The Physio Notebook

World Physiotherapy Africa Region Conference 2026: Highlights from Kigali

The World Physiotherapy Africa Region Conference 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, was an exciting gathering o...

When We Fall: A Physiotherapist's Insights on Recovery and Resilience

When Back Pain Isn’t Just Back Pain: Understanding Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek help — but did you know it could be coming...

Mambo Gani Haya! Breaking the Silence on Vaginismus: Understanding the Condition and How Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Can Help!

For many of us, talking openly about our vaginas was a taboo subject growing up....

Introduction to Physiotherapy and NCDs; Non-Communicable Diseases

In Kenya’s earlier health history, the disease burden was largely driven by communicable diseases ...

Wanjiku and Diabetes: Why Physiotherapy Matters

The Physiotherapy and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Series explores how physiotherapy contributes ...

“Remember the Spinning Game? It Might Explain Your Vertigo Today”

When we were kids, games didn’t need batteries or screens. Just a bit of imagination — and somet...

Is physiotherapy turning into wellness? Where is the line anyway?

If adding a skill in "WELLNESS" gives you more out of this life experience , I say, go for it!!...

Health is a Daily Dialogue: The Art of Lifestyle Change

“True health asks only that we return, day by day, to care for ourselves”...

“The Serenity Prayer”

The alcoholic anonymous groups are always reciting the serenity prayer on television....

Of Fitness Expectations! My Love-Hate Relationship with Working Out.

Working out is like that friend you know is good for you but constantly tests your patience. I under...

5 Simple Tools That Helped Me Thrive as a Kenyan Woman in 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, I find myself looking back on a year that was as rewarding as it was chall...

I made a hole in his belt

Once upon a day I made a dumb choice to buy this man a belt. It came as part of gift pack that had a...

Calendar check

This has been my everyday activity in the recent few days. The idea behind it is to check how many d...

An African Woman Must Cook

African womanhood — is not about sacrifice alone, but about weaving love into the ordinary, and fi...

Satire, Siblings, and Slayings: How My Sister, the Serial Killer Comments on Society (Book Review)

why cant you trust LOVE child?

Yes, maybe the hum of it all, was all just love....

Hall mark season

They have perky little children in Christmas sweaters and fairies and Santa and time travel and all ...

Valentine’s day, Working moms and Coming Home to Unbridled Joy!

Today is both Valentine’s Day and a Friday—a combination that should have felt extra special....

The Kenyan Stories That Sparked Conversations For Me This January: Confessions of Nairobi Women and ‘Sophia & Bumpy’

Kenyan women have stories that are as diverse as they are powerful....