World Physiotherapy Day (also known as World Physical Therapy Day) is celebrated every year on the 8th September in recognition of the crucial work of physiotherapists worldwide. Physiotherapy is defined as the treatment of injury and disease by means other than medication or surgery, with the aim to improve or restore the patient’s movement, function, […]
One of the most visible signs of polio is paralysis, often seen in the legs, but did you know that polio also affects the lungs? When breathing muscles become paralysed it can cause death in some polio sufferers. During South Australia’s 1937 polio outbreak, patients experiencing respiratory impairment were treated in a negative pressure ventilator, […]