Elite male footballers are more likely to develop dementia, says study in The Lancet Public Health

by Ian McMillan | Mar 16, 2023 | Sports physiotherapy

Elite male footballers were 1.5 times more likely to develop a neurodegenerative disease when compared to population controls, according to an observational study published in The Lancet Public Health. Among male footballers playing in the Swedish...

ISCP appoints physiotherapist Marie O Mir to succeed Ruaidhri O Connor as its new chief executive

by Ian McMillan | Mar 15, 2023 | On The Move

NULLPhysiotherapist Marie Ó Mír has been appointed as the Irish Society of Physiotherapists (ISCP) new chief executive, it was announced this week (14 March). Dr Ó Mír will take up the reins on 29 May for a handover period before...

Charity seeks to fund ‘programmes of work’ that will help the public to benefit from physiotherapy

by Ian McMillan | Mar 9, 2023 | On The Move

NULLPhysiotherapists are being invited to apply for awards worth up to £500,000 to help the Private Physiotherapy Educational Foundation (PPEF) achieve its key objectives for the profession. The PPEF’s main objective is the ‘advancement of research...

Prevention is the best way to reduce growing demands on the NHS, says Connect Health panel

by Ian McMillan | Mar 8, 2023 | News

Health coaching has the potential to reduce the unprecedented pressures facing primary care services, physiotherapist Richard Pell told delegates attending a podcast broadcast by Connect Health on 1 March. Mr Pell, campaign director of Flippin’ Pain,...

Physios Kate Bennett and Esther Clift contribute to BGS blueprint on preventing and managing frailty

by Ian McMillan | Mar 8, 2023 | Older People

Physiotherapists Kate Bennett and Esther Clift contributed to a blueprint on preventing and managing frailty in older people, which was launched this week (6 March) by the British Geriatric Society (BGS). They appear to be the only allied health professionals (AHPs)...