The tussle over the “Dr” prefix highlights a broader debate about professional recognition for allied health…
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NCAHP Kerala HC cas | Kerala HC: Physiotherapists, occupational therapists can’t use ‘Dr.’ prefix without recognised medical qualification
Kerala High Court physiotherapist order: The Kerala High Court recently passed an interim order restraining physiotherapists…
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Doctors welcome Kerala High Court order against ‘Dr.’ prefix for physiotherapists
The Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR) has welcomed the Kerala High Court’s interim…
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Union Health Ministry allows physiotherapists to use “Dr.” title again – The South First
Doctors’ associations, particularly the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the IAPMR, have repeatedly opposed the use…
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Physiotherapists as first-contact practitioners for patients with low back pain in French primary care: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial | BMC Health Services Research
World Health Organization. Musculoskeletal Health 2021. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/musculoskeletal-conditions. Cieza A, Causey K, Kamenov K, Hanson…
Continue ReadingPhysiotherapists In India Can No Longer Use ‘Dr’ Prefix: Report
The directive is contrary to the permission given in April this year, through the curriculum for…
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