May is Physiotherapy Month!
This May, we're celebrating the profession of physiotherapy and recognizing the role physiotherapists have in health promotion, injury prevention, and increased fitness and wellness. Physiotherapists ...
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National Physiotherapy Month: Christina's and Melinda's journeys
May is Physiotherapy Month, and as the month winds down, we want to once again recognize the great work Northern Health (NH) physiotherapists do to help keep Northerners moving! I grew up playing b...
Team-based approach getting patients moving: One nurse’s perspective
At the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) in Prince George, there’s an added focus on helping people stay mobile so they can return home. Located on the second floor, the new Primary Care...
I came for… I stayed because… with Melinda Lau
I recently noticed a common theme in my conversations with many Northern Health staff members. They were planning on coming to the North for a short time, but they’ve stayed for a lot longer. Meet o...
Learning on the job: Finding wellness as a professional physiotherapist
For Christina Conrad, a newly minted physiotherapist based in Prince George, life and wellness can be thought of like a tree. “It’s important to have lots of different branches on the tree. If ...