Physiotherapy is a health profession concerned with maximising mobility and quality of life by using clinical reasoning to select and apply the appropriate treatment.
Physiotherapists interact with patients and families, as well as other health professionals, in order to assess movement potential and establish goals for the patient. Physiotherapy extends from health promotion to injury prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, maintenance of functional mobility, maintenance of the best achievable health in people with chronic illness, patient and carer education, and occupational health.

School of Physiotherapy at Auckland University of Technology:
www.aut.ac.nz/schools/rehabilitation and_occupation studies/

School of Physiotherapy at University of Otago
www.otago.ac.nz/physiotherapy
www.physiotherapy.org.nz .