7 September 2005
New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists
Life! - with Physiotherapy celebrated
The potential to enjoy life is what physiotherapists promote. On World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), physiotherapists
throughout New Zealand are celebrating the diverse ways they enable people to participate in life.
Physiotherapists provide help and advice to advance recovery from illness or accident, deal with disability, support
independence, encourage fitness and improve wellness, and ensure safe workplaces.
The New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists has produced a series of posters depicting a variety of settings where
physiotherapists assist people to achieve the most from life. Members of the Society are displaying these posters at the
events planned for World Physiotherapy Day.
Unfortunately these valuable health professionals are not well rewarded financially. Angry and frustrated with
chronically inadequate fees paid by ACC for physiotherapy services, more than 1500 physiotherapists, their patients, and
physiotherapy students bombarded politicians in August with letters requesting a commitment to review of ACC fees.
ENDS