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HEALTH
BRAYDN CROFT What attracted you to your company
Physiotherapist or business?
Cairns Total Physio has long-established
Cairns Total Physio connections with semi-professional and
professional sporting teams.
I’ve always loved being involved in sports
and being able to work with some of the
Northern Pride rugby league teams has
been outstanding. What I’ve really loved
though is getting to know all my fantastic
co-workers. They’ve all been super
welcoming.
What inspires you or gives you energy?
One of my favourite parts about being a
physio is seeing my patients improve and
reach their goals. For some their goal is to
run a marathon, for others it’s just to be
able to take a few steps. No matter how
big or how small someone’s goal is, seeing
them reach it is fantastic. This gives me
energy to come to work and reach my
own personal goals.

Has anything throughout your career
surprised you? Good or bad?
Describe your typical day at work. The impact that words have on our
The day always starts with some prep. patients. People typically come to us at
I’ll spend my first 15-20 minutes setting their worst, and how we explain their
up my clinic room, ensuring everything issues can have a profound impact on
is stocked, clean, and ready for my their recovery. Sometimes the best
consultations. After checking emails, treatment we can give isn’t exercises,
I’ll work through the day seeing but simply just listening and explaining
back-to-back patients, usually in to our patients what’s going on so they
30-minute appointments. If I’ve got a can understand what’s causing their
chance, I’ll sneak off and grab a coffee and pain and why.
donut from the bakery next door to keep
me going! Any advice to your 18-year-old self?
If you put effort into your studies early
What makes you excited to work in and keep up to date, you won’t need to
your industry? cram the night before the exam and you
One of the best and worst things about can actually get some sleep!
physio is that it’s always changing.
There’s always new research coming out If you had to pick an alternative career
about the best ways to treat patients and path, what would it be?
help them improve not only their pain, Rugby coach.
but their day-to-day lives. While this is
exciting, it means we’ve always got to be Favourite way to sign off the
on our toes! work week?
Putting my feet up and watching
Why is Cairns a great place to work some footy.
in your field?
Cairns is great because there are so many A podcast or book you recommend?
different opportunities to work in the The podcast NRL Physio.
many different fields of physiotherapy.
The best part about working in Cairns Go-to spot for an office lunch run?
is that on the weekends when I need to The donuts at Blossom Bakery in Trinity
unwind, there are so many great places to Park are fantastic!
visit. From Tinaroo to the beaches and all
the little creeks in between, there’s always
somewhere new and amazing to see. MORE: cairnstotalphysio.com.au

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