Challenges of my career

Today I'm going to write about the challenges of my career: Physical Therapy.
Physical therapy is one of the most required careers in the area of Health. Despite this, in Chile we have a lot of problems in the areas of technology, Education and social matters(related with the two previous topics ).

In Chile we don't have the necessary technology for a good and more effective treatment for the patient.In the universities this technology is almost inexistent because electronic equipment is so expensive that a few universities can afford it. Further, the few universities that can pay for it don't have the necessary equipment available for each student. This is a big problem for students because not everyone have access to the equipment and that can make studying or learning-by-doing a lot more difficult for some.

Another problem related with tecnology is that in hospitals, "SAPU" and consults don't exist the same equipment that in clinics. This is a problem and an injustice for the patients and the physical therapist, because obviously in clinics the treatment is more effective, faster and the Physical therapist have all the necessary equipment for this. All this boils down to money ; hospitals have a low budget and the persons that came here don't have a lot of money and in contrast, clinics have hight budget and people that came here does have money.As we can see, all this can resume in an issue of difference between social classes, which, I hope, will end as soon as a good health plan comes out by the government, We'll see if the new president presents an improved plan next year (not just campaign's promises but the real deal).

Another challenge my career faces these days is the fact that a lot - really, A LOT- of people doesn't have a clear mind of what it is about. I mean, they think that our career is just about giving massages and stuff like that; not much realize that we treat serious injuries and that we are the cause of nearly full (if not full) movement recovery on patients whom have been diagnosed with paralysis in some degree. But, on the other side, social campaigns such as Teletón, have made that a lot of them also be a little more educated about what we do and how we help people. And that's a start.