Effecting change beyond the clinic door
Most of my life living with persistent pain is spent beyond the clinic door. For healthcare to be truly effective for me it must involve...
A patient’s view of core stability exercise
Following my manual handling accident in 2008, core stability exercises were prescribed for me by a number of consultants and...
Therapeutic alliance – a patient’s thoughts
I cannot over-emphasise how important it is to me as a persistent pain patient to have a strong, supportive therapeutic alliance, with all...
How do I know what a physiotherapist does?
As a patient how do I know what a physiotherapist, or any other healthcare professional, does? Through ‘common knowledge’? ...
What I want from a healthcare professional
What I want when I go to see a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or other healthcare professional, or clinician, is someone with a...
Professionals involved in my care
A short post showing the approximate number of treatments I was given following my manual handling accident in 2008, and the approximate...
Monitoring and regulation in teaching
I have been asked by a few physiotherapists how teachers are regulated, how (and if) they are re-validated, and how their performance is...
