Treating dog walkers’ hand and wrist injuries could cost the NHS an estimated £23 million, according to the results of a review of the evidence that...
Older People
Resistance exercise may be the best type for tackling insomnia in older age, say researchers
Resistance or muscle strengthening exercise appears to help in tackling insomnia in older age, according to an article published today (5 March) in...
Researchers to empower older people to discuss use of their anticholinergic medication with GP
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen are encouraging older people to raise questions about their prolonged use of anticholinergic medication...
Tailored exercise programmes may prolong life in patients with cancer, suggest physical therapist Francesco Bettariga and colleagues
Researchers have found a link between muscular strength and good levels of physical fitness with a significantly lower risk of death from any cause...
Practitioners and policymakers should encourage older people to take up heavy resistance training
People who complete 12 months of heavy resistance training around the time of retirement continue to exhibit leg strength years later, according to...
Physio Xavier Rajarathnam books a castle as a venue to host his ‘Secrets of Health Heroes’ event
Kent-based physiotherapist Xavier Rajarathnam is planning to celebrate the achievements of the county's older people who stay fit and healthy by...
Marie O Mir highlights ‘irony’ of having no physios or other HSCPs on older people’s care commission
The chief executive of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) has criticised the make-up of new national Commission on Care for...
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