Terminology in Physiotherapy

Welcome to Physiotherapy

Welcome to the profession of Physiotherapy(PT). This site will provide a platform for students to learn the language of PT and communicate appropriately, effectively, using the correct and precise terminology. This site forms a guide that students can use to communicate using the correct terminology in their under-graduate training assessments and exams. The interactive nature of the site provides opportunity for students to practice, correct and perfect the correct use of the terminology in Physiotherapy language discourse.

This site contains the following:

Simple, descriptions of the PT terminology

Images, photos, graphics, and other visuals can help further

Illustrate the core points.

Quizzes, audio recordings, activities

Links: Link to other tools or resources that can help the reader.

This site is Peer Reviewed by lecturers in each specialty

The aim of this online textbook is to introduce non-English first Language speakers and New Physiotherapy students to the language of Physiotherapy.

The best way to interact with this eBook is:

Read each term and its description in the specific chapter

Attempt the Activities, Quizzes, Audio Challenges and Confidence Builders on the right-side panel of the page by clicking on the titles

Read each term and its description in depth again and complete the Activities, Quizzes, Confidence builders and Audio Challenges

Engage with the course notes with greater ease once a chapter is complete

Chapter 1: Introduction to Physiotherapy and Anatomy Terms

Chapter 2: Joint Movement

Chapter 3: Posture and Movement Analysis

Chapter 4: Development Across the Lifespan

Chapter 5: Exercise and Physical Activity

Chapter 6: Terms used in Assessments Explained

FAQ

What is a Physiotherapist?

“Physiotherapists (PT) assess, plan and implement. rehabilitative programs that improve or restore human motor functions, maximize movement ability, relieve pain syndromes, and treat or prevent physical challenges associated with injuries, diseases and other impairments” - WHO

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About Nomusa Ntinga

Ms Nomusa Ntinga, a lecturer in the physiotherapy division at UCT. Miss Ntinga is an academic with clinical experience in Paediatric physiotherapy. She has used her experience to inform policy using current evidence-based practices in her profession. She has 12 years clinical experience and 1 year academic experience.

She is efficient in areas of academic involvement which is evident in her ability to articulate her professional scope to health specialists in the field and to the care of her patients. She can hold her own in the formative assessments of students and has imparted her professionalism and shown herself be a knowledgeable lecturer. Her passion for her role in education is expressing itself in research collaboration projects in evidence based in teaching and learning in physiotherapy

Disclaimer

This site is not meant to replace lectures but is an additional tool to facilitate teaching and learning of the language discourse used in the under-graduate Physiotherapy curriculum. University of Cape Town reserves the copy writes of this site.