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Meet physiotherapist David

David Stephenson is a physiotherapist who works at a number of haemophilia centres in the UK. Here he discusses the role of a physiotherapist and how they can help someone achieve their goals.

David breaks down his role as a physiotherapist into a number of areas – 1) preventing problems happening, 2) protecting their joints to promote good health and 3) rehabilitation to improve a patient’s musculoskeletal health condition.

"My philosophy is that we need to teach people to move better, then they can move more. We need to encourage them to be more active."