World Physiotherapy Day has been celebrated every year since 1996 on 8 September, corresponding to the date on which the current World Physiotherapy was founded in 1951.
World Physiotherapy Day is an opportunity to recognise the significant role the profession plays in the health and well-being of the general population, and to promote the profession to its users and communities.
World Physiotherapy produces and makes available graphic materials to support physiotherapists in their activities, such as information leaflets, posters e bannerswith translations into several languages. The Order of Physiotherapists has been a member of World Physiotherapy since the beginning of 2023 and participates in the translation of these materials.
The focus of this year's World Physiotherapy Day is low back pain (lumbago) and the role of physiotherapy in its treatment and prevention.
Information leaflets
Posters
Banners
World Physiotherapy Day in pictures
The Order of Physiotherapists invites its members to join the initiative "World Physiotherapy Day in pictures" by sharing photos illustrating the celebrations (up to 3 photos), with a brief description of the initiative, via the email address: comunicacao@ordemdosfisioterapeutas.ptfor later publication. They must also fill in a declaration of transfer of image rights, available at here.
NoteIt will not be possible to use images in which users appear unless they give their consent by filling in the declaration.