Month: February 2020
2020: The Centenary of Physiotherapy in Canada
Canadian physiotherapists are celebrating the centenary of the profession in Canada, this year: 2020! March 24, 2020 marks the precise 100th anniversary and will include: a kick-off of 100 days of giveaways for CPA members, one way of demonstrating the value of being a member of the professional association. Also …
The Stoke Mandeville bed cycle
This post was written by Selina Hurley, Curator of Medicine, at the Science Museum in London Now on display in Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, this bed cycle helps tell the story of Ludwig Guttmann (1899-1980), German neurologist, who was part of a movement to change the treatment of people with …
Australian Physios Preserving their Past
The following edited excerpts are from the article titled “Preserving our Past: Why physio history matters”. It was published in the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s (APA) InMotion Magazine on 3 February 2020 and describes the current status of physiotherapy history activities throughout Australia. The full article can be accessed here. Throughout …
The IPHA in 2020
Last week we had the first meeting of the IPHA Executive for 2020. Over the course of the next few weeks you’re going to be able to read about some of the work we’re doing, as each of the Exec members post about work they’re involved in. Perhaps the most …