by Ian McMillan | Jul 24, 2024 | News, Pain
Prescribing ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people who are at a high risk of harm could be costing the NHS in England about £31 million and causing more than 6,000 lost years of good health over 10 years. That is the...
by Ian McMillan | Jul 22, 2024 | News, Sponsored
Bobo is a smart system designed by physios, for physios. It’s made up of an interactive balance board and wearable motion sensor which connect with an app, using real-time biofeedback to make rehab more fun, fast, and measurable. We caught up with one...
by Ian McMillan | Jul 19, 2024 | News, Rehabilitation
Physiotherapist Alison Wildt (pictured third from left) is taking the lead in the first phase of a research project that is due to completed by the time the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) opens its doors next summer. The 70-bed NRC is being built at the...
by Ian McMillan | Jul 18, 2024 | News, Respiratory
Increasing numbers of adults say they are vaping for more than six months, according to researchers who compared rates in 2013 in England with those recorded in 2023. Writing in the latest of The BMJ, which was published yesterday (17 July), Sarah E Jackson, from...
by Ian McMillan | Jul 17, 2024 | News, Sports physiotherapy
Alessandro Compagnin – one of eight rehabilitation physiotherapists working at the prestigious London-based Isokinetic clinic – won the best case report award at this summer’s prestigious Football Medicine event. A key event in the annual sports...