World Physiotherapy Day Observed On Sept 8

“Physiotherapists have a key role in helping people with long-term conditions achieve their goals, fulfill their potential and participate fully in society,” according to the message that physiotherapists [known in some countries as physiotherapists] sent out on World Physiotherapy Day on Monday, September 8.

World Physiotherapy Day is an opportunity for physiotherapists from all over the world to raise awareness about their role in keeping people well, mobile and independent.

A spokesperson said, “Many people with long-term health conditions or disabilities lead fulfilled lives. But some do not because they do not receive the right kind of support. This can be devastating to individuals and this waste of potential also has a cost to others: families, communities and societies.”

“A recent study showed that the loss of global economic output as a result of long-term conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, lung disease and cancer will be US$ 63 trillion over the next 20 years.

“However, it needn’t be like that, says World Confederation for Physical Therapy [WCPT].”

“The people who seek and need the services of physiotherapists range from babies to older people, from people with profound disabilities to the highest performing athletes. Through our engagement with them and our focus on physical activity, exercise and movement we have the power to ensure that people reach their potential whatever that may be,” says Emma Stokes, the WCPT President.

“Increasingly, the evidence is there in support of the value of physiotherapy. Let’s use World Physiotherapy Day to communicate the impact that physiotherapy can have on individual lives, and to reach out to politicians and other key decision makers to move our profession closer to fulfilling its full potential in changing the lives of the people we serve.”

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