Loz the Physio

I’m excited to announce that I have completed my Mental Health First Aid training!

This will allow me to assist adults who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.

As a practitioner, would you know who to refer to in case of a mental health emergency? A highly recommended course for all physiotherapists!

For those of you whose lives have been affected by a disc bulge, remember your back is full of robust muscle tissue and can actually get better!
Discs don’t actually slip and are rarely the problem.
This letter was written by an amazing physiotherapist so, imagine what your physiotherapist can do for you ❤️

Letter to a painful friend | Noigroup David Butler writes to a good friend about back pain, disc herniatation, leg pain, scans, surgery, and his 10 point plan to a beautiful back

Happy Saturday All!

Today's post is about 3 words I DON'T LIKE hearing in a physiotherapy consult. In fact, a family member and a neighbour have said recently that they heard these 3 words from their physio. My rage went up!

Three words. "I can't help".

If you're in a consult and you hear these words or similar. eg. there's nothing more I can do and you leave without a plan B, then that's definitely not the truth.

My neighbour went to his doctor after falling off his skateboard with what was suspected a labral tear. This was ruled out with an MRI, his doctor told him it was "inflammation" and that there was nothing more he could do. My unhappy neighbour is still in pain (and still not skateboarding!).

So as physio's, we will have patients with complicated cases present to us. They may not follow the treatment plan swimmingly and you may feel they need another health professional's intervention to parallel yours.

So, even if you're feeling you have exhausted the physio treatment, or your patient might be better off with another review (eg. medication review with a doctor, ortho review etc), then rather than say "I can't help", continue on your proposed treatment plan but suggest they see "in parallel with your treatment". Makes sense?

Then patients aren't left in a situation where they may lose faith in their health professional and their pain, and hence quality of life worsens :(

LMB x

T

Hi, I'm Lauren! I have been a private physiotherapist for 15 years and a business owner for almost seven. It only took me a few months after graduating to obtain “full books” and I have had a full caseload ever since.

I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Mentor and Leader and can help physio’s to transform the way they communicate in order to break down their “roadblocks” which are inhibiting them from reaching their full potential as a private practitioner.

As physiotherapists, we can attend every physiotherapy course out there but, if we have barriers to effective listening, personal self defeating rules, destructive behaviours, cognitive distortions, fixed mindsets, limiting beliefs and/or no clear personal/work goals, these will all negatively affect our career satisfaction and success.

My WHY for being a physiotherapy mentor/coach is simply this: I have seen too many intelligent physio’s drop out of the profession due to the frustration of incomplete caseloads, not seeing patients return and hence not being able to achieve the best clinical outcomes for their patients. I strive to help young physio’s and those who are making the bold move to private practice, make the most of a lengthy and rewarding career. We live in an age where face-to-face communication is suffering so poor communication, manual therapy skills and soft skills can break that initial consultation, which we know subsequently leads to poor clinical outcomes.

Why me?
• I’ve had consistently full books for 15 years
• I have over 25 years of tutoring and mentoring experience
• My service delivery is specific, personal and face to face, not generic online, social media or website information which can drive disconnection and disengagement
• I’m still “on the tools”, communicating with patients daily

How do I create change?
• Working with physio’s to assist in changing their mindset and uncovering their “roadblocks”, using cognitive behavioural therapy to teach them how to become the “leader” of the consult whilst still empowering the patient
• Motivational Interviewing techniques to drive repeat presentations UP and cancellations DOWN
• Second opinion diagnosis
• Shadowing patient consults
• Treatment mapping – Discussing patients’ diagnoses, prognoses, frequency of treatment and why
• Manual therapy skills assessment and review

Who would benefit from my services?
• New graduates in private practice
• Physio’s who are new to private practice
• Physio’s in private practice who are struggling to maintain their caseloads
• Physio’s in private practice who are unsure of what their boss is asking of them
• Business owners who employ physio’s struggling with their caseloads
• Physio’s who are thinking about making the bold move to private practice

Call Lauren on 0411281069 or email [email protected] for further information.