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Kevin Matthews, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
evin Matthews has seen de- mand for his business increase - why? Because many of us
are working from home meaning we are probably sitting awkwardly at dining tables, breakfast bars or even on the sofa with laptops propped on our knees. Usually physiotherapist Kevin Matthews works from a treatment room with- in Airheadz Hair & Beauty Salon (formally the old Forces Tavern near Blackawton). He helps people with all kinds of ailments which affect their movement such as sports injuries, post-op problems, arthritis
t is by no means business as usual for our dentists. They have had a difficult time during the
crisis, many having to close for three months then opening with rigorous health and safety guide- lines. They face fewer patients and higher costs with many forking out thousands for PPE, and that’s if they have managed to get it with many saying they’ve struggled, with no special access to masks and gloves just because they have an NHS contract. Marian Roberts is the owner of Dartmouth Dental Practice: “We have had to pay six times the going rate for some of our PPE and are having to invest in full surgical gowns and masks. These are need- ed during procedures like drilling
and occupational health issues. But Covid-19 has temporarily changed the way he treats patients, meaning instead of consultations taking place face-to-face he now has to speak to people on the phone or on the video communications platform ‘Zoom’. “It’s certainly been a learning
curve! It was quite hard on the phone at first as you’re asking them to raise their arm or lift a leg and you’re hoping they are doing it but you can’t see! I say things like ‘imagine your arm is the arm of a clock and straight up is 12 o’clock
and scaling.” During lockdown Marian and her team could refer their own patients who had dental emergencies for urgent treatment in special ‘hubs’. More than 550 of these centres were created across the UK. Dartmouth Dental Prac- tice opened on the 15th of June, but with only a limited number of treatments on offer due to the strict regulations. “There are far fewer people than normal coming through the door but we still have 10 members of staff who need paying and our overheads haven’t changed so we are facing the same financial issues as many businesses on the high street.” She says she hopes things can return to some kind of normality soon for the sake of the staff and the patients.•
and straight down is six, try to take it up to three.” He says he gets a fair idea of the problem by asking lots of questions about what they can or can’t do and if they have had the problem before. His advice to anyone working from home is to take a break every 35-45 minutes just to wander into the garden, look outside the window or make a cup of tea. •
Marian Roberts, DARTMOUTH DENTAL PRACTICE
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