Physio Spends First Half Of Holiday Treating Family Members

A Northern Beaches Physiotherapist who travelled home to visit his family on the Central Coast for a well earned break has been immediately put to work by uncles, aunts and other members of his extended family. Stavros “Steve” Katsaros, 34, who has worked as a Physiotherapist for nine years, relayed to our reporter that there was a time when he embraced any opportunity to practice his craft on his family members.

“Back in the day I didn’t mind helping out the family if they had a niggle to be dealt with. It was a good chance to practice while I was still pretty inexperienced… But holy dooley, this weekend I had a line up of uncles, aunts, cousins and half of mum’s lawn bowls buddies winding from the lounge to the kitchen!

Our reporter asked Mr Katsaros why his family members don’t take the initiative to see a Physio from one of the five clinics in town during the 51 weeks of the year when he is unavailable.

“I don’t know mate. It’s getting worse every year though… Bloody tight arses the lot of 'em, haha! The good thing is that these days Physio is all about getting people active and doing less of the hands on treatment. Poor old Uncle Nick didn’t look too impressed when I told him he needs to get to the gym more than he needs a neck massage, haha. Maybe that will keep a few of them away. But geez, it doesn’t stop them asking me a million questions. Stavros, I have a sore ankle… is it cancer? Stavros, my back is sore, I think my disc has slipped out. Stavros, I have a clicky shoulder… I think I have arthritis and need surgery”.

“I think I’ll need a holiday from my holiday”.