I started my blog back in 2011 when my son had a course exercise in his first year of Architecture studies to create a blog. I didn’t even really understand what that meant, so looked on with interest in what that meant and how to do it.
Needless to say, I embraced the concept and jump ahead 14 years and 480 blogs later and I am here to report that my blog is moving to my Book Website rather than Sue Croft Physiotherapist web page.
As you all may be aware, I sold my practice in 2024 to Active Rehab (John and Nicole Fitzgerald) and my practice changed its name to Active Womens Health. The Highgate Hill site has now become the Women’s Health Hub for Active Rehab and nearly 12 months in, I couldn’t be happier. I am still working half-time and seeing all my patients, but the complex issues of administrating a large physio practice are now handled by lots of different people (not me).
I am happy to report that all of my staff (except for Haleh who has taken on a 6 month contract role in Qld Health to try her hand at a leadership role) are still with Active and have been joined by Cat, Dani and Claire to create a centre of excellence in Women’s Health. We are still seeing some Paediatric and Men’s Health patients and have fantastic support for transitioning patients under the careful, compassionate and experienced guidance of Dr Samantha Richter, who is also our resident expert in rectal balloon training for defaecatory disorders.
Megan Bergman, who has been working with me for nearly 8 years now, has taken on a leadership role at Highgate Hill and I couldn’t think of a more worthy person to do so. Megan’s organisational skills, on top of her amazing clinical skills, make her a top-notch role model for all aspiring pelvic health physiotherapists. She is still seeing patients of course in her new senior role.
So why move my blog after so many years and having so many subscribers?
Well, John and Nicole have purchased my practice and as such Sue Croft Physiotherapist as a practice name does not exist any more. Due to some turbulent health times in 2024, since we sold the practice, John has given us an extra 12 months to move the blog site to our already developed book site which is called Pelvicfloorrecovery.com by Sue Croft Physiotherapist.
The look of the new blogsite
Finally, we have been able to address this and very soon if you google Sue Croft Physiotherapist, you will be re-directed to Active Women’s Health website.
How to still receive my blogs automatically?
If you would like to receive my blogs, you need to subscribe to pelvicfloorrecovery.com and become a follower which means entering your email down at the bottom of the page and when I write a new blog, it will be automatically be sent to your inbox.
Content of the blog
The content will continue to be mostly pelvic floor dysfunction-related topics – empowering you to assist yourself with any bladder, bowel, pelvic pain or prolapse issues through reading my books (Pelvic Floor Essentials Edition 4, Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physiotherapy for Gynaecological and Colorectal Repair Surgery Edition 5 and Beckenbodenrehabilitation – which is the German translation of the surgery book). But I promise you, there will also be lots of mountain holiday spam still, the odd musings about the state of the world and some other interesting stories, because my blog is a little like a personal diary for myself and my family. When significant things happen in my life, I may well write about it.
Results of writing about some major health events
I cannot tell you how many people have reported to me that they got their hearts checked following my blog about Bob’s heart adventure (some were actual life-saving experiences) and also many have told me how they discovered they had severe sleep apnoea after reading about my own Sleep Apnoea Journey. So I will be continuing to document these health experiences, not for sympathy, but in the hope that others may learn something important for themselves.
The morning after the day before when I fell over at the top of Split Rock Mountain at the Warrumbungles
One of my next blogs will be about my experience with breaking my leg. I can’t express enough how low I sunk in my mood when I couldn’t “go for a walk” for 15 weeks. I have of course already documented what happened, but this new timeline blog is to give you a real insight into when your life may return to normal. I want to do this to give hope to those who may have the misfortune to do the same, because hope is so important when time is dragging on with your recovery.
What do you have to do to keep following my webpage and blog?
Look out for the Subscribe to Sue’s Blog posts at the bottom of this page. Fill in your email details and look out for some blogs arriving from pelvicfloorrecovery.com very soon. If you do not receive them email sue@pelvicfloorrecovery.com and Bob or myself will help you through the process.
What about Michael and his Architecture studies?
Well he is now an Associate in Croft Architects and loving the experience of working with his father (who is a wonderful mentor) to create sustainable, innovative architecture for clients. Michael’s love of working with timber in his designs has also been an inspiration for Bob in his own design process and they have already produced some beautiful work. Check out Croft Architects.
New Farm Reno with timber ceilings Michael and Bob from Croft Architects
Which book should I buy?
If you wish to purchase one or more of my books and unsure which may be the best book for you, here is a guide. Definitely if you are having surgery, then buy Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physiotherapy for Gynaecological and Colorectal Repair Surgery Edition 5. If you are young and have issues with pelvic pain or period pain; are looking to get pregnant or you are pregnant or you have had a baby (vaginal or a caesarean birth) then Pelvic Floor Essentials Edition 4 is the best book for you. It also has information about toilet training and bladder and bowel problems for children.
If you are peri/post menopausal but have no reason to have surgery, I would still recommend Pelvic Floor Recovery: Physiotherapy for Gynaecological and Colorectal Repair Surgery Edition 5, but when reading it, just completely ignore the surgical operation pages from page 82 to 110.
The reason I suggest this book for those women not even contemplating surgery is the rest of the book contains all the relevant pelvic floor, bladder, bowel, prolapse and pelvic pain information, and the information that you may not need any more (related to pregnancy and childbirth) is not in there.
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