Physiotherapists are not doctors, cannot use ‘Doctor’ prefix
Physiotherapists are not doctors, cannot use ‘Doctor’ prefix. In this regard, the Directorate General of Health Services has issued a directive asking physiotherapists not to use the ‘Doctor’ prefix. Because they are not doctors.
Physiotherapists are not trained as doctors. Therefore, they should not use the ‘Doctor’ prefix. Because it misleads patients and the general public, which can lead to confusion. Director General of Health Services Dr. Sunita Sharma has written a letter to the National President of NIMH, Dr. Dilip Bhanushali.
Physiotherapists should not be allowed to practice primary care and they should only treat referred patients. Because they are not trained to diagnose medical conditions, some of which can be made worse by inappropriate physiotherapy interventions, he said.