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I cannot touch you, I'm a physiotherapist.

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The latest ridiculous cost cutting rule for physiotherapists.
Part of being a good physio is to engage with the patient and explore where the pain is and what could be causing it feeling where the pain is. It is part of how they diagnose. In future they will have to give you exercise leaflets. :crazy: :crazy:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healt ... ients.html
 
The one I liked best was some 4 or 5 years ago, when I was told by the GP to contact something with a name like "NHS Physio Direct" (I forget the exact name), had my problems diagnosed over the phone and then was sent an envelope with exercises for me to do.

I don't know whether the phone service is still in existence. Half the exercises I was given were a complete 'no-no' to the physio I saw at Spinal Rehab - I thought he was going to burst, trying not to comment.

Viv 8)
 
So crazy, if it was not for the physio being able to touch I would still be in a worse mess than I am now. So silly so wrong :***:
 
I saw his thread the other day and hen because of my vision problems couldn't see it again. Accidentally re-discovered it a few minutes ago.
I found i so ludicrous I thought perhaps I had just dreamt about it,

If there is one part of the NHS which more than pays for itself i must be the physio service, How many patients have been diagnosed by physios where ortho consultants etc have failed? How many patients have had heir recovery ime and the risk of further complications reduced?

Would the hospiyals not be liable if the patients injured themselves by following these instructions? An exercise sheet is never ging to repace a skilled physio. Surely touching the patient is an integral part of heir skills? What of all those blind physios?

I can only assume that because there are already many private physio practices in eistence this is he firs step in changing the system.

They actually tried buying in physio services in my local hospital but it didn;t worjk out.

I do hope that this whole field will be properly regulated and checked. Sports physios may well have heir place but they are not on a par with charerd physios.

What next - surgeons not allowed to cut people?
 
This is laughable a physiotherapist by definition is required to touch patients in order to gauge their injuries so as to assist in their rehabilitation. Working with the patient and having the patient push hands, arms, feet, legs etc against them so they can feel any improvement to muscle tone.

My daughter is a physiotherapist and works for the MOD at an army training centre treating training injuries, before that she worked for Help For Hero's at Hedley Court and her two posts before that were both in the private sector as she says there are no jobs in the NHS any more. Plus she likes the flexibility and the type of work she is doing now as a self employed contract worker. Its a great shame that so many services are either being closed or run down within the NHS but I guess that is going to be the future for a while now until our economy picks up again.
 
noblehead said:
Unbeliever said:
What next - surgeons not allowed to cut people?
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Now that would be interesting :|
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Patients could be sent a chart of which kitchen knives to use . It is not unknown for surgeons to use Black and Decker saws.

Savings have to be made somehow. :lol:
 
Would the hospiyals not be liable if the patients injured themselves by following these instructions? An exercise sheet is never ging to repace a skilled physio.
abs
 
I do hope that this whole field will be properly regulated and checked. Sports physios may well have heir place but they are not on a par with charerd physios.
hjk
 
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