Making History Articles
A selection of 'Making History articles that have appeared in the Physiotherapy New Zealand Physio Matters magazine.
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The Hanover Street Physio Pool
Published in Physio Matters magazine March 2011: for many graduates of the Otago School of Physiotherapy, the hydrotherapy pool at...
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The Greenlane Rocker Bed
Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2007: the image of the Greenlane ‘rocker’ bed will be familiar to generations of...
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Founding the Auckland School
Published in Physio Matters magazine December 2007: in late 1972, Sheila Glendinning, Jim Powell from AIT and Fran visited a site in Grafton with a view to establishing a school there. Read more
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In Defence of Lost Cultures
Published in Physio Matters magazine February 2009: Te Aroha has had a spa since 1883 when eight hectares of land were gifted to the crown by Marutūahu chief Te Mōkena Hou in 1880. Read more
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International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists (IFMOT)
Published in Physio Matters magazine June 2008: pioneers like Stanley Paris, Ian Searle, Brian Mulligan, and Robin McKenzie established one of the most influential professional specialty organisations in the world of physiotherapy Read more
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Physiotherapy and Physical Culture
Published in Physio Matters magazine February 2010: physiotherapy had emerged as a profession by colonising ideas and practices that had existed for centuries before. Read more
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Physiotherapy Legislation in New Zealand (1920-2004)
Published in Physio Matters magazine August 2008: the 1949 Physiotherapy Act – which changed us from masseurs to physiotherapists and gave us state registration – survived for more than 50 years and provided most of us with the professional basis for our practice. Read more