10 Questions to Ask Your Physiotherapist
We are back again with the latest vlog by Chartered Physiotherapist & practising clinician David Fitzgerald. As always, David uses this platform to give readers and viewers some tips and advice on a variety of different topics. Today, he will be talking about the 10 Questions you should ask your physiotherapist so, if you’re interested in […]
Why Add Home Exercises to a Care Plan?
In this week’s video, David Fitzgerald from Dublin Physiotherapy talks about something patients should know about – the importance of adding home exercises to a care plan. While most practitioners often suggest implementing a few extra exercises in their patients routine, there are also a few cases when this step seems to be neglected. Watch […]
Say It As It Is: Delivering unpopular messages to patients
Once again, David Fitzgerald uses his platform to talk about a controversial topic that involves all practitioners and patients. We are talking about the right way of delivering a message to patients in the most various situations. In this article, you can find a summary of the main points treated, however, do check out the […]
When Health & Lifestyle Collide
In today’s video, David Fitzgerald, practitioner and co-founder or Dublin Physiotherapy, talks about a very common issue many physicians have to deal with. We’re talking about the collision between health and lifestyle. Nowadays it is, in fact, harder than ever to find the time to take care of ourselves. People’s chaotic routine has led to […]
How the Patient – Therapist Relationship Helps Recovery
We talk about another controversial topic in today’s vlog with David Fitzgerald as the practitioner discusses the “patient -therapist relationship” and how this can successfully help with recovery. Like every week, we will go over the topic of the day in this article, however, if you would like to know more about what David had […]
Patient Abandonment
After discussing a very controversial topic last week, David Fitzgerald is back with a topic that will divide opinions. If you want to read more about tough topics discussed by David in his previous videos, then check out his piece about “Complacency Alert” and “Ethics in Clinical Practice“. Today’s hot topic is patient abandonment, an […]
Complacency Alert
In today’s episode of his weekly vlog, chartered physician David Fitzgerald talks about “complacency” and what this term means in the physiotherapy industry. Make sure you watch the video below if you want to hear more of what David has to say. So, what does this term mean in clinical practice? We’re talking about an […]
Ethics in Clinical Practice – Would You Recognize It?
Would you, as patients, recognize ethics in clinical practice? If not, what should you know about this then? In his latest video, David Fitzgerald, co-founder of Dublin Physiotherapy talks about ethics in his field and so make sure you check out what he has to say in the video below. Essentially, when talking about ethics […]
Clinical Need Or Commercial Exploitation?
In today’s video, David Fitzgerald tackles a controversial topic: clinical need or commercial exploitation? As explained in the video, David started asking himself this question when thinking about the increasingly high number of health centres where patients are subjected to batteries of tests not always likely to improve their diagnosis, therefore unnecessary in order to […]