Physiotherapy is, literally, ‘treatment through movement’. As the profession has developed, physiotherapists are not only called on to treat problems in movement, but also neurological, respiratory and cardiac problems.
By the end of the course, students in physiotherapy will have acquired the skills enabling him to restore, in the best way possible, the functional capacities of a sick, injured or handicapped person.
The training is also designed to develop a critical attitude based on solid scientific knowledge which enables graduates to justify their professional practices and update them. Training in rehabilitation will also enable them to suggest appropriate solutions for reintegrating handicapped people into their family, social and professional environments.
The Master in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation is centred on acquiring and developing specific skills in physiotherapy in various areas of application (orthopaedic, neurological, respiratory, uro-gynaecological, cardio-vascular, psychiatric, pediatric, geriatric etc). Graduates are awarded the professional status of physiotherapist in the French Community of Belgium.
Having completed a bachelor’s degree, the one year training programme for the Master in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation [60] entitles you to the professional status of physiotherapist in the French Community of Belgium.
Practical learning
During the Master, you will continue, in an intensive way, the training begun in the third year of the first cycle. You will do four months of placement in the university clinics and approved UCL and KUL centres, under the direction of teachers in physiotherapy and rehabilitation and under the supervision of placement directors. You will be able to match your choice of placement to your interests and preferences: hospital departments, outpatient treatment or private practice.
Specializing
You will be able to develop your knowledge in one of the following areas : technological aids for handicapped people, prevention of pathologies linked with working conditions and adapted physical activities used as additional therapy.
The dissertation that you will do at the end of the course will also enable you to specialize in an advanced area of physiotherapy or rehabilitation. The dissertation may be an account of a particular issue, through bibliographic research, or be centred on experimental research in the laboratory. You will benefit from close collaboration and a privileged learning relationship with your supervisor.
