Making History Articles

A selection of 'Making History articles that have appeared in the Physiotherapy New Zealand Physio Matters magazine.

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... Read more
The Greenlane Rocker Bed
Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2007: the image of the Greenlane ‘rocker’ bed will be familiar to generations of... Read more

The “grandfather” of physiotherapy in New Zealand

Published in Physio Matters magazine May 2009: Matthew Guinan was the 77th masseur to be registered with the Masseurs Registration Board in 1921, at a time when the presence of men within the massage profession was still largely frowned upon Read more
Vida Muir’s clinic casebook 1943

Published in Physio Matters magazine December 2010: Vida Muir’s clinic casebook contains more than 44 pages of hand-written notes on patient cases, including extensive diagnostic data long before physiotherapy was a first-contact profession. Read more

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The “grandfather” of physiotherapy in New Zealand