#addlifetoyears #WorldPTDay

Don't feel sad or get upset about your injury situation.You can't change what has happened.But you can change your future by being able to prevent your injuries.

I think it really encompasses everything we do as physiotherapists. Under the umbrella theme of Movement for Health, adding life to years highlights what a positive impact physiotherapist can have on improving people’s quality of life.It’s often the very small things that really improve every day quality of life – getting up out of a chair without sound effects, being able to reach down to put socks on, looking after grandchildren or going on holiday. It’s these things that we really focus on during your physiotherapy sessions – exactly what matters to you.This years message builds on the findings of the WHO’s report on ageing and health. The findings highlight that:

• Physiotherapists help older people be independent, improving their quality of life and reducing health care costs.
• Physiotherapists address the non-communicable diseases which compromise independence in older age.
• Structured and tailored exercise programmes are often essential to promote independence in older people.
• With the continued growth of the ageing population, improving quality of life and independence for older people is becoming increasingly important.
• Physiotherapists can help older people to be independent, improving the quality of life and reducing health care costs. This is the message from thousands of Physiotherapists across the world as they prepare to take part in World Physical Therapy Day on 8th September 2016. Every year, World Physical Therapy Day allows individual Physiotherapists to celebrate their contribution to global health. This year's event builds on the success of 2015 when thousands of Physiotherapists used to unite events across the world.
• This World Physical Therapy Day uses the theme “Add life to years” following the World Health Organisation's World Report on Ageing and Health which says that “maintenance of functional ability has the highest importance” for older people. “World Physical Therapy Day is the first opportunity for the adoption of the report Physiotherapists to show how important the profession is in ensuring healthy and active older people".
• The evidence of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of physical therapy for older adults is incontrovertible. World Physical Therapy Day, with its focus on adding life to years, gives physiotherapists a great platform to communicate this message to older people, the wider community, and health care policy and decision-makers.” By 2050 the global population will include two billion people aged 60 or over, and 400 million aged 80 or over. Physiotherapists have a key role in helping people with long-term conditions to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and participate fully in society.