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Jim enjoyed his active life of cycling and tramping, knowing that particularly as he grows older, how important it is to remain mobile. After a devastating cycling accident in Dunedin, he has now found himself confined to a wheel chair. After a long hospital stay Jim has moved into a rehabilitation programme which led him

McKenna Gray was born two months premature, making her prone to slower development. She looks forward to her swims at the Physio Pool, which help keep her motor skills and physical development at the same level of other children her age. Her mother, Sioban Gray, states that closing the Physio Pool would have a detrimental impact

Physiotherapist Mark Shirley of Rata South regularly uses the physio pool with his patients for their rehabilitation. One of his patients Courtney Donald, who was a passenger involved in a fatal car crash on the Southern Motorway last year, would not have made the progress she has without the physio pool. It’s not just the

Foundation executive director Tony Duncan presented an enlarged cheque for $10,000 to the Otago Therapeutic Pool Trust during a function at the foundation’s Dunedin office on Tuesday 14 April. Mr Duncan said the foundation was inspired to make the donation because one of its key objectives was to support people with heart disease. Read the

Trust secretary and treasurer Neville Martin was interviewed on Dunedin Television on Monday 13 April with an update on how things are going with the fund raising effort.

Otago Daily Times Health Reporter and photographer at the Physio Pool taking shots for the front page of Saturday’s paper, 11 April 2015. Make sure you read this article about saving the Physio Pool from closure. If you would like to donate, you can do so by three easy ways, find out more.  

Five years ago Hannah, a fit and healthy University of Otago student, was on her way to Gore in the middle of winter. She never made her destination as she had a car accident that forever changed her life and the lives of her family. Her injuries were so severe that she had to spend

Experienced physiotherapist Bronagh regularly uses the Dunedin Physio Pool for her clients’ rehabilitation. One particular success story is her involvement with Hannah over the past three years. She talks about the impressive progress Hannah has made since her terrible car accident five years ago that saw Hannah spend a year in hospital recovering. Her rehab

Water remains the best environment to achieve full function regardless of injury. Warm water in particular improves motion and flexibility. The Physio Pool temperature is maintained around 35 degrees celsius and its massaging effects allow muscles to relax while helping to reduce pain. The natural buoyancy reduces gravitational pull and lessens compressive forces, hence making