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AGILE Conference 2011: Exercise and Older People - copies of presentations

Document - Posted on 25/11/2011

AGILE 2011 For those who attended AGILE's excellent conference in ...

Physiotherapy works: Stroke

Page - Posted on 17/11/2011

Physiotherapy is clinically effective and cost effective in the treatment of people who have had a stroke. There is ...

Physiotherapy works: Cardiac rehab

Page - Posted on 10/11/2011

Physiotherapy-led cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a clinical and cost effective intervention for those living with cardiovascular disease. ...

Physios speak out at World Stroke Day events

News item - Posted on 28/10/2011

28 October 2011 Physios played their part in events that were held around the UK in the run up to World Stroke Day, which falls on 29 ...

User experiences, preferences and choices relating to functional electrical stimulation and ankle foot orthoses for foot-drop after stroke

Physiotherapy Journal article - Posted on 20/09/2011

Objectives To explore experiences, preferences and choices relating to the use of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) for foot-drop by people who have suffered a stroke ...

What is the most valid method of assessing neglect / inattention in an adult post stroke? (Right Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) – left hemiparesis). A critically appraised topic (CAT).

Professional network journal article - Posted on 16/09/2011

Background/purpose: A critically appraised topic (CAT) answers a specific clinical question by summarising the best available evidence to date, including a clinical 'bottom-line' [1]. Method: The ...

WCPT congress: Pairing patients can be cost-effective

News item - Posted on 22/06/2011

22 June 2011 Physios can make better use of their time by pairing up patients as ‘buddies’, Dutch researcher Gert Kwakkel told ...

Calculating the economic value of a physiotherapy service

Publication - Posted on 07/03/2011

£0.00 CSP CSP These linked resources support ...

Sequence of head and upper trunk rotations during head turns in people with stroke while sitting: A pilot study

Professional network journal article - Posted on 22/12/2010

Background:  Turning the head to see the environment is a common activity of daily living which is usually accompanied by trunk movement (Land 2004). Aim: To compare the sequence of onset ...

Raising stroke awareness

Frontline article - Posted on 02/11/2010

World Stroke Day was marked across the UK on 29 October. Expert guests spoke at a conference in North London exploring how to ...

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