PRIDE Physiotherapy & Nutrition has been a labour of love for more than three and a half years. The dream of running my own business and helping people through exercise has been more than a quarter-century! We officially opened our doors on my late father’s birthday (no coincidence) November 30, … Read More
Physio’s don’t do exercise
That was the implicit message I received last week while talking to half a dozen GPs. I was meeting the Drs to promote myself and PRIDE Physiotherapy as our practice is within walking distance from their medical centre, and to let them know that we’ll be bulk-billing all GP referrals … Read More
The ‘Business’ of Physiotherapy – *Long Post*
This started out as a random thought in the car, that became a spontaneous Facebook live video, that later morphed into a Facebook post, then quickly into this ‘blog’. Opening a new Physiotherapy practice and building something from the ground up has been quite a rollercoaster ride. I liken it … Read More
Health & Medical Top Trumps
When I was a kid growing up in England I used to play a card game called Top Trumps. I had several sets but my favourite was the 1978 Dracula set of Horror cards. The idea was to ‘trump’ your opponent and take his card (I didn’t know any girls … Read More
Challenges
Of humility, C.S. Lewis said “humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” and Ezra Benson said “pride is concerned with who is right, humility is concerned with what is right.” I am a Dr of Physiotherapy. I received the Doctor of Physiotherapy Award for Academic … Read More
When Healthcare Fails
I recently shared the heart-breaking story of the untimely passing of Talia Goldenberg here following elective surgery to fuse her neck. The article published in The Seattle Times this month paints a grim and damming picture of the healthcare system failing Talia, in particular the actions of her surgeon Dr … Read More