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Brunel University are looking for anyone with chronic low back pain (CLBP) to participate in a PhD research study at exploring individuals experiences including: satisfaction with treatmen...
The Darzi Report and UK Physiotherapy
Lord Darzi is setting the direction of the NHS and of physiotherapy. Lord Darzi’s ground-breaking review of the NHS, High Quality Care For All, clearly points the way forward for the NHS and for...
The Treatment of Sciatica by Physiotherapists
Sciatica results from a structure impinging on a lumbar nerve root, causing compression and/or inflammation enough to cause neurological changes in the skin, reflexes and muscles served by the affecte...
Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment by Physiotherapy
The inflammatory arthritis diseases or spondyloarthropathies include various diseases such as Ankylosing spondylitis, the arthritis of bowel disease, reactive arthritis and the arthritis associa...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with Physiotherapy
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory joint disease which occurs in about 1% of the population, causing a symmetrical polyarthritis and generalized involvement of many t...
Getting To A Diagnosis of Back Pain
The diagnosis of lumbar back pain is difficult and uncertain due to the various conditions which can present with this problem. Effective back pain management depends on identifying what kind of back ...
How Physiotherapists Treat Golfers Elbow
Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) is not confined to golfers, but occurs in many sportsmen and women, with racquet sports the most common causes. Other sports where golfer's elbow occurs are...
The management of shoulder injuries and pathologies is a big part of the caseload of orthopaedic surgeons and musculoskeletal physiotherapists. The shoulder has a long list of injuries, conditio...
How Physiotherapists Treat Wrist Fractures
Every winter the weather gets cold and icy at some time and we realise that the time has come when we are less safe out and about, that season when people start to slip and fall. Falls on an out...
The Aircast Cryocuff - Use in Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy management of knee injuries and knee operations requires a good way of applying cryotherapy to counter the swelling and pain involved. The Aircast Cryocuff gives physiotherapists this op...
Physiotherapy Management of Total Knee Replacement
Osteoarthritis is a time related joint degenerative condition, the incidence rising rapidly with age, making it the commonest arthritic condition in the world. It develops in various joints in the hum...
How Physiotherapists Manage Total Hip Replacement
Populations across the world suffer from osteoarthritis (OA), the most common degenerative joint condition in world, causing large amounts of pain, disability and expense. Western developed population...
Physiotherapy for the Shoulder
The function of the human arm is to allow placement of the hand in useful positions so the hands can perform activities where the eyes can see them. Because of the huge range of positions required the...
Physiotherapy in Patients with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
Collagen is an extremely important connective tissue protein in our bodies, making up significant amounts of our skin, tendons, discs and ligaments. Collagen gives structure to these organs, allowing ...
Physiotherapy Examination of a Joint
We thrive on participating in and completing many different activities which to a large extent depend on the condition of our body joints, from the large joints of locomotion (hips, knees) to the smal...
Colles Fracture Rehabilitation by Physiotherapy
Abraham Colles first described the fracture which bears his name in 1814 and it refers to a break of the final inch of the ulna and radius next to the wrist. A FOOSH (fall on the outstretched hand) is...
Physiotherapy and Spinal Cord Injury
High velocity accidents and sporting incidents carry a risk of causing a spinal cord injury (SCI), a serious but uncommon condition which can also be caused by ischaemia, infections or tumours. Younge...
The Importance of Sensibility and Joint Position Sense
Our sensory system conveys the information we need to our brains so we can make the right decisions in daily life. Huge amounts of information flow in to our brain at all times and we must decid...
Physiotherapy Treatment for Proprioception
We discussed the importance of joint position sense in a previous article. Now it's time to look at the assessment and treatment of proprioceptive difficulties. As proprioception is affected less comm...
Muscle Strength Assessment by Physiotherapy
We depend on our muscles to allow us to do all the functional activities we want to perform, from walking to climbing stairs to typing and doing precise work. Our muscles can deliver huge amounts of p...
