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COMPARING ROLES OF VARIOUS CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS
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Question Two    4
Question Three    5
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Question One
In healthcare sector, some clinical professionals take up the roles which they silently ca
y out but still, they stand as the core strength of the overall healthcare system. In modern context, the role of a physiotherapist is one of such tasks that demand for clinical precision as well as complete execution of the skills learnt. The role of physiotherapist is to ensure that the post recovery period of patients is well monitored especially when the patients have gone through some kind of accidental injury or they have some sort of mild to average kind of physical deformity received due to any accident. Thus, the first responsibility at clinical level for a physiotherapist is to ensure that the proper assessment at first level is conducted so that the course of treatment can be determined.
Secondly, physiotherapists are responsible for the successful organization of the therapeutic sessions with patients. At times, these sessions are taken during the post recovery period of patients in which, they go through specific exercises at physical level to revive their natural strength. It has been often viewed that patients go through a lot of traumatic experience uring their post recovery phase; these traumas affect not only their mental state but also it simply affects their willpower towards successful functioning of a particular organ. For example, if someone has gone through an accident in which, unfortunately, the person has lost arm movement, it will be the responsibility of the physiotherapist to conduct initial assessment of the condition of the patient and then, determine what course of action should be taken.
Based on the above, organization of the possible sessions with patients will be specifically guided by the physical activities that would enhance the arm strength. These exercises will be under direct monitoring of the physiotherapist because one slight movement against the given instructions may lead to fatal outcomes. Thus, working as a physiotherapist involves some of the roles which are crucial and they are connected closely with the day to day life of common people.
Additionally, the new era of sports activities has already begun; the players thrive to push their limits in order to give exceptional performances in the field sports. This implies that over exertion sometimes leads to muscle and bone injuries out of which, some injuries require quick attention. The demand of physiotherapists has increased over the past few years in this respect; at individual and at team level, physios have become an essential part of the sports industry. This is the segment where they keep their skills on the verge of being excellent i.e. they have to take quick decisions at times with regard to ensure that the player is ready to perform or up to what kind of risk, he or she is ready to take. The job of physiotherapist, therefore, as being said above, is crucial as well as vital not only in the post recovery period of accidental cases but also in the sports...