research
• College of Physiotherapy respected for
  excellence in education, research clinical
  practice

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BPT 2007 2008
BACHELOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 41/2 years Full
time No mid year intake Bachelors Degree
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How do we select students? 2007 2008

• Selection is based on
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• Hsc score
• Performance in prerequisite
• subjects study score

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Bachelor of Physiotherapy course structure

• FIRST YEAR
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Anatomy
• Physiology

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Bachelor of Physiotherapy course structure

• SECOND YEAR
• General medicine
• General Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• biochemistry
• Exercise therapy
• Massage
• Biomechanics applied anatomy

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Bachelor of Physiotherapy course structure
THIRD YEAR Electrotherapy I Electrotherapy
II Community medicine Clinical Cardio
respiratory conditions for physiotherapists
Physiotherapy for cardio respiratory conditions
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy course structure

• FOURTH YEAR
• Clinical orthopaedics Neurological conditions
  for physiotherapists
• Physiotherapy for neurological and orthopaedic
  conditions
• Gerontology and rehabilitation medicine
• Cardiothoracic
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurological Physiotherapy

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Clinical experience
Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four
CRRI SIX MONTHS COMPULSORY
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Professional career pathways
Graduate School opportunities Physiotherapy,
Professional career pathways Health-related
profession such as medicine, dentistry,
physiotherapy, nursing, behavioural science,
optometry, biomedical engineering or population
health. They may also consider continuing
specialist research as a professional scientist
or undertake specialist research qualifications
(Masters and PhD) in Bioscience.
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Post graduation and Areas of specialisation
MASTER OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 year FULL TIME

• POSTGRADUATE
• PROGRAM
• Adv PT in Orthopaedics
• Sports Physiotherapy

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Further Information
COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 242 B TRICHY ROAD SULUR
COIMBATORE 641402 Telephone
O422-2687421 2687603
2687687 Extension 319 Fax[phone]
Website www.rvshs.ac.in Email
info_at_physiotherapy.rvshs.ac.in