THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN: Unseen Healthcare Gaps Revealed…

14 Aug, 2023

You ever feel like you’ve been bounced around the healthcare system? Always seeking answers, but no one seems to give a F@$k? Have you given up on physios in the past? You think you’re just throwing money down the drain? She’ll be right, right? – Don’t need to go to a physio and waste money on this?

Well I got a secret (shhhhhh don’t tell anyone), here at Ikaika: Integrated Recovery & Performance, we aren’t the biggest fans of the system either.

Why should you have to do part of your rehab from injury and pain at a physio, then go to an exercise physiologist for the next part, then go to a personal trainer or strength and conditioning coach if you want more? Why not get the greatest results possible at THE one-stop shop?

I cannot wrap my head around it…and it completely baffles me that patients have to jump from boat to boat just to get across the water. I have come to realise that when it comes to physical performance, most practitioners don’t have the skills, tools, or confidence to cover the entire spectrum of human movement and physical performance.

On paper, I am a Doctor of Physiotherapy – ah yes the black and white shit. However, I very strongly feel that it is an absolute disservice to those around me to only hone into my physiotherapy skills. I believe it is a massive disservice to myself and my personal growth as a professional to just toss aside the skills and experiences I have acquired on my journey because a piece of paper and the role in the system is for me to simply be “a physiotherapist.”

What about my Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science? What about my personal training background which was once a full-time job I thrived in for over two and a half years (on the side for years after that)? What about my experience training others for fitness competitions? What about my own experience in the bodybuilding/physique space? What about my online personal training and nutrition programming experience? What about my certification in epigenetics? What about the fact that I have been an athlete for most of my life and that I’ve had to rebuild myself six times after surgery? I’ve been there. I feel your pain. I feel your frustration. Does physiotherapy hold a superiority complex over all of these?

If a patient is pain-free and functioning well, yet still wants to take their body to the next level do I say, “Sorry, go see someone else. I’m just a physiotherapist?”

Hell nah.

We’ve worked together from day one. We know your strengths, weaknesses, what motivates you and what makes you say, “f@$% this.” We’ve build a strong rapport. I am your coach that you can come to about anything with. I have a thorough understanding of your goals, and I will do whatever it takes to get you there…and beyond.

As I’ve said before, I feel your pain. I feel your frustration. I know the mental battle is often more difficult that the physical battle. I’ve been there. I’ve gotten myself out of it time and time again. Let me help you do the same, and go further than you could imagine.

You’re thinking, I don’t know…this sounds to good to be true…what’s the catch.

Yup. You’re right. There is a catch. The catch is, you can’t rely on me to do everything for you. I am your coach and your guide. The coach doesn’t play the game or practice for the players. The teacher doesn’t do the homework for the student. The government doesn’t pay your taxes (let’s not get started on this). So I need you to do your part when we work together. In short, the catch is commitment and trust. Without it, your goals will be a longshot. I wish you could just show up in front of me and I wave my magic wand and…voila! You’re completely pain free and you can do everything good as new.

It doesn’t work that way at all. I will do a future post explaining this if it is something you cannot accept yet.

In the meantime, trust me. We can help you. Your goals are my goals.

So if you’re like me and you’re sick of the system, let’s join forces and turn your pain and frustrations into liberation.

If you need a breath of fresh air from the system, reach out to us via the details below, and LET’S. GET. STARTED.

EMAIL: mana@theikaikamethod.com.au

PHONE: 0481894554

IG: theikaikamethod

FB: Ikaika: Integrated Recovery & Performance

Website: theikaikamethod.com.au

And remember, YOU’RE NOT BROKEN, YOU JUST HAVEN’T BEEN BUILT