by Ian McMillan | Feb 9, 2026 | News, Public health, Rehabilitation, Sports & Exercise
Rachel Young – a physiotherapist by background – has welcomed an announcement from Sport England that it will continue funding a ground-breaking physical activity programme. Dr Young, a principal research fellow at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 2, 2026 | Editor's Pick, Physio First News
There’s an old adage in business about the importance of working on your business, not just in it. Easy to say. Much harder to do in practice, particularly in physiotherapy. Most physios running practices are busy being physios. Clinics are full, patients come first,...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 31, 2026 | Musculoskeletal, News, Pain, Rehabilitation, Research, Service design
People with painful knee osteoarthritis find that using a knee brace helps them to manage their symptoms, according to the results of a study led by two researchers with a background in physiotherapy. They are Melanie Holden, who is a professor of musculoskeletal...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 26, 2026 | Awards, Digital, Events, On The Move, Service design
Physiotherapists in England who want to put their work in the national spotlight have until 6 March to enter the NHS Excellence Awards 2026. NHS England is seeking entries from projects and teams that make a ‘real difference’ to patients and communities, while...
by Ian McMillan | Jan 25, 2026 | Editor's Pick, Mental Health, News, Pain, Service design, Sports & Exercise
Physiotherapists are ‘well suited’ to work with people with severe mental illness (SMI) who are experiencing pain, according to an editorial scheduled for publication in the March edition of the journal Physiotherapy. The editorial’s first author is Brendon Stubbs,...
