Physio where are you?
For the past few months we as students have been exposed to a number of different medical facilities and institutions as part […]
Category: Term 3 (2019)
My diagnosis does not define me
Hospital-acquired infections are nowadays a major health care problem worldwide. The morbidity and mortality associated with them are at its highest. During […]
Why do we shame our patients for their addiction?
‘The opposite of addiction is not sobriety; the opposite of addiction is connection.’ -Johann Hari If possible, please watch both videos or […]
Ethics and Organ Donation
Madelein du Plessis 3635464 Ethics and Organ Donation While on block with clinical practice I treated a patient who had been in […]
I HAD TO DO IT!
Reality of the matter is that situations force us to make decisions that we never thought we would ever make. Decisions that […]
Thanatophobia
The man of mystery, or so he was called. Laying on his ICU bed with his eyes closed but full of tears […]
Revenge as a motivator
One of my patients which I had been providing consensual physiotherapy management to was a newly diagnosed T2 motor and sensory complete […]
When not to cross that line
Patient and health practitioner relationship – Managing professional boundaries The patient and health practitioner relationship is described as ‘a medium in which […]
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
As Clinical students it is within our curriculum to work certain hours in order to be a ‘Qualified professional’ according to […]
Assistive Devices
Setting: An elderly man hobbles into the physiotherapy gym; he is moving at a slow pace and is extremely unsteady on his […]