The General direction of consumption punishes the Escuela Superior de techniques Parasanitarias by misleading advertising to the citizen.

– this type of training centres confuse people about a who go to solve the problems of health ”, declares the collegiate institution

Madrid, November 2011- La direction General of consumption of the Ministry of economy and Finance of the community of Madrid has informed the professional College of physiotherapists of the region the imposition of an economic sanction against a non-formal training centre, the school of Parasanitarias techniques, by misleading the public.

For its part, the College professional physiotherapists of the community of Madrid has been filing complaints before the General direction of consumption by misleading advertising used in this type of non approved courses of therapies such as massage, osteopathy, chiropractic … and other denominations, offered by private training schools and academies.

This type of training centres confuse people about a who go to solve the problems of health ”, declares the institution College.

In this sense, the Madrid school alert on risks to public health involves treated for non-health professionals. Persons enrolled in this type of course lacking in the majority of cases, training qualified; In addition, there a little scientific rigour in any of the subjects taught by the teachers.

Thus, it expresses is the degree of physiotherapy, which legally trained for this type of therapy in the treatment of injuries and ailments.

Our institution continue to denounce all those cases of misleading advertising aimed at the citizen, by these private educational entities, and will demand to be withdrawn as soon as possible this type of advertising that fool clearly consumer ”, declared the Secretary General of the school professional of physiotherapists in the community of Madrid, José Santos.

Also indicates that, before receiving a care for a medical condition or pathology, is necessary to ensure that the person who will respond to one is a health care professional ”. In this regard, consult, of quick and easy ”, the website of the institution, as well as make sure downtown where is going to try to comply with all municipal licences and required health.

Professional College of physiotherapists of the community of Madrid

The College professional physiotherapists of the community of Madrid is an organization representing more than 7,200 physiotherapists at the regional level. Its objectives are the safeguard of the principles of ethics and ethical physical therapy, the defence and promotion of health and welfare of the citizens of the community of Madrid, in collaboration with public authorities, as well as the promotion level scientific, culturalEconomic and social of the collegiate.