They are now also getting involved with helping the elderly patients in various hospitals which is known as the Geriatric physical therapy. It merely focuses on older individuals who need to be taken care of. They are also getting their way to help patients who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and this section is known as the Neurological physiology.
They are also into helping babies and toddlers because they also do pediatric therapy, they help them by treating certain issues that includes injuries, disorders and other problems that deals with infants, toddlers and adolescents. The role of physiotherapists are broader than it was in the early times because they are now also into skin care and skin problems. They deal with almost all the human body and organs that is why their role is truly vital in the society.