The prevalence of burnout within physiotherapy is a challenge. That’s because burnout not only impacts your wellbeing but also affects your ability to provide the best patient care.
This guide dives into the world of burnout in physiotherapy, exploring its effects on treatment quality and patient outcomes. You’ll also learn why burnout rates are increasing in physiotherapy, what the evidence reveals, and how you (and your colleagues) can avoid burnout while supporting each other. This guide will also provide you with insight into creating a supportive work environment that promotes wellbeing.
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Introduction
Pressed for time? Discover 3 key report findings
Expert Contributors
What is burnout?
Personal reflection: From treating patients to battling burnout
Impact on treatment quality and outcomes
The impact on clinicians experiencing the burnout
The impact of burnout in the workplace
The impact of practitioner burnout for patients
What predisposes clinicians or burnout?
How to combat burnout in your clinic
Foster a supportive work environment
Implement work-life balance initiatives
Backed up by evidence
Promoting wellbeing: exercise and meditation
Encourage regular breaks and set clear boundaries
Seek professional help
Leverage digital tools
Digital health: your convenient time
Tried-and-tested tips from the frontline
In a private practice
In a hospital setting
Approaches to tackle burnout
4 tips to better self care during workdays
Burning out: is this the future for physiotherapists?
7 Key takeaways
Mike Blackwell
BSc Physiotherapy,
Founder & Director of Fix Physio Sydney
Leah Gillespie
PT, DPT, previous small practice owner
Tom Gray
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (2007),
MSc (Dist. Athletic Development & Peak Performance,
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists,
Member of the Health and Care Professions Council,
Senior Lecturer, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy,
Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (Dist.)