07/24/2025
𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🩷
Self-Care Isn’t Lazy — It’s Clinical: A Physio’s Take on Self-Care Day
Today is Self-Care Day — and at Spine & Sports, we want to flip the script on what that really means, especially for our physiotherapy patients.
When most people hear “self-care,” they picture bubble baths, herbal teas, maybe a cozy blanket and a Netflix binge. And while rest and relaxation absolutely have their place, true self-care for people in pain, healing from injury, or working on their movement health is so much more.
It’s clinical, intentional, and sometimes uncomfortable.
🔹 What Self-Care Means in Physiotherapy
For us, self-care means:
Rolling out your IT band when it’s the last thing you want to do
Showing up for your exercises even on the days motivation is low
Carving out time for diaphragmatic breathing to manage stress and chronic pain
Holding that glute bridge for 10 seconds longer because your future self needs you to
Moving through discomfort, not avoiding it — safely, with guidance
Self-care is the quiet work that prevents setbacks.
It’s the home program that strengthens your shoulder so you can throw a ball again.
It’s the postural correction you do to avoid daily headaches.
It’s choosing to move — even just a little — instead of staying stuck.
✅ Practical Self-Care Ideas for Physio Patients
If you’re not sure where to start, here are a few intentional ways to honour your body today:
Do 10 minutes of your home rehab plan
Book that physio follow-up you’ve been putting off
Use a tennis ball to release your traps or glutes
Walk with your shoulders relaxed and chin tucked
Journal about how your body feels, not just how it looks
Hydrate, breathe, and stretch — your tissues will thank you
🧠 A Mindset Shift
Let’s stop thinking of self-care as optional or self-indulgent.
Let’s start seeing it for what it really is: an essential part of healing, prevention, and well-being.
You don’t need to do it perfectly. You just need to do it intentionally.
Because at the end of the day, your future self — the one who’s strong, mobile, pain-free, and active — is built on what you do today.
