by Ian McMillan | Jan 31, 2022 | Technology
Plymouth-based academic Jenny Freeman hopes that physiotherapists around the UK will make the most of Telerehab, a free online resource that aims to help practitioners assess patients’ movement impairments using video conferencing or telephone technology....
by Ian McMillan | Jan 31, 2022 | News
The government’s eleventh-hour decision to withdraw a threat to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for NHS staff has been criticised by the chief executives of NHS Confederation and NHS Providers. Matthew Taylor from the NHS Confederation and Chris Hopson from...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 26, 2022 | Reflections
Physiotherapist Chrissie Mowbray and GP Karen Forshaw have joined forces to form Resilient Practice, which offers training courses and a range of materials to help healthcare professionals cope with stress and become more resilient. Here Chrissie and...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 26, 2022 | Technology
Copenhagen-based physiotherapist and researcher Rasmus Tolstrup Larsen is the lead author of a topical paper that examines whether fitness apps and other physical activity monitors (PAMs) help to boost adults’ activity levels. The team led by Mr...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 25, 2022 | Respiratory
People who are exposed to pesticides at work face increased risks of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to researchers whose paper was published online in Thorax today (25 January). A team led by Sara De Matteis, from the University of...
