On Wednesday 26th February, 2014, I presented a talk for health professionals and the general public on the management of prolapse with Dr Hannah Krause and we had a great turn-up and I hope all the ladies really enjoyed the two presentations. When Tracey Sparks, our illustrious CFA Health Promotions Officer asked for a title […]
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As you all know I am very active on Twitter and Facebook – but in a (mostly) professional way with respect to my career, my passion, my children would say …my obsession – of course it’s the pelvic floor. And we have a new group on Facebook which is for us Physios who are afflicted with
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Because I got sick of reading newspapers about 5 weeks before the 7th September 2013 and because I was also very busy around that time and I was often throwing them out (even without unwrapping the plastic), I cancelled the paper. I sort of miss it at times – on the weekend, to read the
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Imagine if there was a measles epidemic that nobody knew about? There would be an outcry once the Courier Mail found out about it. Journalists, the public, the Opposition would be baying for blood. Who is responsible for suppressing the information, the statistics, the preventative measures, the answers to this epidemic? Why hasn’t it been
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I received an email from a guru in the Physio world and thankfully I have a bad habit of never deleting emails so it will be there in my inbox for eternity! Professor Paul Hodges, a wonderful Australian Physiotherapy researcher, is doing a pilot study on Rectus Diastasis measurement and is looking for participants. I
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In case you are wondering why I am being so diligent about reporting from this year’s conference – I was lucky enough to win a scholarship to the 22nd National Conference and instead of writing a formal report for the Qld CFA Branch Committee, I am writing my blog and tweeting some key points. Many
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I am over here in Perth attending our National conference and plan to bring you snippets from the workshops, the Key Note addresses and the presentations. Today I attended a workshop on managing persistent pelvic pain (PPP) and then one on writing journal articles this afternoon. The morning session was wonderful with all speakers on
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Well here it is – my 100th blog! If you had told me that when I wrote my first blog just two and a bit years ago that I would write 99 more this quickly, I wouldn’t have believed you. But writing blogs has been a most liberating, worthwhile experience. I love writing! It’s interesting because when
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It’s a very fulfilling job I have – every day I get to explain some pretty simple strategies to my patients which IF they implement them (for every damn day for the rest of their lives ….) can mostly transform their life from one of anxiety and quite a high level of bother to one of managing their
Hey Everyone – No More Suffering in Silence! Read More »
I dare you not to mist up with this new video from The Australian Physiotherapy Association – dogs always do it for me – so have your tissues ready. But the message is a favourite one of mine, next to doing your pelvic floor exercises for life and going decaf amongst others. Exercising and getting
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