Getting Sask. residents access to physiotherapy
The Saskatchewan Physiotherapy Association (SPA) is hoping to ease pressure on the medical system in the province by working to get people access to appropriate care, in particular physiotherapy (PT).
Garnette Weber, SPA project manager, said different health regions offer different services and in many cases it can be a challenge to get access to publically-funded PT services.
Weber said a big area of focus for SPA is working with the different levels of government to get secure access to PT for those who are receiving social assistance benefits. She said SPA has had several meetings with different groups to create models on how granting access to PT would work and how to continue working towards providing PT services to all residents in Saskatchewan.
“We’re hoping [physiotherapy] can be added soon so that [patients] can receive physio and return to the level of physical function that they need to in order to do their daily activities, return to work and be the best they can physically,” Weber said.