Description

Community physiotherapy is physiotherapy treatment offered in the community. As opposed to acute care physiotherapy that’s offered in a specific clinic or hospital, community physiotherapy is more heavily focused on the “where” in terms of where treatment is offered. Keep in mind that there isn’t an agreed upon community physiotherapy definition and it’s often used interchangeably, meaning something different from person to person. However, if we simplify community physiotherapy as simply physiotherapy that’s offered out in the community, community physiotherapy means physiotherapy that’s offered either in a patient’s home, aged care facility or workplace. Health Physio,Mobile Physio is an example of community physiotherapy in action since our physios can come to you, wherever you are in the community. For example, if you’re an outpatient who’s gone home after a surgery or an illness and you require physiotherapy, with community physiotherapy, your physio will make home visits to offer your care instead of you coming into a clinic to receive that care.