by Ian McMillan | Mar 24, 2025 | Editor's Pick, Musculoskeletal, News, Service design
Physiotherapy is ‘shackled by outdated perceptions’ and is widely perceived to be ‘a pain-relief service’, according to two leading members of the profession in the UK. The two authors – Kate Purcell, whose correspondence address is given as the MacKenzie Medical...
by Ian McMillan | Mar 19, 2025 | Editor's Pick, Musculoskeletal, News, Pain
Researchers have found that only about one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain is effective. An international team conducted a pooled data analysis of the available research and published the results online in BMJ Evidence...
by Ian McMillan | Mar 18, 2025 | Chronic Illnesses, News, Older People, Sports & Exercise
East Ayrshire Health and Social Care team has played its part in developing what is said to be the UK’s first Active Wellbeing suite. Based at the Rose Reilly Sports Centre in Stewarton, the suite is equipped with Innerva’s specialist power-assisted equipment and is...
by Ian McMillan | Mar 12, 2025 | Editor's Pick, News, Service design
Shift work – particularly night shifts – is associated with a higher risk of several infections, including the common cold, according to a team of researchers based in Norway. After examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system, the team...
by Ian McMillan | Mar 12, 2025 | News, Older People, Rehabilitation, Sports & Exercise, zEditor's Pick 2
Doing water/aqua aerobics for 10 or more weeks at a time can trim waist size and aid weight loss, according to an article published today (12 March) in the open access journal BMJ Open. Researchers who conducted a pooled data analysis of the available evidence found...
