Tammie Quai
MOVEMENT=LIFE
Physiotherapy gives me a medium to explore movement with my patients. I love bringing them on a journey of transformation through education and rehabilitation, going from pain and dysfunction to freedom.
In 2020, I started conceptualising virtual therapy spaces, changing the model of Physiotherapy delivery to deliver highly specific outcomes online. My mission is to lower the barriers, to make quality physiotherapy more cost effective and more accessible to patients regardless of their language and geography. This phase is currently in beta.
As a mother, I believe that if the foundations are set right, our children can reap the benefits of a healthy body for the rest of their lives. All my skills were brought home when I realised that one of my sons was struggling with dyspraxia. I set up Posture Playground to bring awareness to developmental dyspraxia and to help children worldwide manage their sensory processing issues and the anxiety that can spring from that.
This is my published research paper as part of my honours thesis. If you prefer to consult with me virtually for a more tailored solution to your condition, appointments can be made at my TelePhysiotherapy Clinic.
My patients' experiences has taught me to live fully, deeply grateful for all that life has to offer. The content that I make online is dedicated to all my patients past, present and future.
I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil. Although I had sold some work as a student in Australia, it as largely been a private passion. Going digital has allowed me to combine art with physiotherapy education. I also draw under the label of Liquid Anatomy.
The Quality of your Movement determines the Quality of your Life
Founder of RehabSmiths, now Quest Physiotherapy
I've been studying, thinking about and treating pain and movement for 2 decades. I graduated from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia in 2001 with a degree in Physiotherapy (First Class Honours). I also won a University Award for Best Physiotherapy Research in Gerontology for 2001 for my research on balance in elderly amputees. Thereafter I worked as a physiotherapist in the large teaching hospitals in Brisbane as well as a research assistant to the esteemed Professor Sandra Brauer at the University of Queensland. In 2005, together with Professor Brauer and Dr Jennifer Nitz, I published a research paper on "Somatosensation, circulation and stance balance in elderly dysvascular transtibial amputees". In the same year, I pursued and was awarded a Graduate Certificate in Molecular Biology after using Bioinformatics to investigate the genetic control of muscle wasting in frogs. Soon after, I based myself in the UK to see more of the world. I worked under the National Health Service (NHS) in Northern Ireland, Manchester and London. I also earned my certification as an APPI Matwork Pilates Instructor in 2009.
In 2010, I moved back to Singapore and subsequently started my own private practice. I was privileged to have been flown to Jakarta and Beijing to attend to private patients. I was also engaged to treat Kylie's entourage when they performed in Singapore.
Knowledge and Awareness can drive prevention and positive change, to stop the pain-injury cycle. I enjoy translating research to educate people on how to become body smart, how to use their bodies effectively, to become active participants in their own rehabilitation so that they can regain control over their bodies and the freedom to move confidently through life.
"Your Body is without doubt, the most amazing gift you'll ever possess. Learn to treat it well".
