by Ian McMillan | Sep 16, 2022 | Pain
At least five physiotherapists are lined up to speak at the prestigious World Congress on Pain next week – said to be is the largest global gathering of pain professionals – taking place in Toronto, Canada, from 19-23 September. More than 7,000 scientists,...
by Ian McMillan | Sep 13, 2022 | Oncology & Palliative Care
A former superintendent physiotherapist at a pioneering south London hospice ‘drilled’ members of her team to ensure they had washed their hair and polished their shoes in preparation for a visit by the Queen in 1988. Betty O’Gorman said the...
by Ian McMillan | Sep 12, 2022 | Sports physiotherapy
A research study that was prompted by concerns about how having concussion might affect adolescents’ academic performance has been published online today (13 September) in the journal Injury Prevention. The study, written by team based the University of...
by Ian McMillan | Sep 8, 2022 | News
World Physiotherapy is encouraging its member organisations and physiotherapists around the world to celebrate World PT Day today (8 September). The focus for this year’s World PT Day is osteoarthritis, while the focus shift to other...
by Ian McMillan | Sep 6, 2022 | News
Physiotherapist Jehan Yehia has praised an ‘empowering’ approach to decision-making, in which practitioners and patients have ‘authentic conversations’. Ms Yehia, a first contact practitioner (FCP) lead who also acts as an ambassador on...
