Physiotherapy Career Guide: Roles, Salary 2025 & Future Scope

A. Check these colleges offering Physiotherapy courses:

A. Obviously. The fields in medical sector often are considered to be rewarding if you are passionate about healthcare and enjoy helping others. Physiotherapy offers high paying jobs to the candidates and helps them live a comfortable and respected life. You need to have the correct skills in order to make a fruitful career in this field.

A. I think Physiotherapists of sports and games are the highest paid in this sector. Their salaries can be as high as INR 35 LPA. While this also varies and depends on factors like experience, field of specialization, location of the job etc.

A. Not really, physiotherapy and MBBS both are considered a good profession to be pursued in the field of medical science. Completing a BPT course which takes 4-5 years will make you eligible to be a physiotherapist. Similarly, MBBS degree can take more than 6 years to be a skilled doctor.

A. It depends, but both earn good enough to make a comfortable living out of this field. A fresher Physiotherapist’s salary in India is around INR 3-4 LPA. And beginner nurses earn approx. INR 4-5 LPA in the start of their career. And both these ranges can increase with experience.

A. Physiotherapists focus more on the physical health conditions of the human body. They treat pains in different areas of the body and ensure comfortable and flexible movement of the body. While chiropractors mainly focus on spine related problems of the body. They specialize in correct movement of hands to ease pain in the back region of the body.

A. The Indian Army definitely has openings for physiotherapists. 

Physiotherapists play a tremendously important role in the physical rehabilitation of soldiers, thus helping them recover from injuries and ensuring an improved level of fitness with less possibility of recurring injuries. They attend servicemen/women in almost every capacity within the healthcare system of the Army. You could contact the recruitment office of the Indian Army or view their official website for vacancy details and the eligibility criteria necessary to join the Indian Army as a physiotherapist.

A. Physiotherapists work in hospitals, clinics, labs, rehabilitation centres, sports facilities, community health centres, etc. They

Improve patients' physical function
Alleviate pain
Enhance mobility
Monitor their health
Create treatment plans for them

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A. It all comes out to your experience and skills in the end. Location may also play an important role. Average estimate can be around INR 3-5 LPA if you are a fresher. Further, switch to a new higher position with INR 6-10 LPA with experience and then move on to higher than 12 LPA as a senior.

• Sports Medicine - 8.4 LPA 
• Cardiovascular - 6 LPA
• Geriatrics - 5 LPA
• Neurology - 6 LPA
• Pediatrics - 3 LPA

A. Physiotherapists are not exactly nurses, although both professions are almost similar in terms of medical assistance.

The former uses therapies and exercises to help patients improve their physical health.

The latter are for patient care and support under the guidance of the senior doctors.