Tarina has been part of the Physiopedia team for almost 5 years. She is a dedicated volunteer who works in the Physioplus area. She creates, revises and starts courses that benefit countless physiotherapists from all over the world. Her drive, determination and attention to detail are second to none. She is a valued member of the Physiopedia and Physioplus team…
"You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are." ~ Yogi Bhajan Most of my life I felt that life was happening to everyone else and I just had to watch. Another's parents came to see their graduation and celebrated with them. I went home alone. Other people went to their own university degree. I didn't even bother…
I often wish I had found meditation much earlier in life. Like in high school, where I once burst a stress ball by pressing it excessively, shot small beans or pearls or whatever filled the ball in all directions around my overloaded desk. Or in college, when the triad of my depression, anxiety, and bulimia felt like the foundation of…
"You cannot be both fearful and grateful at the same time." ~ Tony Robbins It can be difficult to get into a state of gratitude in a time of turmoil and fear. But now we have to exercise grace more than ever. The practice of gratitude can lift us out of the heavy weight of our unsavory thoughts and feelings…
Physioplus strives to provide you with the knowledge you need to care for your patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new Sleep and COVID-19 course completes the second series of courses related to the Cornavirus pandemic. There are now a total of 8 free courses that you can access. All you need to do is set up a free Physioplus…
"The positive cannot exist without the negative." ~ Alan Watts My heart was empty. It had never felt so empty. Sometimes I felt a gap in my chest so that everything around me felt like half a whole. I felt like a piece of me had died. This summer I painted my nursery gray and carefully selected the color after…
[ Editor's Note: This is the first of four articles in a series on action plans for different walks of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The next three articles will be published on the following Mondays in June.] With the coronavirus pandemic, everything has changed, from hygiene habits to washing our hands more often to the physical distance that we…
"The real journey of discovery is not to look for new landscapes, but to have new eyes." ~ Marcel Proust I slept the first thirty-two years of my life. I was shaken awake when my daughter was born, unable to hold her own breath. I sat helplessly next to her in the intensive care unit every day for three months…
Occupational health (OH) may seem like a foreign topic to many clinicians, but we should all be aware of that. OH refers to the relationship between work and health, and professionals in this field aim to improve the health of a worker, increase the productivity of a workforce, improve business performance and the economy. In OH, physiotherapists do not confuse…
A typical conversation on Sunday evening with my wife looks something like this: Me: "I look forward to working tomorrow." Karen: "Really?" Me: "Yes, it is definitely better than the alternative." Here is the truth. If I don't anticipate it and focus on the positive aspects of the job, I will most likely fear it. What are you afraid of?…