Greg Bay: What inspired me to become a physiotherapist

As a hockey player wannabe from Cranbrook, I dreamed of one day playing in the NHL. OK my dream was not original for a Canadian. After a short stint of Jr Hockey at 16, my career slowly faded as I had 4 knee surgeries, one thigh and one ankle repair before I was 19. It was then I thought maybe I belong on the other side of the table.

I was inspired by my Physiotherapist, Blair Farrish from Cranbrook, who was very cool and sounded like Sean Connery. I then went to UVic where I became a student trainer and had the opportunity to work with Dan Devlin who was one of Canada’s first Sport Physiotherapists. So after being in the physio environment so often and really liking those physios I had the opportunity to meet, I buckled down and made it into UBC Physiotherapy. It has been 26 years, and every day I get excited about going to work – it is a privilege to be a physiotherapist.