Purchasing a gopher?

I sometimes have been told that patients will teach you more valuable things than what you would have learnt from the books.

Part of my prac consists of pulmonary rehab program. It's not the exercise part that is interesting. It's the 'health topics open discussion' which I find rather valuable not only for the patients, but also for me. During this session, the patients can either ask the physio about issues of their concerns or share their own experience.

One of the topics which came up from last week's session was the motorised gopher. One of those topics which you didn't expect to know or matters. And I thought I would share some of the things I learnt.

Here are some practical gopher-related facts:
1. max speed of a gopher is 40km/hr.
2. battery power duration depends on how often you go up a slope and the steepness of a slope.
3. patient gets only 1/2 price rebate (can't remember which type of rebate) if they are taking normal taxi, whereas they only need to pay 1/4 of the cost to call a maxi taxi so that they can bring along their gopher.
4. sunroof for a gopher costs extra.
5. sheep skin cover makes the seat more comfortable.
6. patient can also fit customised foam cushion on the seat via an OT if the seat is not suitable.

I hope that at some point these facts will assist you when your future patients do ask you about a gopher.