Part of my Xmas present from my kids While most people may think the most important date in February is Valentines Day (February 14th), February is actually Bowel Awareness Month and I have a wonderful story to relate to you about a fantastic screening programme that is here in Australia – that saves lives. […]
February: Bowel Awareness Month Read More »
I think it’s always a good idea to have a Plan B- because life being life, there’s always going to be a spanner in the works of Plan A. I know this pussy cat’s dilemma all too well. I have a wardrobe ranging from a size 12 to size 16 and I refuse to ever
Happy New Year- Welcome 2018 Read More »
FFS! Before you panic and think I’ve lost the plot and started swearing in my blog – FFS doesn’t stand for anything bad. (Even though with our politicians behaving badly you may well have been throwing the odd one of these around- Really? You’re shutting down parliament for a week?? Is that even allowed?) No
Ageing: It’s inevitable but frailty doesn’t have to be a part of it Read More »
The next few blogs are going to be in note form – snippets, pearls of wisdom, new research etc. These blogs are for me just as much for you- and I am going to put everything in – and it may not even make sense, but later I will be able to follow up at
Day One of the 2017 National CFA Conference: Workshop snippets Read More »
There’s a bit of disquiet in our physiotherapy profession. I’ve been a Physio for 40 years and I’ve never seen anything like it. But I suppose if there had been anything like it years ago, we wouldn’t have necessarily known about it – but thanks to social media, the family tiff is there for all
Family Feud: Physiotherapy Wars Read More »
There have been a number of incidents over the last couple of months that have led to me writing this blog on Anger Management. Anger is an emotion that comes up regularly in conversations I have with patients- they may be angry with their partners, their work colleagues, their health professionals – and it’s such a
My Venetian glass perfume decanter It is 33 years since I carried this little gem from Venice, Italy and through six more countries for another six weeks and then 16,531 kms back from London to Brisbane. This is a fragile, Venetian glass vase (well, perfume decanter) – of that there is no doubt. I bought
As you know, I write a small nugget of information each week for our pain relaxation class at 6.15pm on a Monday night. This will be the 30th nugget, which is pretty amazing – where have those 30 weeks gone? I had another topic in mind for this week, but a blog by another physio
This is for all my relatives -and their friends and relatives – (and patients) to read who have bouts of stiffness. It really nicely explains various degrees of stiffness. Adam Is a Sports Physio who likes to debunk useless treatments. Enjoy. Source: Stiff, but not stiff stiff…
Stiff, but not stiff stiff… Read More »
If it’s a phrase I’m really sick of hearing, it’s the one that many of my patients have had said to them by too many health professionals (and some of them are doctors): “There’s no point in having a pessary, pessaries are just for old ladies”. Today’s blog is to refute that argument because
PESSARY STORIES -YES! USING ‘SHOUTY’ LETTERS FOR A REASON Read More »