Background and Purpose: Internet addiction is reported to cause anger, depression, mood swings, anxiety, fear, irritability, sadness, loneliness, boredom, restlessness, upset etc. Also, it causes physical discomfort or medical problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome, dry eyes, backache, headache, eating irregularities, sleep disturbance, etc. While internet addiction is considered a barrier for students by majority, its effects as facilitator for students’ academic performance and psychological health remains understudied. The purpose of our study was to answer the question, “Does internet addiction act as a barrier or facilitator for mental health among physiotherapy students?” Methods and Material: A cross-sectional survey of 150 undergraduate physiotherapy students between 19-23 years of age was conducted. Students participated by providing their responses to Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) after signing written informed consent. Descriptive statistics was used to express internet addiction and depression. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to find out the correlation between internet addiction and depression. Results: Result of this study shows that there is inverse correlation between internet addiction and mental health of students.