Blabbing and blogging

 

Dale Hardes is my name and physiotherapy is the game………. and this is what has lead me to blogging.

So I entered the world of physiotherapy 3 years ago now with an inspired heart and pumped up to fix any injury that came across my path like an invincible healing machine.

It didn’t take long after entering straight into the musculoskeletal world for me to realise I wasn’t an invincible healing machine and a stormy cloud quickly loomed over my invincible-self. All the tools that was handed down to me during my extensive 4 year degree to fix these injuries I was encountering started to seem not so full proof. I would push and poke using “myofascial releasing” and “Maitland mobilisations” and “active releases” and was taught to persevere with this aswell as adding what exercises I could on-top of this time spent. But after time and time again I found my results weren’t consistent enough, I would “fascially release” one person down there ITB and fix there Patello-femoral pain and find someone else with a similar presentation wouldn’t respond at all (not to mention some sore tired fingers). I found myself abit lost with my thought process as this continued to happen throughout all conditions I was treating.

So with some sore fingers and a new desire I continued to research and learn through courses and online readings and podcasts and found some good online resources such a clinical-edge podcasts here and blogs such as https://thesports.physio  by Adam Meakins which enlightened me to a much more realistic, holistic and evidence based treatment approach which has helped guide me to the therapist I am today.

I am very passionate about what I do and I believe it is my duty and obligation to give people the upmost of care without feeding them some spiel about some made up theory and causing unnecessary agony with some passive hands on tool (or due to finger throb)an elbow.

The truth is our profession and the world of health is forever growing and evolving. What we think is best 6 months ago may not be the most appropriate advice and treatment today and that is because we are still learning about the body and mind and we have much to learn. The frustration of hearing people being taught methods of treatment used 30 + years ago or get monthly “re-alignments” or “adjustments” is what drives me to educate via blogging now.

I believe there is a place for manual therapy but it is only a tool…..in our secondary tool box, to help guide clients to what actually has evidence…..and that’s getting strong. Soccer, knees, shoulders, sports and tendinopathies really get me buzzing and I am here to spread what I have learnt in these areas and more, bust some bogus theories on the way and give some basic advice in order to make sure those who I can reach aren’t lead down a wiggly path of misconception and are given the best chance to master and adapt to pain.

I hope you can learn something from my future posts as I have from some past more experienced bloggers before me and I am happy to answer any questions, comments or requested blog topis along the way.

Until next time, keep moving 🙂