Dear family, friends & patients...
My Physio would like to celebrate World Physiotherapy Day 2015 with a line of activities & events. We would like to Create an awareness on HOW PHYSIOTHERAPY can Empower you & the community in MOVING HEALTHILY!
If you want to move well...you need to BE STABLE while moving! Being stable means keeping your BALANCE in all your movements with ease.
Understanding this as Movement Specialist, we are conducting a MOVEMENT & BALANCE Screening FREE for all of you on Sunday, 13th September. Come and experience the ART OF MOVEMENT CARE with us..Lim Yi Lin, Harold Lock, Lee Lai Yoong, Nurul Azwa, Shing Mun Yin, Karolina.

Info of the event:
The full screen will take approx 40 minutes with total of 4 stations. The screening will be conducted by 5 qualified physiotherapists. After the screen, there will be a summary & advise given to the participants. Health talk is at 11.30am for about 30 minutes. We believe it will greatly benefit people especially those above 45 years old. Please help pass the word around for us. Thanks a lot. Cheers. For more information, please contact us at +6019-386 7434 / +603-7931 8758.

"Thinking for a change" - Discussion 2 - Big Picture Thinking

The last lesson of our Leadership Training class was on the topic of 'Big-picture Thinking' skill.

Big-picture Thinking! If you asked me before I read the book- 'Thinking for a change' if I had Big-picture Thinking...I would have answered Yes I DO. Previously I thought, as long as I accommodate perspectives and needs of others in my choices...I consider myself to be a big picture thinker. Further to that, I considered myself to be a Big-picture thinker when I had the ability to see a situation in a broader perspective for my family with reference to my professional perspective which would add value in the relevant matters. This to me was good for my family members; hence they should then follow my advice with my professional point of view.

 But I now think my understanding of Big-picture Thinking may not be completely true.

"We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon".

This line gave me a very big impact on the way I used to think; prior to this I understood the language but not the meaning of the line. I should not see from my own world/perspective when family members refuse to follow what I think is good for them. I should not limit myself by other people's opinion when I believe in what I see as best in a situation. People may choose to live in their horizons but I will be courageous to continue to see my horizon with the good thinking for my life and choices.

Learn continually, listen intentionally, live completely and look expansively are the mindset which should be adopted in the thinking process to achieve my horizon. From these, I have far more to learn.

During the discussion, we had to rate ourselves from the scale of 1-10 as a big picture thinker. Initially my big picture thinking is base on three different roles - me in my personal growth, me in my career, and me in my family. With this way of thinking, hence I have different ratings too! But big picture thinking is a skill; if it is a skill...it should not differ when in different situations. It should have one rating and not three! The mindset should be considered as a whole, it won't be totally different even at different roles.

I used to view challenges with a situational view of overcoming it. I found myself to be impatient easily when challenges crossed my path in a situation then. However, seeing another way of viewing my challenges, I have observed my new ability to be able to overcome the negative emotions (impatience) when I implement Big-picture thinking with a vision as a target, instead of just a good situation as a target. This enables me to prepare myself to deal with my challenges instead of trying to push it away.
The way I now think is...How free are you/me? If I have limitations in my mind because of what others think and say (the situation), then that will be the size of my thinking! - telling myself.

After attending the leadership class, I always link my past to current. I begin to connect all the dots and I now believe I have the potential to become a leader! I have never settled for certainty, I took up the challenge to study physiotherapy when I was 26 years old. I gave myself permission to expand my world; I put myself in an environment where the good thinkers are. I learn from every experience and gain insight from a variety of people; I try to understand what/why/how my seniors perform. I am not a leader YET to others, as sometimes I still sway in between the reality and idealism. But I have begun this journey by first beginning to lead myself from my dream and choices instead of from my situations. My situations do not limit my thinking. I have to unleash the potential of focused thinking to sharpen my thinking skill. How? To be continue, thinking skill 2- unleash the potential of focused thinking.

Shane Shing Mun Yin

"Thinking for a change" - Discussion 1

Everything begins with a thought.

“Life consist of what a man is thinking about all day”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

After following the three chapters in the book “Thinking for a change” by John Maxwell, thinking can be a powerful thing; it can either make you or break you. Having good thinking can change your life. According to James Allen, “Good thoughts and action can never produce bad results; bad thought and actions can never produce good results.” To me the statement seems logical and there is truth in what James Allen stated. The question that follows this thought of mine is  how do we define good thinking. According to John Maxwell there are only a minority of people who are good thinkers. During our discussion we talk about being good thinkers in different context. We must always strive to be in the minority group of good thinkers in whatever environment we may be in. There are many levels of depth of good thinking. It is important to know the WHYs as this will lead us to the HOW and WHAT in the process of reaching our goals and potential. People must learn how to think well to achieve their dreams and to reach their potential.

For me, an example of a good thinker is Lee Kuan Yew. As a leader, he had a vision of bringing up Singapore and making the country a landmark in the world map. He is able to see the details in the big picture and stay focus all the time, showing his consistency in striving to make his vision a reality. During our team discussion, one of our colleague mentioned that she viewed Tun Mahathir as a good thinker.To her, he was a great leader in bringing great development to the country and leading the country to the next level. Some of us also viewed P. Ramlee as a good thinker. We see him bringing great changes to the entertainment industry in our country. His legacy still stays on even though he has passed on many years. In our discussion, one of our colleague’s  mentioned that she viewed her husband as a good thinker. She identified him as a good thinker. She came to this conclusion because …(I quote her) “He is able to think through details looking at the issue from many different angles. He is able to then set clear goals and work towards it consistently.”

Another colleague mentioned that he admired his professors are good thinkers. He related back to his time of graduation, his professors gave him some books informing him to only read those books after he begins working. They told him to only read the books when he had new questions during his work which he could not answer. After a few years of working the books were extremely useful and thinking back to what the professors said, he saw his professors to be good thinkers as they were able to empower him with direction and guidance for his career even though they were not near him now. Nelson was also mentioned to be respected as a good thinker. He was able to walk the talk from the beginning until the end. He was able to influence people even from prison and what he planted was so strong that it influenced others to make a change. He was a great influence of demonstrating and  teaching to be forgiving.

In our discussion, good thinkers to us can be people very near to us or well known leaders around the world. It depends on which context we are referring to. Good thinking isn’t just one thing. It consists of several specific thinking skills. Becoming a good thinker means developing those skills to the best of our ability. After our sharing of thoughts, we came to conclusion that good thinkers in the context of leadership are people who have good thinking skills whereby they are able to influence and lead people in any situation in a positive way. The concept of leadership thinking is that you are able to have a VISION, and with the concrete vision you will start to have a MISSION with VALUES and OBJECTIVES hence having GOALS to work towards to.

We are not necessarily born good thinkers; good thinking can be acquired intentionally. It can be cultivated and refined. How are we to acquire good thinking skills? It starts with an intention of wanting to be a good thinker. It is discipline and consistency to acquire good thinking skills. It is important to put aside some time and find a place to think our thoughts; a place where we can shape our thoughts; stretch our thoughts; land our thoughts and finally fly our thoughts.

In the following lessons, we will be looking at eleven thinking skills that can help us to become a good thinker. Come follow us in this leadership journey of Thinking for a Change……..next, we will talk about the first thinking skill which is BIG–PICTURE THINKING.

Jacinta Lee

WCPT CONGRESS 2015

What is WCPT?

The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) was founded in 1951. The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is an international voice for physical therapy, representing more than 350,000 physical therapists worldwide through its 106 member organizations. The confederation operates as a non-profit organization and is registered as a charity in the UK.

WCPT believes that every individual is entitled to the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate healthcare delivered in an atmosphere of trust and respect for human dignity, and underpinned by sound clinical reasoning and scientific evidence. It is committed to furthering the physical therapy profession and improving global health through: 

• encouraging high standards of physical therapy research, education and practice 
• supporting the exchange of information between WCPT regions and member organizations 
• collaborating with national and international organizations 

Vision

WCPT's vision is to move physical therapy forward so the profession is recognized globally for its significant role in improving health and wellbeing.

Mission

WCPT's mission is to:

• unite the profession internationally; 
• represent physical therapy and physical therapists internationally; 
• promote high standards of physical therapy practice, education and research; 
• facilitate communication and information exchange among member organizations, regions, subgroups and their members; 
• collaborate with national and international organizations; 
• contribute to the improvement of global health. 

WCPT has held 15 world congresses since its establishment. It is held every four years. This year’s world congress was held in Singapore from 1st-4th May 2015. WCPT will be holding congresses more frequently under plans designed to make this event more accessible to all the Confederation’s members. WCPT’s Executive Committee is making this announcement after two years of study. The Executive Committee believes that a two-year interval between congresses will enable today’s Confederation to better fulfill its objectives, serve its member organizations and move the profession forward globally. The next congress will be held in 2017 in Cape Town.

Jacinta Lee 

*Information taken from http://www.wcpt.org



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My Journey to my 1st WCPT Congress 2015.

My journey began one day in July when my boss asked me if I had a passport…I was surprised and replied no. That was the start of my exciting opportunity to quite a few FIRST TIME experiences for me. I would be going out of Malaysia for the 1st time, being in an aeroplane for the 1st time….and attending an international gathering of Physiotherapists (WCPT) for the 1st time! I recall…I was excited yet a little nervous as all these were such new experiences for me. I was glad Ms Lim (my boss) would be going along with me. I wanted to be as prepared as I could be for the WCPT, so after confirming the pre-conference workshop I would be attending, I discussed with Ms Lim & Ms Lee (my senior colleague) on the topics to read through before going.

He!re we are at suntec City Singapore for the WCPT Congress 2015 

The WCPT was held at Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore from the 1st - 5th of May. It was a good experience and exposure for me. The pre-course that I attended on the1stof May was located at Nanyang Polytechnic, in Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore. It was entitled: “Acute and Chronic Pain Management: Evidence-Based Role of Electrophysical Agents. There were four speakers who presented their researches and other current researchs regarding the topic. In this course, we got to know the latest evidence of all the electrophysical agents that we used to treat our patients. As I listened to them, I realised that they were talking from their very wide range of patient experiences and could tell us the benefits they saw with their patient outcomes. I remember thinking to myself that I would like to have the same opportunity like them in my own career journey and see my patients benefit from my treatment services.

Great opportunity to meet friends of Clare Frank-Michael & Marshall

Great privilege to meet Phil Page at the Theraband booth,... another friend of Clare Frank.

On Saturday, I attended the conference that was located at Suntec Convention Centre. This convention centre is just two stations from my hotel and it is attached to the city hall shopping complex. During this conference, there were a lot of research presentations and talks on various topics.I managed to see research presentations on topics like stroke, musculoskeletal and falls among older people. There were also a lot of poster presentations and viewing. At the same area of poster viewing, there were also a lot of booths that showed the current technology and products for physical therapy. I must say…there really was just too much information for me to chew on in ONE day! I decided to take as much pictures and flyers related to my area of interest so that I could discuss these with my team in My Physio and learn together.

Night scene in Singapore

I am very happy and feel grateful to get this opportunity to be part of WCPT world congress 2015 in Singapore.

Nurul Azwa

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Chronic Pain: Physical Therapy Targeting Mind, Body and Brain (WCPT 2015 Post-conference).

I am glad for the learning experience in the Chronic Pain Post-conference during the World Confederation for Physical therapy (WCPT) World Congress 2015 in Singapore. It was an informative course and a very relevant topic for me. 

Jo, Mira and Kelly were very inspiring speakers in this course. During the course, they shared their numerous research findingsand their rich experiences to us. 

I learnt how important it is for physical therapists to diagnose the different types of chronic pain accurately with assessment and to prescribe the right treatment strategy to the patient.

I am so glad that I am able to further understand and differentiate nociceptive, neuropathic and central sensitization pain now. Thanks to Jo, Mira and Kelly.

I am eager to implement the concept of Central Sensitization Pain for some of my treatment strategies of my patients. I noticed that a few of my patients’ pain symptoms hardly improved despite the recovery of their actual tissue injury or the elimination of the mechanism deficits.

Disproportionate pains, diffuse pain distribution, hypersensitivity to a certain sense are all indications of possibility of central sensitization. I am confident that I will be able to achieve a better outcome with this new understanding. I will now start to perform neurophysiological pain tests and conduct pain education classes for my patients.

I am looking forward to attend the 2017 WCPT Congress in Cape Town to keep myself with more current updates to better treat my patients. Hopefully, I will be able to meet Jo, Mira and Kelly again.

Harold Lock

Taking in the beautiful night scene during my stay in Singapore

Welcome

Dear friends and patients of My Physio,

We are most happy to launch the 1st BLOG of My Physio in April 2015! This Blog is a platform for us to let all of you have a peek into what My Physio believes in and does with relation to HEALTH & WELLNESS through MOVEMENT CARE & MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE.

It is also our platform to give you an opportunity to ask or discuss your views with relation to what we write here.There is ONE GOLDEN RULE though for ALL who would like to participate in here.....

It is the Golden Rule of what we alongside John Maxwell, international leadership 'guru', advocates..." Regardless of race, religion, status .....Treat everyone the way you would treat yourself " in this Blog. This is valuing people in our expressions of views/perspectives with FREEDOM THINKING in what we believe individually.

So let the sharing begin here with this understanding, and may we learn from each other... :)

My Physio is also excited to invite you to join the 1st of the full Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization module course in Malaysia in the 4th week of October 2015!

Come join this fantastic learning journey of an International renowned approach to MOVEMENT CARE & PERFORMANCE among local and international peers! This courses are taught by experienced international DNS Instructor from the DNS Team.

The DNS Approach by Prof Kolar and his team will open your horizon from a leading edge science to see how we can change and empower our patients' MOVEMENT to HEALTH beyond the Structural Approach!

We as certified DNS practitioners have personally experienced the Amazing Difference of how much further our patients can achieve in the last 2 years with the new understanding.

Don't miss your chance to your early bird discounts with a free clinic day observation if you register for the combo before 1st June 2015!

Check out www.rehabps.com for more info of the DNS Approach.Only 20 SEATS available for each course.

Friends......SIGN UP NOW! For more details please refer to the attachments in this email or feel free to contact us for more information.

We will also be giving periodically more info on this blog about concepts of DNS and how our patients have been benefiting with it. Feel free to tell us your thoughts/questions...

My Physio Team :

Lim, Lock, Jacinta, Azwa, Shing