Dear Therapist! The Hand Amplified course is not only created to positively change the way you treat hand injured clients but to take care of your hands while doing so! An inspirational group of therapists and I spent two days together in Bloemfontein, central South Africa. Learning and sharing; critically reasoning the anatomy of the…
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It is mid-winter in South Africa which means it is flu season. Coughing at different levels of intensity and depth audible in shopping centers…sadly also in our home. Erin our daughter suddenly started with a fever and a cough, enough evidence for me to make a booking to consult with our family doctor. He entered…
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Occupational hand injuries among manual therapy practitioners (physiotherapists, osteopaths, acupuncturists, chiropractors and massage therapists) are the focus of a review conducted by Gyer, Michael and Inklebarger. Gyer et al’s (2018) review objective was to scrutinise the current available literature to determine the risk factors, prevalence, preventive measures and consequences of hand injuries among manual therapy…
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Dear Teacher and Child! The Helping Hand Amplified Team consists of a physiotherapist with a love for the human hand, a private foundation phase tutor, foundation phase teachers, parents and private remediation educators. We share this fundamental viewpoint. Optimizing every child’s literacy capacity will empower them to reach their dreams, become inspirational citizens, and literacy…
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Literacy is abundance! Literacy is not only the ability to read and write. The definition proposed by an expert during a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) meeting takes literacy one step further in our modern society. Literacy is the “ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written…
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The thumb’s evolution came about by changes in functionality demands. Excavation has revealed earlier Hominidae fossils had much shorter thumbs relative to the other fingers of the hand. The shorter thumbs can be attributed to the functional demands of the time they lived in. Primate species required thumbs with articular surfaces shaped to allow for…
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Did you know that the human thumb accounts for 40% of your total hand function, and is so important that a specialised surgeon can skillfully transfer your big toe to make up for a lost thumb? Also, the thumb has become the most used 👍 emoji and is clicked an astonishing 3.2 billion times every…
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Dear Physiotherapist…are you mindful-in-practice? Taking in the therapist-position next to plinth and client, this is where I have experienced a wide variety of emotions. From being inspired by the human interaction, always asking questions and wanting to know more about my clients, to being in awe at how wonderfully connected and complex the human body…
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Dear Physiotherapist. Are you taking care of your most valuable assets and tools? Effortlessly and smoothly, moving and rubbing oil deep into the tissues. Feeling then sensing with a deeper awareness and knowing where the muscles are tighter that they should be. The life of a physiotherapist is unique and special. The connection with the…
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Collaborative sadness, support and prayers towards your Healing. Driving in my car, passing bystanders, robots, skyscrapers on my way to work, the feeling of sadness starts bubbling up. The reason for this emotion is clear. We as a country has lost four of our own. Young children with their lives ahead of them, each…
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