Emerging Challenges Faced by Private Clinic Physiotherapist in New Normal Times During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Pune City

Abstract

Objective: Primary Objective: To assess the challenges faced by private clinic physiotherapists in Pune aftereasing of lockdown using validated self-reporting questionnaire.Secondary Objective:1. To assess the financial impacts on private clinics.2. To assess the foot fall in the private physiotherapy clinic in Pune after easing of lockdown.3. To assess the physiotherapy treatment limitations during this pandemic.4. To assess difficulties while following Maharashtra State Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Council(MSOTPT) guidelines while treating patients during covid-19 pandemic.5. To assess problems faced during tele-rehab using Validated self-reporting questionnaire.Method: A cross sectional study was done in Pune City with a sample size of 60 over the period of 3 monthsusing self-reporting validated questionnaire. Participants were picked based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.Questionnaire was circulated through the social media & emailing the link of google form of questionnaire tothe participants after the approval of ethical committee. A total of 60 participants submitted the correctly filledquestionnaire. After receiving the responses, it was analysed statically and Questionnaire results was presented inthe graphical form & conclusion were made according to the pie charts and graphs.Results: Through results it was sighted that the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced critical weakness and numerouschallenges for the private clinic physiotherapists. They were facing financial problems, number of patients havereduced in the clinic, they have lost their follow ups during the pandemic, many are following MSOTPT guidelineswhile treating patients and finding it difficult to follow the guidelines while treating patients and many haveshifted their mode of practice to tele-rehabilitation and having problems in that.