Turning Tragedy into Victory Using Smart Vocational Rehabilitation
We asked Maria Morris, who in December was named VR Practitioner of 2021 at the VR Awards to tell us a little more about her work. I wanted to share...
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: A pain in the neck
We have all used the expression “a pain in the neck” on occasions. Google describes this as ‘someone or something that is annoying or difficult to deal with’. It was...
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: Nutrition – don’t forget about Vitamin D.
Apart from the needs of those with profound eating/swallowing issues, nutrition was not an important part of my professional life apart from vitamin D. I first came to think about...
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Reflections of a Rehabilitation Professional: Research 4 – Quantitative Research
Throughout my early years in clinical research, I was fortunate to work with highly experienced researchers from the Medical Research Council and so I didn’t have to think too much...
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: research 2 – learning about our patients for 2021
I have reflected on Christmas in previous years (December 2018 and December 2019) so I will move on from Christmas to the opportunities that the new year brings. In particular,...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: alcohol
Alcohol has many aspects to its use. Your trustees have often arranged meetings for new and old members of the VRA to enhance social interaction and mutual support as well...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: exercise
The word exercise is used so freely nowadays that it may well be that our clients do not necessarily share rehabilitation professionals understanding of the word. I hasten to say...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: Covid-19 will challenge rehabilitation professionals
As I retired from practice in 2009 I have refrained from commenting on current issues which you are all being confronted with and I am not – but the covid-19...
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: thoughts from the back pain clinic and some memorable patients
It was in December 1973 that my wife and I travelled to Kuala Lumpur so I could take up the post of lecturer in medicine at the University of Malaya....
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Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: Christmas 1980
After the excitement of allowing our 1-year old child to open his Christmas Stocking and getting the turkey in the oven, the family got into the car and went to...
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