Fysioterapeutin

A fysioterapeutin is a healthcare professional who specializes in physical therapy. The term denotes a female physiotherapist in languages that use gendered professional titles. The core aim is to improve movement, reduce pain, restore function, and enhance quality of life through evidence-based physical interventions.

Education typically requires a university degree in physiotherapy and professional licensure or registration in the country of practice. Programs cover anatomy, physiology, rehabilitation techniques, biomechanics, and clinical practice. Many jurisdictions require continuing education to maintain licensure.

Roles include assessing patients' movement impairments, developing individualized treatment plans, and implementing therapies such as prescribed therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, gait training, and modalities like electrotherapy or heat and cold applications. They also educate patients, families, and caregivers on exercise, ergonomics, and injury prevention.

Common practice areas include musculoskeletal injuries and orthopedic rehabilitation, neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, multiple sclerosis), cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, pediatrics, geriatrics, and sports therapy. Settings range from hospitals and clinics to private practices, schools, sports teams, and home care.

Practice is guided by ethics, patient safety, and evidence-based guidelines. Physiotherapists collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, and may work under direct access or referral models depending on local regulations.