I had physio at the hospital following shoulder surgery and they do a fantastic job.
They helped me organize my exercises and provide education to prevent me from causing damage to the surgery repair. The only problem is that the physios at the hospital are becoming an endangered species. When you phone to get an appointment for physio after surgery, the hospital asks you to go to private physio and tells you that they are booked up for two to three weeks.
Surgery patients should be able to access hospital physio who not only will do a terrific job but are in contact with the surgeons and know what physio they want their patients to have. The hospital needs to increase the amount of physio instead of cutting back on this valuable program.
Chester Rauhala
Vernon
