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Physiotherapy

 

As the largest allied health professional group, physiotherapists work with people with a variety of disabilities and their families/carers and use physical means to promote health, optimal rehabilitation and, where possible, recovery. The wide scope of physiotherapy is one of its assets, making it an exciting and varied career.

Physiotherapy students at King's are offered excellent learning experiences in both university and practice settings. The Department of Physiotherapy at King's has a strong research profile, gaining the highest research rating in the UK for physiotherapy in all the Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) undertaken.

The aim of our programmes is to produce physiotherapists who are scientifically-oriented clinicians with transferable intellectual and practical skills. This allows our students to be life-long learners in response to the dynamic nature of the healthcare professions.

 

Dr Lorna Johnson, Head of Department

Dr Lorna Johnson is a Reader in Physiotherapy Education and Head of the Academic Teaching Department of Physiotherapy. She is the Programme Director for BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy programme and Lead for Practice Education for the pre-registration physiotherapy programmes and teaches on a range of modules across both pre-registration physiotherapy programmes. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and her research interests are sustainability in healthcare, simulated practice education and physical activity in people with cardiorespiratory disease. She is a member of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Inclusive Education committee and has a special interest in inclusion and attainment with a focus on healthcare education.

Physiotherapy

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