by Ian McMillan | Nov 19, 2020 | On The Move
Brendon Stubbs said he is ‘thrilled’ to be named as one of the most cited and influential mental health researchers in the world. The London-based physiotherapist and academic appears in a list called Highly Cited Researchers 2020, which was published this...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 19, 2020 | Respiratory
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) has welcomed NHS plans to open 43 specialist ‘long Covid’ units in England ‘within weeks’ – but raised questions over implementation plans. The BTS, a charity with more than 3,000 members – some of...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 18, 2020 | Learning disabilities
The PHE report is based on data gathered by the English Learning Disabilities Mortality Review and NHS England’s Covid-19 Patient Notification System, which records deaths in hospital settings. Not all deaths are recorded routinely From 21 March to 5 June, 451...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 18, 2020 | Sports physiotherapy
Dr Gledhill, along with co-authors Dale Forsdyke and Tom Goom – a senior lecturer in sports injury management at York St John University and a physio at the Physio Rooms in Falmer, East Sussex, respectively – set out a four-pronged strategy to...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 10, 2020 | Sports & Exercise
The guideline says nobody with an ME or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) diagnosis should be offered ‘any therapy based on physical activity or exercise as a treatment or cure’. In particular, programmes based on ‘fixed incremental increases in...