by Ian McMillan | Apr 6, 2024 | Sports & Exercise
A researcher at the University of Salford is on a mission to get more people over the age of 40 to take up strength training – the benefits of which match aerobic training and can be even more beneficial when combined. Clinical exercise physiologist Ashley...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 6, 2024 | Careers, Reflections
In an exclusive PhysioUpdate Q&A, neurological specialist physiotherapist Gita Ramdharry tells Ian A McMillan about her career highlights, which include being a busy clinician, conducting research and maintaining funding sources. She finds time to...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 4, 2024 | Mental Health
Sports physiotherapists and their colleagues must adopt more of a holistic approach by helping to monitor and maintain athletes’ mental health, according to an article published on 22 March by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In a paper appearing in the...
by Ian McMillan | Apr 4, 2024 | Mental Health
Researchers have found that the number of suicides among US college student athletes has doubled over the past 20 years. In an article published today (5 April) in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Bridget Whelan, who works in Family Medicine at the...
by Ian McMillan | Mar 29, 2024 | Sports & Exercise
People who maintain exercise regimes from two to three times a week on a long-term basis appear to have a lower current risk of insomnia and sleep for the recommended six to nine hours every night. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who...
