by Ian McMillan | Jun 7, 2025 | News, Pain, Research
People experiencing chronic lower back pain said that being in or around nature can provide them with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a groundbreaking study has found. The research, to be published in the August issue...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 3, 2025 | News, Reflections
Gaining ‘global perspectives’ and having a ‘shared purpose’ were two of the key themes that emerged for Congress delegate Katie Knapton (pictured above), chair of Physio First. Attending the World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 in Tokyo on behalf...
by Ian McMillan | Jun 2, 2025 | Editor's Pick, Mental Health, News, Rehabilitation, Sports physiotherapy
Newcastle United forward Callum Wilson has revealed that a chat with a physiotherapist led him to seek professional help for mental health issues that had dogged him since childhood. The revelation came in a podcast made by the former England international, which...
by Ian McMillan | May 29, 2025 | Business Update, Neurological, News, Rehabilitation
Alfie Scott (née Wright) (pictured in the park with her granddaughter) says she is ‘truly living’ again after being provided with a microprocessor knee-ankle-foot orthosis (MPKAFO) called Tectus. The 52-year-old from Basingstoke in Hampshire took part in a pilot...
by Ian McMillan | May 27, 2025 | Business Update, News, Service design
Physiotherapists working for Colchester-based First Point Physio have gained access to a range of AI treatments after the company teamed up with health-tech innovator DocHQ. According to Phillip Dale, a physiotherapist by background who co-founded First Point Physio...
