A qualification in physiotherapy can open doors for students interested in pursuing the profession as a career path within the field of medicine.
The profession enables students to learn various treatment methods that help recover, sustain or improve the well-being and the complete functioning of the human body and its locomotor system.
But like most professional careers, your foundation of knowledge for physiotherapy will have to come from some level of tertiary education. With that in mind, the tertiary institutions listed below are where you can study physiotherapy in South Africa:
- University of Cape Town
- University of the Free State
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Sefako Makgatho Health Science University (SMU)
- University of Pretoria
- University of Stellenbosch
- University of the Western Cape
- University of the Witwatersrand
Your years of study as a qualified Physiotherapist will enable you to thoroughly understand how the human body works.
This includes a rigorous understanding of the body’s anatomical activities such as posture, balance and movement, knowledge of diseases, injury and the healing process.
For a full list of places to study physiotherapy, head to our Where To Study section.
