Extracts from 'Moving On: A History of the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapy 1973-1999' by Jo Scrymgeour. In 2000 Jo was commissioned by the NZSP to produce the book which followed on from Enid Anderson's earlier history of the Society (titled 'New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists: Golden Jubilee 1923-1973'). Jo has kindly agreed to including the original text files for the book here.
Published in Physio Matters magazine March 2011: for many graduates of the Otago School of Physiotherapy, the hydrotherapy pool at...
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Published in Physio Matters magazine October 2007: the image of the Greenlane ‘rocker’ bed will be familiar to generations of...
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Two week courses in Psychiatry were taught at Porirua Hospital for a fee of $10 in 1977, 1978 & 1981, accommodation and meals were available. Read more
References to mental health and the SMART SIG in the NZSP Executive Minutes Read more
References to mental health and the SMART SIG in the NZSP newsletter and Annual Report Read more
Physiotherapy to treat stress and mental disorders in New Zealand developed in three centres from the 1970s. Read more