Don't look at the pay dude, physiotherapy is a dirty job; usually you have to work with the elderly. But yeah, physiotherapy, though I doubt you'll get in the course, as there is great competition.
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SlyPie

What the hell is a physiotherapist?

Sounds like a sidewalk acupuncturist.

Wow! first time, I see you question.

refer to http://www.palliative.org/PC/GeneralPublic/PalliativeCare/Physiotherapist.html

:cool:

Reply 6

SlyPie

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Ricki

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Wow! first time, I see you question.

refer to http://www.palliative.org/PC/GeneralPublic/PalliativeCare/Physiotherapist.html

:cool:

Hey, I'm always willing to learn. *cough*

Is a physiotherapist a masseuse then or a person who helps rehabilitate injured people...

Reply 7

Dekota

SlyPie

Hey, I'm always willing to learn. *cough*

Is a physiotherapist a masseuse then or a person who helps rehabilitate injured people...

You've 'hit the nail on the head' ! :biggrin:

Reply 8

Riddy

Ricki

Don't look at the pay dude, physiotherapy is a dirty job; usually you have to work with the elderly. But yeah, physiotherapy, though I doubt you'll get in the course, as there is great competition.

lol should he take that personally, there is great competition but loads of people get in why can't he?

Reply 9

Tarts_n_Vicars

13

Can you really say one or the other is more professional?

As for the money...I'd say nurses (especially if you drop out of the NHS and get top dollar as an agency one) but physios can set up their own practices so from that perspective the scope for earning more money might be greater.

Question is a bit of an odd one though really....
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Riddy

lol should he take that personally, there is great competition but loads of people get in why can't he?

Maybe writing "I chose it because it's more professional and I'd earn sh*tloads more than a less professional nurse" in the PS might put him to the bottom of the pile :confused:

Don't think it was a direct jibe at him...just a message on how competitive the course is lol :biggrin:

No, honestly :p:

Reply 10

Purple

18

Why does everyone seem to want to do physiotherapy these days?

Reply 11

JackieS

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kirstinx

Why does everyone seem to want to do physiotherapy these days?

because its great! lol

Reply 12

danni_bella

17

Ricki

Don't look at the pay dude, physiotherapy is a dirty job; usually you have to work with the elderly.

And what, in nursing you don't? :rolleyes:

My mum's been a registered nurse for 25 years and for most of her working career she only works with the elderly! :p:

Mind you she's been in charge of the coronary care ward at the hospital she now works at for 10 years already so that might have to do something with it.

JackieS

because its great! lol

I couldn't agree more JackieS, you always seem to say the most appropriate things at the right time IMO :wink:

Reply 13

JackieS

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horrorboy

Nursing or physiotherapy? Just wondered. :smile:

is this a "I don't know wether to be a nurse/physio, so I'll find out which people think is better and apply for that" kind of thread?

In my opinion the question is abit ridiculous

Professional - each is the same as the other
Pay -if you go private for the both the world is your oyster

get out there, speak to some nurses and physios, do some work experience. Don't be one of these people that is swayed by money or the way other perceive your chosen path. At the end of the day people do not enter physio or nursing for the money........you enter either/or because you want to be it and the personal gains far outweigh the financial..........if you'd done your work experience you'd know this!

And as for working with the elderly - what do you think 99% of all healthcare professionals do?! We are living in an ever ageing population, therefore it is likely that whatever healthcare path you do yyou'll end up with the elderly. It isn't as bad as you think - the elderly are infact quite nice - remeber, you'll be old one day - do you want nurses to be put off treating/physios put of rehabbing you? I think not............

Reply 14

Sopheh

13

In like 5 years the UK is going to be full of trained Physiotherapsts who hate their jobs because they only studied it because it everyone else was doing it and it seemed like a good thing to do. It's going to be like lawyers, all of a sudden everyone wants to be a lawyer and then a few years later there were loads of lawyers with no jobs because theres so gosh darn many of them!!

I've had physiotherapy - the job isn't that great! It's not even that well paid compared to other jobs you could do with the same amount of training!

Sorry about that little rant. I just wish people would research into jobs before they decide they want to do them. Especially with physiotherapy - there's 4 people out of 20 in my tutor group at college who want to be physiotherapists.

Reply 15

Purple

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Sopheh

In like 5 years the UK is going to be full of trained Physiotherapsts who hate their jobs because they only studied it because it everyone else was doing it and it seemed like a good thing to do. It's going to be like lawyers, all of a sudden everyone wants to be a lawyer and then a few years later there were loads of lawyers with no jobs because theres so gosh darn many of them!!

I've had physiotherapy - the job isn't that great! It's not even that well paid compared to other jobs you could do with the same amount of training!

Sorry about that little rant. I just wish people would research into jobs before they decide they want to do them. Especially with physiotherapy - there's 4 people out of 20 in my tutor group at college who want to be physiotherapists.

I agree everyone seems to want to be a physiotherapist and I dont really see what the attraction is, i do want to be a lawyer though :p:

Reply 16

The-Lennon

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why the fuk would you waste ur time in a rubbish job like nursing or physiotherapy??? get a real job........ where you can be rich and have fun and enjoy life...... not work urself to the bone every week just to pay the bills and survive....

LIFE IF FOR LIVING... NOT JUST FOR SURVIVING

Reply 17

Profesh

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horrorboy

ah ok, they are increasing the pay of nurses though who get to a certain grade to £37 000, not sure if this includes physio's.

You've already met the exclusion criteria for becoming a nurse; so, physiotherapy it is then (assuming the prospect of anointing octogenarian orifices constitutes motivation sufficient that you might actually get up in the morning).

The-Lennon

why the fuk would you waste ur time in a rubbish job like nursing or physiotherapy??? get a real job........ where you can be rich and have fun and enjoy life...... not work urself to the bone every week just to pay the bills and survive....

LIFE IF FOR LIVING... NOT JUST FOR SURVIVING

Quoth the hedonist to the altruist; except that I rather doubt any such magnanimity to have predicated Horrorboy's particular aspirations within this sphere. Ah, well. :rolleyes:

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B Beth

Your apparent lack of research is certainly showing.