In March 2021, the Australian Physiotherapy Association released a landmark report that provides evidence demonstrating the economic benefits physiotherapy can provide to clients and the Australian healthcare system. The researchers studied the improvements in quality of life in clients who use physiotherapy services for 11 conditions, and how that improvement can influence the financial impact on clients and the healthcare system.
Aspects such as costs of physiotherapy sessions, cost of patient’s time and avoided costs of other medical treatments were calculated. These figures were then compared to other treatment alternatives such as long-term medication and surgery, and results calculated. The results have shown physiotherapy for all 11 conditions studied is clinically effective and deliver net economic benefits to both the client and the healthcare system. Physiotherapists can assess and treat clients with acute injuries or chronic conditions and help prevent unnecessary hospital and GP visits, reducing the load on our public health system.
From this, we can conclude that community-based physiotherapy, such as our clinic here at Prospect, can help reduce the economic impacts on clients and our health system, and improve quality of life for our community.
You can read the full report here https://australian.physio/media/landmark-report-confirms-economic-value-physiotherapy
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