by Ian McMillan | Feb 26, 2025 | Editor's Pick, News, Pain, Research
The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil and remifentanil, during surgery is linked to a subsequent poor ‘pain experience’ – a composite of emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of pain. That is a key finding of a research paper published in the...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 25, 2025 | Learning Zone, Oncology & Palliative Care, Pain, Rehabilitation
Physiotherapists who want to find out more about treating lymphoedema can attend five free seminars next week during Lymphoedema Awareness Week, which runs from 3-7 March. The British Lymphology Society (BLS) has announced it is to run a lunchtime webinar on each...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 20, 2025 | Musculoskeletal, News, Pain, Rehabilitation, Service design
Spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections, says a panel of international experts in current edition of The BMJ. Their strong recommendations apply to...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 18, 2025 | On The Move, Oncology & Palliative Care, Paediatric, Uncategorised
Physiotherapist Stuart Palma is ‘thrilled’ to be taking over the reins at Southern Hospice Group – a charity based in Sussex that has been created over the past year following the merger of several hospice care organisations. The merger, which is nearly complete, will...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 13, 2025 | Musculoskeletal, News, Sports & Exercise
Physiotherapist Liam Newton is kicking of a series of weekly talks for cyclists on the evening of Thursday 20 February at the South Downs Social café in Winchester. Liam, who manages the University of Winchester’s Health Clinic – where he also treats patients –...
