| Patient Charles Leads The Applause |
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| Written by Joanne Leyland | |
| Friday, 01 February 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2  It was in the late 1980s that the prince first got in touch with Australian-born
Sarah Key, a former NHS nurse, as his back problems became increasingly worse
following decades of strain and numerous falls from his polo pony.It wasn’t long before the world was witnessing the results of the advice offered to patients of Ms Keys: “Dance on your pain, rock 'n' roll, bend like a willow, crouch like a bushwhacker, curl like a swastika, spread like a blow-fly, and suck that fluid into your discs”. 
Sarah Key was instrumental in helping the prince regain full use of the arm he broke in two places in a serious fall from his polo pony in 1990. The prince later hailed his physiotherapist’s skills, calling Ms Keys “a miracle worker”. 
The physiotherapist has also treated other members of the Royal Family, including the Queen. 
A firm friend of both Charles and Camilla, Ms Keys has stayed with the royal couple
at their Scottish residence of Birkhall.Invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of 2001, even she couldn’t halt the passage of time. In November 2005 Prince Charles announced that, after 40 years, he’d suffered his final fall from a polo pony and would retire with immediate effect from the competitive aspect of the game he called “my one great extravagance”. Comment on this article
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