Different isn't wrong

Just because I see people practicing healthcare in a different way from me, doesn't mean it's wrong.

Just because I see someone bringing up their children in a different way from me, again, does not mean it's wrong.

I think we have to embrace individuality. We have to embrace the fact that for some people, physiotherapy doesn't work. For some people, Advil doesn't work. For some people, working out first thing in the morning, doesn't work.

In my clinic, I try to practice this by not passing judgment on the way other people choose to live their life. It is not my job to judge your difference, but to support what you need to get to where you want to be.

The most important thing for me about doing something different, is knowing your WHY.

Why do you want to work out at four o'clock in the afternoon? Is that because it fits best in your schedule when your kids are busy, or is it when you end work and have access to gym equipment? If neither of these apply to you, and perhaps four o'clock is not your best time of day, then we need to find something else that WILL work for you.

The same way I have to find out why you're coming to physiotherapy. Is it because someone told you to or because you really want to see some changes in your life and you want to make those changes somehow? Some people will tell me they only have a few minutes a day, and others will tell me they have hours. I have some clients that get up at 5am to do their homework, and some clients who only manage once or twice a week.

Everybody is different. It's okay, it's allowed. I try to be completely inclusive in my practice of different belief systems, all genders, all walks of life.

What have you done today, to respect being different?

Nicola Robertson

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist