by Ian McMillan | Oct 12, 2023 | Students
Physiotherapy students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) can carry on delivering weekly health and wellbeing sessions to local people of all ages, thanks to a donation from the Port of Aberdeen. The grant covers the cost of items such as exercise equipment, room hire,...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 11, 2023 | Musculoskeletal
A common method of treating calcific tendinopathy – caused by a build-up of calcium in the shoulder’s rotator cuff tendons – has been shown to be no more efficacious than placebo, concludes a trial published in The BMJ today (12 October)...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 10, 2023 | Pain
One person in three with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) could have an underlying genetic susceptibility to the condition, according to an article published today (11 October) online in the Journal of Medical Genetics. Because men are less likely that their...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 9, 2023 | Awards
Physiotherapists around the world can play a vital role in ensuring that people who have had a stroke receive effective rehabilitation services, according to an article published today (10 October) in The Lancet. Written by New Zealand-based Valery L Feigin and...
by Ian McMillan | Oct 6, 2023 | Respiratory
Clinical academic physiotherapist Enya Daynes helped to draw up a Clinical Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation that was published last month week (28 September) by the British Thoracic Society (BTS). Ms Daynes, who is based at the University Hospitals of Leicester...
