Lauren O'Donohue, Physiotherapist
My Job
Physical work
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"I'm physically active all day long except for when I'm charting and eating lunch. So it is a physically demanding job. Some of the treatment techniques we use involve a fair bit of strength, so you have to be sure that you're able to maintain that and protect your own body as well.
"You want to be making sure you're using proper body mechanics. When I go to lift a patient, I'm being sure I'm not lifting them, yanking them up using my back. With some of the manual therapy, we have to protect the joints so we're not wearing them out over time."