Welcome to IPTOP We are the International Association of Physiotherapists working with Older People. IPTOP represents national special interest groups (SIG) of physiotherapists working with older people. IPTOP strives to be the international resource for physiotherapists working in older adult healthcare. Read more
By 2025 there will be an estimated 800 million older people in the world, with the fastest growth being in developing countries. The unique knowledge, skills and experience of physiotherapists places them in a pivotal position to influence the health and function of older people.
The membership of IPTOP consists of countries that have a geriatric physiotherapy special interest group (SIG). Each country designates a representative from their SIG to attend IPTOP member country representative meetings.
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IPTOP strives to support professional development to improve physiotherapy practice with older adults around the world. We do this by working to host forums and workshops at World Physiotherapy Congresses, as well as sharing information on upcoming educational events and conferences around the world.
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We provide news in older adult physiotherapy from around the world. If you have news to share, please send us a note.
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General contact information can be found on the Contact us page. For the specific contact details of our Executive Committee, Regional or National representatives, please follow these links:
22 January 2021
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) annual Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) is being held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Recorded and Live virtual programming offered from Febru...
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IPTOP is actively adding resources about Covid-19 and Physiotherapy in the Resources page.
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IPTOP is excited to welcome Nigeria as its newest member country group. The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) is the embodiment of Physiotherapists in Nigeria. The NSP includes nine specialty gro...
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