Clinical Specialist Dr. Diane Lee explains why she decided to become a physiotherapist and how she got to where she is today
December 22, 2016
When I was 16, I dislocated my elbow in a gymnastic accident involving the uneven bars. Shortly after, I was introduced to physiotherapy.
I was intrigued by the profession and interested in sports medicine, but didn’t really think a small town gal from Kamloops would have any hope of capturing...
The entrepreneurial wheel: tips for operating a well-rounded physiotherapy business
September 28, 2017
In the five years of operating a physiotherapy business, I have learned that there are seven important segments to running a smooth-operating company. I like to use the metaphor of a wheel, because if any one of these segments is not well developed or properly inflated, your wheel will lurch alon...
Social Media as Dialogue: Dave Nicholls, P.T.
February 16, 2017
Feeling like it's hard to stay on top of new information in our practice? Feeling like you're the only one working in your area? Want to be more involved, but don't know where to start? Social media can help.
In the January/February issue of your magazine Physiotherapy Practice, we profiled five...
Networking Through Social Media: Scotty Butcher, P.T.
February 9, 2017
Feeling like it's hard to stay on top of new information in our practice? Feeling like you're the only one working in your area? Want to be more involved, but don't know where to start? Social media can help.
In the January/February issue of your magazine Physiotherapy Practice, we profiled five...
The Things I've Learned About Global Health
February 5, 2019
Many have asked how to get involved in global health since my recent travels to Nepal as a physiotherapist consultant. With my experiences completing an internship in South Africa, membership in the Global Health Division (GHD) as an executive committee member, practicing two years clinically and...
Here's Why Equitable Physiotherapy is Important
April 28, 2016
On November 4th, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why having a gender balanced cabinet was so important. His response was simple – “Because it is 2015”. (1)
This succinct answer made me pause to reflect on my own career as a physiotherapist. Could I provide such a pointed answer if s...
How to Expand Your Skillset in Today's E-Learning Environment
October 4, 2018
When I graduated from the Masters in Physiotherapy program at McMaster in 2009 I was STOKED to practice and to learn as much as I possibly could. I spent thousands of dollars over the next few years taking tons of courses, meeting many awesome instructors and clinicians and learning lots of new s...
On Becoming and Being a PTA
April 25, 2016
This post features two authors who shed more light on being a physiotherapist assistant (PTA). Aurelie writes about how she decided to pursue being a PTA, and Amy explains what it actually means to be one.
Part I – The Backstory: How I Became a PTA
Aurelie Dimandja, PTA
I remember the summer ...
Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Physiotherapy May Help Ease Tension in Voice Disorders
June 16, 2016
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Jaime Angus, BMR (PT) & Lisa Mills-Hutton, B.Comm(Hons), BMR (PT)
Physiotherapists at Donna Sarna Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation in Winnipeg, Manitoba
“One day, you’re a high school English teacher, and then you get laryngitis and lose your voice for two weeks. The laryngitis is go...
Health Care Technology Today
July 8, 2016
Check out this fascinating series of posts about technology from APTA’s May 2016 PTinMOTIONmag.org (© 2016 American Physical Therapy Association. All rights reserved).
COULD ‘BIORESORBABLE’ SENSORS HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOVER FROM BRAIN INJURY, SURGERY?
They melt in your brain, not in your hand.
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