by Ian McMillan | Oct 22, 2022 | Chronic Illnesses
Dublin-based physiotherapist and academic Grace O’Malley led a team that created up-to-date guidelines for health professionals working with children and adolescents who are obese. Dr O’Malley said: ‘For the first time in Ireland we are seeing direct...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 19, 2022 | Older People
A multidisciplinary task force comprised of 96 experts from around the world – at least two of whom appear to be physiotherapists – has developed a set of recommendations on identifying and assessing the risk of falls among older people. The World...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 19, 2022 | On The Move
NULLPhysiotherapist Rachel McLachlan will be hoping she makes the cut for Scotland’s final Pool A game against New Zealand in the 2021 Rugby World Cup tournament. The match is being played at the Northland Events Centre in the North Island city of Whangarei on...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 13, 2022 | On The Move
NULLAustralia-based sports and exercise physiotherapist Jess Cunningham says her book titled ‘POP: When sport brings us to our knees’ has had an ‘amazing’ response. The 224-page book, which was published in August, is based on the...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 12, 2022 | Neurological
People who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) receive an ‘inconsistent’ response from rehabilitation services, a panel of leading international medical experts claims in an article in The Lancet Neurology. The lead author of the article,...