Physiotherapy is a branch of medicine which focuses on movement and mobility. If you like to work with your hands as well as your head, and enjoy helping people around you, then it could be an attractive career pathway to pursue. There are lots of different applications, from injuries and arthritis to long-term respiratory or neurological conditions, and you’ll be working with people of all ages and from every walk of life. You’ll work with regular patients, helping to design personalised treatment schedules and guiding them with movement exercises and massage. 

Some courses are designed around sports rehabilitation or strength and conditioning, whereas some are more medically oriented such as cardiovascular, neurological or paediatric physiotherapists. If you know which area you’d like to work in, then you can often choose a specialist field from the start. 

There’s a range of top physiotherapy courses all over the UK, and whether you’re planning on living at home or already know which area you want to study in, you’ll probably be keen to find out which courses are available nearby. 

We’ve put together the following guide, which uses Complete University Guide subject league tables, to show you the top unis offering physiotherapy courses in each UK region. 

Best unis for physiotherapy in the East Midlands 

University of Nottingham 

University of Leicester 

Best unis for physiotherapy in the East of England 

University of East Anglia UEA 

University of Essex 

University of Hertfordshire 

Best unis for physiotherapy in London 

King's College London, University of London 

University of East London 

Brunel University London 

Best unis for physiotherapy in North East England 

Northumbria University, Newcastle 

Teesside University, Middlesborough 

Best unis for physiotherapy in North West England 

University of Liverpool 

Manchester Metropolitan University

University of Central Lancashire

Best unis for physiotherapy in Northern Ireland 

Ulster University 

Best unis for physiotherapy in Scotland 

Robert Gordon University  

Glasgow Caledonian University  

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 

Best unis for physiotherapy in South East England 

University of Southampton 

University of Brighton 

Canterbury Christ Church University

Best unis for physiotherapy in South West England 

University of Plymouth 

Bournemouth University  

Bristol, University of the West of England

Best unis for physiotherapy in Wales 

Cardiff University  

Best unis for physiotherapy in the West Midlands 

University of Birmingham  

Keele University  

University of Worcester 

Best unis for physiotherapy in Yorkshire and the Humber 

Leeds Beckett University 

University of Bradford 

York St John University

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