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Date page modified: 1 March 2008
Just realised that you have this page - a good idea. I teach OT in Otago, New Zealand. My particular area of interest is clinical reasoning so I’m interested in the various ethical issues that are raised in practice and how we view these. I teach mainly in the post-grad programme (by distance) but also in the final year of the undergrad programme.
We are currently in the middle of summer over here - for some reason I am assuming that you are in the Northern Hemisphere.
Woops - just realised that you are local. Should read your information first!
Hi Linda
Welcome to the baked goods and coffee section of my blog!
Yes, I’m NZer, in Chch, spreading random pieces of (I hope) thought-provoking ’stuff’ to anyone who’ll read!
Already from what you’ve commented on I think you and I have some similar ideas as to what some of the short-comings are within clinical practice - to me it’s not just clinical reasoning per se, it’s an ongoing need to be scientifically sound, critical of all things so we ensure we do our best for our clients. While at the same time ensuring it is our clients who make the choices. Problem is - we shape the range of choices for our clients quite often, so we have a very powerful role.
Looking forward to much much more debate!!
Linda… you do know Bronwyn - well she teachers our pain management course!!! Tee hee.. its a small world!
Merrolee
Hi there,
I just discovered your blog as I was searching for some that I may want to link to mine. You have some very interesting information.
I’m in Montreal, Canada. I’m a nurse originally, I’ve worked in various areas from medicine to palliative care (talk about dealing with pain there!); I’ve worked clinically and as a supervisor and teacher.
Now, however, I work as a freelance health writer. Although I write for both professionals and the general public, the nurse in me loves the patient education aspect of my work.
Anyway, that’s about it for me. I like your site and I’ll be back.
Thanks!
Welcome to my blog! I’m glad you enjoyed it, and I’ve popped on across to your blog - and you’re added into my blogroll now. Thanks for introducing yourself!
I can’t remember if I have commented on any of your posts before, I’ve been reading for a few weeks to a month or so. I’m Nickie, a social work student at a private college in the upper midwestern part of the United States.
I’m hoping to go into working in the pain management area. I have a lot of experience in that area because I have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Hi Nickie
It’s lovely to hear from you, and thanks for introducing yourself. I hope you find something to interest you on these pages! I have worked with some really interesting social workers, who add something quite unique to pain management.
Hi Adiemus,
I was looking for an email address on your Adiemus blog so that I could invite you to vazaar, but nothing there. Also, I see from your sidebar you are on flickr anyway, so vazaar would be of no use/interest to you I suspect since your ‘downsizing’ of your activities.
Re pain management, sorry to hear about your concussion, but happy to hear of how you are coping. I myself have had spine problems since my mid-teens 100years ago, a form of arthritis. Learned very early on how to manage that, and other health issues as well (I would have made a fantastic doctor the amount of health stuff I know now!). My philosophy of life has been, and still is, to not let these things get in the way, to learn how to manage/deal with the issue, and then just get on with it. Life’s much too short! It’s worked for me, so far.
Hope you’ll visit my blog, Lolly A Personal Sketchbook, again soon. Cheers!
Hi there!
Lovely to see you tracked me down!! Thanks for your interest in my photoblog - i’ll be continuing on it occasionally, but my focus this year is more on this blog, and photography as fun with less posting.
It’s also great to hear your philosphy on coping - it’s got to be so much more than ‘just coping’, much more like ‘let’s live’!! Living with a chronic problem doesn’t mean anything different from just living a good life, I think!
I’ll be popping in to your vazaar site again soon, and will put it on my blogroll too!
Take care
Bronnie
Hi,
Just a brief hello as I find your blogs very interesting and relevant. I am a physiotherapist working within a Pain Management setting as part of an inter-disciplinary team. Still finding my feet, but getting sufficiently interested to see the positives in an area often preceived as unrewarding.
I enjoy the tone - informative, with a chance to review the original research, but with a personal perspective too!
I generally get caught up in the abstract - so if I stray from ‘the point’ feel free to draw me into line. Have never felt strongly enough (or confident enough) to offer an opinion on these forums, so feeling quite liberated!
Thanks
Welcome to the Intro page - and it’s GREAT to see that you feel confident enough to contribute. It’s always nice as a blogger to feel that there ARE people out there that are reading and enjoying what is written to make comment, so go right ahead.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the pain management side of physiotherapy - we really need all disciplines to think ‘what can I offer the team’ rather than ‘what is my role’, so that patients and team members can share in what can be a really challenging area of work. I particularly like physiotherapists to help with engaging people in regular activity because patients often respect physiotherapists encouragement (whip-cracking) where they are wee bit shy of other members of the team saying that exercise/activity is good.
Thank-you for publishing this blog. I am a massage therapist working in the field of pain management. I have a lot of clients that have fibromyalgia, so your information is very helpful! !~!~!
Hi Christine
You’re very welcome, it’s a pleasure to know there are people out there!! And while I don’t promote massage as a self help strategy for pain, I do know many people are ‘touch-starved’ and massage is both a relaxing and a caring way to help people connect with their bodies again.
Thanks for visiting and keep in touch.
Hello, im Sven i am OT from Zagreb, Croatia, working in a post stationary centre with mostly neurological impaired people of any age. As occupational therapy is not on proper level in Croatia and it is unknown not only to people but for doctors and even some psyshiotherapists i have hard time to work in this field. I had basic bobath course and started to learn about feldenkrais method… still i want to do something and bring closely OT to my patients. After all ADL most important in every ones life
Regards
Sven Erić
Hi, Im Howie. I just wanted to say that I have been researching the aspects of Hypnotherapy for a while and I found your posts to be very infomative. My sister is a Master Reiki and also a massage therapist and I am going to send here here to check you out. Thanks!
Howie
http://hypnosishype.blogspot.com/
HI Bronwyn,
Just discovered your blog a few weeks back and have been tuning in most days. You are really making me think about what I do and why, which is awesome for me working essentially on my own. Great links to useful tools and reading matter. A useful back up to your courses. I’m impressed by your dedication!
GREAT to hear from you! Where are you now and what are you up to?
Give me an email (address is on my About page!)