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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Becoming a “first contact” profession
Published in Physio Matters magazine June 2011: questions over the need for physiotherapy to become a first contact profession did not have their origins in the 1980s Read more
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Bunny Thompson – respiratory pioneer
Published in Physio Matters magazine April 2012: 'Bunny' Thompson was a true pioneer in the world of physiotherapy, born in Dunedin in August 1923, she developed a method of treating childhood asthma long before the days of metered-dose inhalers. Read more
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Cora Wilding (1888-1982)
Published in Physio Matters magazine April 2010: Cora founded the Sunlight League in New Zealand, was instrumental in establishing the Youth Hostel Association, and was one of the most passionate advocates for the physical culture movement. Read more
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Dr Mark Laslett named first Physiotherapy Specialist
Dr Mark Laslett is the first registered Physiotherapy Specialist to receive an Annual Practising Certificate under the Specialist Scope in New Zealand. Read more
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Edith Thompson
Published in Physio Matters magazine April 2008: Edith Thomson was born into status and privilege at the end of the nineteenth century as part of the eminent Thomson family of Dunedin. Read more