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Wiltshire physio pioneers marathon treatment in Oman
Debbie Simpson travelled to the Middle East to provide physio cover for a gruelling six-day ultramarathon.
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Paediatric physio receives senior fellowship from Higher Education England
Paediatric physiotherapy educator Sarah Westwater-Wood has been awarded a prestigious Higher Education England Senior Fellowship.
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APCP conference: robotic devices can help children engage with rehab, but physios are key
Using robotics as a rehabilitation tool is ‘helping to make physiotherapy more attractive to children’, Andreas Meyer-Heim told the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists’ (APCP) annual conference, held in Newcastle on 13 November.
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APCP conference: children with disabilities deserve better care, says Dr Karen Horridge
The future for children and young people with cerebral palsy is in all of our hands.
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CSP tackles impact of high insurance claims from football and rugby
The background to a controversial decision earlier this year to drop professional insurance cover for physios working in top tier football clubs emerged at a conference last week.
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Design Council and Arthritis Research UK offer £15,000 product development award
Physios could be awarded thousands of pounds to help them develop products that will improve the quality of life of people with arthritis.
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Continence care guide underlines the importance of specialist physiotherapy
Adults and children with complex continence problems should be referred to a specialist service including physiotherapy, says NHS England
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Physiotherapy can help improve quality of life for older people with multiple long-term conditions, says NICE
Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions should receive multidisciplinary support, including physiotherapy.
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MSK injury risk rises after concussion, says Harlequins club doctor
Physios working in sport should be aware that brain damage is not the only problem associated with concussion – the risk of musculoskeletal (MSK) injury also increases significantly after concussion.
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Physio makes a splash at international waterskiing championships
A newly-qualified physio treated water skiers as old as 80 as an international water skiing competition came to the UK.