Physios, osteopaths and sports therapists gain insights into pain at Newcastle comedy club

by Ian McMillan | Jun 24, 2024 | Pain

Physiotherapists, osteopaths and sports therapists flocked to The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle upon Tyne earlier this month (10 June) to attend a ‘Pain in the Spotlight’ participatory show. The evening event was led by Professor Lorimer Moseley...

Physiotherapist Emily Low reviews a new edition of Physical Management for Neurological Conditions

by Ian McMillan | Jun 21, 2024 | Book Reviews, Learning Zone

Physical Management for Neurological Conditions (fifth edition) Editors: Sheila Lennon, Gita Ramdharry and Geert Verheyden Publisher: Elsevier Price: £42.99 (the publisher has a discounted price of £36.54 when this review went live) ISBN: 9780323881326 (paperback);...

Meet David Clancy, lead editor of a book titled Essential Skills for Physiotherapists and much more!

by Ian McMillan | Jun 21, 2024 | Reflections

In the 15 years since he graduated in physiotherapy from Keele University, David has carved out an exciting career as sports medicine specialist and consultant. He’s also a trainer and a director of an international recruitment company...

Practitioners and policymakers should encourage older people to take up heavy resistance training

by Ian McMillan | Jun 18, 2024 | Older People

People who complete 12 months of heavy resistance training around the time of retirement continue to exhibit leg strength years later, according to follow up results of a clinical trial that are published today (19 June). The article – by Mads Bloch-Ibenfeldt,...

Darren Brown – the ‘physiotherapist you changed the HIV world’ – is ‘overjoyed’ with his OBE

by Ian McMillan | Jun 18, 2024 | Awards

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has congratulated physiotherapist Darren Brown, who received an OBE in this week’s Kings Birthday Honours list (14 June). The trust posted: ‘We’re incredibly proud that Honorary Clinical...