Making History Articles
A selection of 'Making History articles that have appeared in the Physiotherapy New Zealand Physio Matters magazine.
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The Hanover Street Physio Pool
Published in Physio Matters magazine March 2011: for many graduates of the Otago School of Physiotherapy, the hydrotherapy pool at...
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The Greenlane Rocker Bed
Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2007: the image of the Greenlane ‘rocker’ bed will be familiar to generations of...
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2010 revisited from the perspective of 2020
Published in Physio Matters magazine June 2012: looking back on the last decade, one would have to conclude that it has been one of the most turbulent, yet exciting, periods in the profession’s history. Read more
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A brief history of the NZ Manipulative Physiotherapy Association
Published in Physio Matters magazine September 2009: the New Zealand Manipulative Therapists Association (NZMTA) – the original name given to the Association – has its roots in manipulative practices that stretch back to man’s earliest attempts to “set” joints. Read more
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A very brief history of accident compensation in New Zealand - Part 1
Published in Physio Matters magazine August 2010: the Accident Compensation Commission was formed on 1 April 1974 to administer the Accident Compensation Act, but the motivation for the creation of the legislation derived in part from the Industrial Revolution and the early colonisation of New Zealand. Read more
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A very brief history of accident compensation in New Zealand - Part 2
Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2010: in this piece I would like to concentrate on the 1970s and two seemingly unrelated, but pivotal events in the history of New Zealand physiotherapy – the birth of the ACC and the oil crisis of 1973/4. Read more
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Auckland Technical Institute (ATI) 1972
Published in Physio Matters magazine September 2011: in December 1972 students were selected for entry to the new School of Physiotherapy being opened in Auckland. Read more