03/11/2025
a licensed physiotherapist, occupational therapist, prosthetist and orthotist is the one to book an appointment with, safely in India.
falls, skin burns, no therapeutic results, aggravation of pain, etc. are few of the expensive situations possible, if a client presumes that physiotherapy, occupational therapy or porsthetic and orthotic services can be availed from any person who “knows the technical part of it”.
legally licensed physiotherapists, occupational therapists, prosthetists and orthotists own up their legal and scientific accountabilities for ensuring maximum physical rehabilitation in minimum possible time, for their respective clients, while ensuring continued safety.
in India, clinical license for physiotherapists and occupational therapists is issued by the concerned state’s physiotherapy and occupational therapy council, which is a state government body. prosthetists and orthotists are duly licensed to practice, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
in states, where state physiotherapy and occupational therapy councils are yet to become functional, physiotherapists who are members of the well recognized Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) and occupational therapists, who are members of the All India Occupational Therapists’ Association (AIOTA), are the ones to book appointments reliably with. Their respective membership with the IAP or the AIOTA is not exactly a license to practice clinically, but is surely a strong endorsement of thier legal eligibility to obtain such a license, whenever the state physiotherapy and occupational therapy council becomes functional.
but how can this awareness keep clients safe?
the answer lies in the licensed physical rehab specialists’ confidence and openness to share the details of their clinical license with any client, who buy their services.
quacks are never in a position to do so.
therefore, for the best safety, do not ask your physiotherapist, occupational therapist or prosthetist and orthotist, whether he or she is licensed or not. instead, ask him or her to show you his or her license document.
with Start Exercises Club, one can be assured of booking appointments with such a licensed physical rehabilitation specialist only, at his or her location in India.