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Cervical Spine – Neck Pain Neck pain is very common and is the second most common complaint after low back pain, varying from a mild ache after heavy work to a severe and disabling pain with he...
Chartered Physiotherapist Peter Hatton, of the Physiokinetic clinics in the Birmingham area, has just launched a new series of articles on injury prevention. The physiotherapy guide to injury preventi...
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...
Middle-aged people are fitter and exercise more than younger people. Middle-aged people are more likely to exercise and perform sports than younger people, a study of 60,000 people has found. The stud...
Running Improves Disability and Lifespan in Older People
In people 50 years old and older, running may improve functional ability and increase survival over the years. Physiotherapy management of this group will become increasingly important as pe...
Physiotherapy and Pain Management of Pain Syndromes
We grow up with the medical model of injury and disease in our heads, it's our way of understanding what happens to us. When a pain or other problem occurs, the doctor investigates and pins down the f...
Brachial Plexus Lesions Pain and Surgery
by Jonathan Blood SmythStretching or traction injuries are the most difficult to treat as the status of the nerves is not accurately known, with early surgery potentially preventing normal recov...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Our brains hold a representation of our body within them, a mental picture of the different parts of the body which is situated in our brain sensory cortex. The sensory cortex is programmed to look af...
When a patient comes in for consultation we as physiotherapists have a duty to perform a careful history and examination to rule out serious problems and identify the cause of the symptoms. While most...
Repairing Hernias Surgically " Part Three"
The operative site of the repaired hernia will typically exhibit swelling, hardness and bruising secondary to the tissue fluid and blood under the wound, the wound being pulled together by the stitche...
The thirties is the decade when our muscles, tendons and ligaments begin to exhibit a loss of elasticity which makes them more vulnerable to the stresses put upon them. With the explosion of health pr...
Many medical and allied health professionals are concerned with the assessment and promotion of flexibility, including osteopathy, chiropractic and physiotherapy. Asanas, specialised techniques which ...
The weather in the northern hemisphere is beginning to warm up and spring turns people's minds to thoughts of fitness and sport. They look out their running shoes from the back of the wardrobe and get...
Ice and cold therapy is a widely used treatment technique employed routinely by physiotherapists in the management of acute and chronic conditions of various types. It is a relatively safe treatment a...
Minor ailments and aches and pains are often treated with superficial heat although this modality is much less commonly used by physiotherapists than it used to be. The heating effect is shallow as th...
