by Ian McMillan | Dec 6, 2024 | News, Technology
A team led by Steffi Colyer, a senior lecturer in biomechanics at the University of Bath, has developed open access software that analyses motion capture data, without using markers. The system is now available to physiotherapists, sports coaches and other clinicians...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 29, 2024 | Musculoskeletal, News
More than 250 patients on physiotherapy waiting lists in the Birmingham and Solihull area attended a Community Appointment Day at the Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre in Kings Heath last month. As well as having an opportunity to meet physio staff from three local...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 29, 2024 | News, Rehabilitation
Though cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and a programme of physical and mental rehabilitation probably improve symptoms of long Covid, the effects are modest. That is the conclusion of researchers who conducted a review of the latest evidence that was published...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 29, 2024 | News, Respiratory
Lung health has a ‘bright future’, according to the British Thoracic Society (BTS), which issued a statement on 27 November to coincide with the opening day of its Winter Meeting in London. The BTS warned that better days lie ahead if the government,...
by Ian McMillan | Nov 24, 2024 | Neurological
High cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia long term, including in people with a genetic predisposition to dementia. That is a key finding from a study published online in the British Journal of...
