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Human relationships developed in community-based physiotherapy are usually hidden behind the walls of family homes, embedded in the practice of physiotherapists who work in those settings. Hermeneutic phenomenology was used to explore and reveal the ways in which these therapists enhanced their relationships with clients and their families and carers to best promote their wellbeing. Narratives and poetry from within the experiences of the participants revealed some typical ways of understanding and ´being together´ in these community-based physiotherapeutic relationships, which contributes to discourse about community-based healthcare.

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Di Tasker has worked as a community-based physiotherapist for over 25 years. Her doctoral research project explored how community-based physiotherapists interpret relationship-centred healthcare in the home. Practice wisdom for professional practitioners is a special area of interest.

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